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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Iba 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 Iba.

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

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.

Iba
Church records begin in 1652.


 * 1652-1741 Church records 1652-1741 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1742-1773 Church records 1742-1773 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1773-1821 a Church records 1773-1821 a at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1822-1830 Church records 1822-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1859 Baptisms 1830-1859 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1859-1914 Baptisms 1859-1914 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1904 Marriages 1830-1904 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1878 Burials 1830-1878 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1773-1821 b Index of church records 1773-1821 b at Archion - images, ($)

Gilfershausen
Church records begin in 1575. For 1742-1773, see Iba church records above.


 * 1575-1620 Church records 1575-1620 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1652-1741 Church records 1652-1741 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1981 Baptisms 1830-1981 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1995 Confirmations 1831-1995 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1997 Marriages 1830-1997 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1997 Burials 1830-1997 at Archion - images, ($)

Machtlos
Prior to 1828, Machtlos belonged to the parish of Nentershausen.


 * 1698-1787 Church records 1698-1787 at Archion - images, ($); see also Nentershausen parish records
 * 1788-1830 Church records 1788-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Baptisms 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1996 Confirmations 1831-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1996 Marriages 1830-1996 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1997 Burials 1830-1997 at Archion - images, ($)

Jewish Records
Jewish residents of Iba belonged to the Jewish community of Bebra.

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Iba 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