Rüdigheim Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire Genealogy

Guide to Rüdigheim Parish, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, Germany ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Jurisdictional Changes
Rüdigheim has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:

Place Names
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Rüdigheim.

Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Rüdigheim.

Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are no indexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted.

Lutheran
Lutheran church records begin in 1686.


 * 1686-1742 Church records 1686-1742 at Archion – images ($); includes Marköbel, Niederrodenbach, and Oberissigheim
 * 1742-1803 Church records 1742-1803 at Archion – images ($); includes Marköbel, Niederrodenbach, and Oberissigheim
 * 1803-1823 Church records 1803-1823 at Archion – images ($); includes Marköbel, Niederrodenbach, and Oberissigheim
 * 1830-1897 Baptisms 1830-1897 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1832-1945 Marriages 1832-1945 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1937 Burials 1830-1937 at Archion – images ($)

Reformed
Reformed church records begin in 1655. Reformed and Lutherans were united into one parish by 1830.


 * 1655-1830 Baptisms 1655-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1659-1830 Confirmations 1659-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1659-1830 Marriages 1659-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1659-1830 Burials 1659-1830 at Archion – images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Rüdigheim began in October 1874.

Town Genealogy (OFB or Ortsfamilienbuch)
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.

Societies and Libraries
Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck Family History Society for Nassau and Frankfurt Hessian Family History Association Hessian State Archives Society for Family Studies in Kurhessen and Waldeck