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

Guide to Niedergrenzebach 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
Niedergrenzebach 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 Niedergrenzebach.

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

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
Church records begin in 1601 and include gaps through 1838.


 * 1601-1626 Church records 1601-1626 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1672-1716 Church records 1672-1716 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1716-1819 Church records 1716-1819 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1817-1838 Church records 1817-1838 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1830-1910 Church records 1830-1910 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1866-1929 Baptisms 1866-1929 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1911-2001 Confirmations 1911-2001 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1861-1921 Marriages and burials 1861-1921 at Archion - images ($)
 * 1912-1991 Marriages 1912-1991 at Archion - images ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Niedergrenzebach 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