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

Guide to Moischeid 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
Moischeid 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 Moischeid.

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

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 of Moischeid was established in 1777. Prior to that, Moischeid belonged to the parishes of Densberg and Josbach from 1652 to 1777, and to the parish of Grüsen before 1652.


 * 1777-1830 Church records 1777-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1861 Church records 1830-1861 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1861-1913 Church records 1861-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1899-1992 Baptisms 1899-1992 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1914-1992 Confirmations 1914-1992 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1899-1991 Marriages 1899-1991 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1903-1992 Burials 1903-1992 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Moischeid 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