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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Niedergründau 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 Niedergründau.

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

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 parish known as “Auf dem Berg” included the villages listed below.

Niedergründau
Church records begin in 1830.


 * 1830-1874 Baptisms 1830-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1875-1968 Baptisms 1875-1968 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1981 Confirmations 1831-1981 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1932 Marriages 1830-1932 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1933-1987 Marriages 1933-1987 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1885 Burials 1830-1885 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1886-2002 Burials 1886-2002 at Archion - images, ($)

Gettenbach

 * 1830-1879 Baptisms 1830-1879 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1880-2004 Baptisms 1880-2004 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1963 Confirmations 1831-1963 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1969 Marriages 1830-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1967 Burials 1830-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1967-2004 Burials 1967-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Gründau
Church records begin in 1653.


 * 1653-1671 Church records 1653-1671 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1653-1735 Church records 1653-1735 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1735-1744 Church records 1735-1744 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1738-1767 Church records 1738-1767 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1761-1779 Church records 1761-1779 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1780-1800 Church records 1780-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1801-1830 Baptisms 1801-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1801-1830 Marriages 1801-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1801-1830 Burials 1801-1830 at Archion - images, ($)

Lieblos

 * 1830-1867 Baptisms 1830-1867 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1868-1913 Baptisms 1868-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1963 Confirmations 1831-1963 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1877 Marriages 1830-1877 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1879-1967 Marriages 1879-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1872 Burials 1830-1872 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1873-1967 Burials 1873-1967 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1967-2004 Burials 1967-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Mittel-Gründau
Church records begin in 1812.


 * 1812-1835 Baptisms 1812-1835 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1836-1865 Baptisms 1836-1865 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1895 Baptisms 1866-1895 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1896-1969 Baptisms 1896-1969 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1813-2004 Confirmations 1813-2004 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1813-1865 Marriages 1813-1865 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1866-1963 Marriages 1866-1963 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1812-1852 Burials 1812-1852 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1853-1932 Burials 1853-1932 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1933-2004 Burials 1933-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Roth

 * 1830-1874 Baptisms 1830-1874 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1875-1951 Baptisms 1875-1951 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1963 Confirmations 1831-1963 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1934 Marriages 1830-1934 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1934-2004 Marriages 1934-2004 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1888 Burials 1830-1888 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1889-2004 Burials 1889-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Rothenbergen

 * 1830-1879 Baptisms 1830-1879 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1880-1971 Baptisms 1880-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1981 Confirmations 1831-1981 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1933 Marriages 1830-1933 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1934-1977 Marriages 1934-1977 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1928 Burials 1830-1928 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1929-2004 Burials 1929-2004 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Niedergründau 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