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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Eiterhagen 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 Eiterhagen.

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

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.

Eiterhagen
Church records begin in 1630.


 * 1630-1711 Church records 1630-1711 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1714-1774 Church records 1714-1774 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1775-1830 Church records 1775-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1888 Baptisms 1830-1888 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1929 Marriages 1830-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1918 Burials 1830-1918 at Archion - images ($)

Empfershausen

 * 1775-1830 Church records 1775-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1955 Church records 1830-1955 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1876-1955 Church records 1876-1955 at Archion - images ($)

Kehrenbach

 * 1775-1830 Church records 1775-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1858-1880 Extract of church records 1858-1880 at Archion - images ($); record kept by school teacher
 * 1830-1908 Baptisms 1830-1908 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1909-2004 Baptisms 1909-2004 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2004 Confirmations 1831-2004 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1954 Marriages 1831-1954 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1954 Burials 1831-1954 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1955-2004 Burials 1955-2004 at Archion - images ($)

Wattenbach

 * 1754-1807 Church records 1754-1807 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1775-1830 Church records 1775-1830 at Archion - images ($); includes stillborn and unbaptized children
 * 1811-1840 Copy of church records 1811-1840 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1850-1901 Church records 1850-1901 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1884 Baptisms 1830-1884 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1884-1956 Baptisms 1884-1956 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1929 Marriages 1830-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1894 Burials 1830-1894 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Eiterhagen 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