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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Grebendorf 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 Grebendorf.

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

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.

Grebendorf
Church records begin in 1660.


 * 1660-1719 Church records 1660-1719 at Archion - images ($); includes Frieda
 * 1720-1772 Church records 1720-1772 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1773-1830 Church records 1773-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1908 Baptisms 1830-1908 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1908-1959 Baptisms 1908-1959 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1966 Confirmations 1831-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1915 Marriages 1830-1915 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1915-1963 Marriages 1915-1963 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1916 Burials 1830-1916 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1916-2000 Burials 1916-2000 at Archion - images ($)

Neuerode
For church records prior to 1764, see the parish of Jestädt.


 * 1764-1830 Church records 1764-1830 at Archion - images ($); includes Motzenrode
 * 1830-2000 Baptisms 1830-2000 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-2017 Confirmations 1831-2017 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1992 Marriages 1831-1992 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-2000 Burials 1830-2000 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Grebendorf 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