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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Marjoss 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 Marjoss.

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

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
The Lutheran residents of Marjoss belonged to the parish of Steinau.

Marjoss
Church records begin 1661.


 * 1661-1714 Church records 1661-1714 at Archion - images($)
 * 1714-1743 Church records 1714-1743 at Archion - images($)
 * 1743-1773 Church records 1743-1773 at Archion - images($)
 * 1771-1800 Church records 1771-1800 at Archion - images($)
 * 1801-1830 Church records 1801-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1891 Baptisms 1831-1891 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1939 Marriages 1831-1939 at Archion - images($)
 * 1831-1914 Burials 1831-1914 at Archion - images($)

Jossa
The parish of Jossa was established in 1800. Prior to 1800, Jossa belonged to the parish of Altengronau.


 * 1800-1830 Church records 1800-1830 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1920 Baptisms 1830-1920 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1959 Marriages 1830-1959 at Archion - images($)
 * 1830-1965 Burials 1830-1965 at Archion - images($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Marjoss 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