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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Rosenthal 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 Rosenthal.

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

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.

Reformed
Prior to 1829, the residents of Rosenthal belonged to the Reformed parish of Münchhausen. The Rosenthal parish included villages within the historical district of Rosenthal.


 * 1829-1830 Church records 1829-1830 at Archion – images, ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1881 Church records 1830-1881 at Archion – images, ($): with gaps
 * 1832-1931 Baptisms and Confirmations 1832-1931 at Archion – images, ($)
 * 1830-1931 Marriages and burials 1830-1931 at Archion – images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Rosenthal 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