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

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

Jurisdictional Changes
Elben 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 Elben.

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

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.

Elben
Church records begin in 1637. Elben became part of the parish of Elbenberg in 1967. See Elbenberg below for more recent records.


 * 1637-1729 Church records 1637-1729 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1729-1791 Church records 1729-1791 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1791-1830 Church records 1791-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1889 Baptisms 1830-1889 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1966 Confirmations 1831-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1924 Marriages 1830-1924 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1910 Burials 1830-1910 at Archion - images ($)

Altendorf
Church records begin in 1650.


 * 1650-1741 Church records 1650-1741 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1742-1825 Church records 1742-1825 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1826-1830 Church records 1826-1830 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1995 Baptisms 1830-1995 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1831-1994 Confirmations 1831-1994 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1994 Marriages 1830-1994 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1995 Burials 1830-1995 at Archion - images ($)

Elbenberg
The parish of Elbenberg, origianally known as Elberberg, was established in 1830. Prior to 1830, Elberberg belonged to the parish of Elben. In 1967, the parish of Elben became part of the parish of Elbenberg.


 * 1830-1966 Baptisms 1830-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1889-1988 Baptisms 1889-1988 at Archion - images ($); includes Elben
 * 1831-1966 Confirmations 1831-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1966 Marriages 1830-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1924-1996 Marriages 1924-1996 at Archion - images ($); includes Elben
 * 1830-1966 Burials 1830-1966 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1911-1996 Burials 1911-1996 at Archion - images ($); includes Elben

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Elben 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