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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Ziegenhain 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 Ziegenhain.

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

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
Church records begin in 1573.


 * 1573-1605 Church records 1573-1605 at Archion – images ($); includes Weichaus
 * 1606-1633 Church records 1606-1633 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1634-1674 Church records 1634-1674 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1674-1721 Church records 1674-1721 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1722-1782 Church records 1722-1782 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1783-1830 Church records 1783-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1855 Baptisms 1830-1855 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1856-1888 Baptisms 1856-1888 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1889-1954 Baptisms 1889-1954 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1854 Confirmations and marriages 1830-1854 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1852-1890 Confirmations and marriages 1852-1890 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1891-1973 Confirmations 1891-1973 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1875-1934 Marriages 1875-1934 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1935-1996 Marriages 1935-1996 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1830-1853 Burials 1830-1853 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1854-1874 Burials 1854-1874 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1861-1914 Burials 1861-1914 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1874-1941 Burials 1874-1941 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1942-1977 Burials 1942-1977 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1977-2012 Burials 1977-2012 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1573-1830 Index of baptisms 1573-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1573-1830 Index of confirmations and marriages 1573-1830 at Archion – images ($)
 * 1573-1830 Index of burials 1573-1830 at Archion – images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Ziegenhain 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