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

Guide to Kressenbach 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
Kressenbach 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 Kressenbach.

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

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 Lutheran residents of Kressenbach belonged to the parish of Steinau.

Reformed
The parish of Kressenbach was established in 1607. Prior to 1607, Kressenbach belonged to the parish of Schlüchtern.


 * 1607-1696 Church records 1607-1696 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps; also, see Schlüchtern church records through 1677
 * 1607-1741 Church records 1607-1741 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps; also, see Schlüchtern church records through 1677
 * 1697-1773 Church records 1697-1773 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1774-1830 Church records 1774-1830 at Archion - images, ($); with gaps
 * 1830-1904 Baptisms 1830-1904 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1998 Confirmations 1831-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1998 Marriages 1830-1998 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1994 Burials 1830-1994 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Kressenbach 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