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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Waldkappel 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 Waldkappel.

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

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.

Waldkappel
Church records begin in 1652.


 * 1652-1714 Church records 1652-1714 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1714-1781 Church records 1714-1781 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1782-1830 Church records 1782-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1861 Baptisms 1830-1861 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1861-1928 Baptisms 1861-1928 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1945 Confirmations 1831-1945 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1908 Marriages 1830-1908 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1909-1964 Marriages 1909-1964 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1868 Burials 1830-1868 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1868-1955 Burials 1868-1955 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1955-1992 Burials 1955-1992 at Archion - images ($)

Friemen

 * 1795-1830 Church records 1795-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2013 Church records 1830-2013 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1905-2014 Baptisms 1905-2014 at Archion - images ($)

Rechtebach

 * 1795-1830 Church books 1795-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2017 Church books 1830-2017 at Archion - images ($)

Friemen

 * 1873-1954 Church records of Hessian Renitents 1873-1954 at Archion - images ($); includes Schemmern, Burghofen, Thurnhosbach, Mitterode, Bischofferode, and Schlierbach with Allendorf a/Landsburg, and Ellerode

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Waldkappel 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