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

Guide to Hohenzell 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
Hohenzell 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 Hohenzell.

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

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 Hohenzell, Ahlersbach, and Bellings belonged to the parish of Steinau.

Reformed
The parish of Hohenzell was established in 1785. Prior to 1785, Hohenzell belonged to the parish of Schlüchtern.

The Reformed residents of Bellings belonged to the parishes of Hohenzell and Schlüchtern.

Hohenzell

 * 1785-1800 Church records 1785-1800 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1801-1824 Church records 1801-1824 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1825-1830 Church records 1825-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1890 Baptisms 1831-1890 ($)
 * 1831-1994 Confirmations 1831-1994 ($) (see parish of Schlüchtern for 1776-1830)
 * 1831-1967 Marriages 1831-1967 ($)
 * 1831-1927 Burials 1831-1927 ($)

Ahlersbach
The parish of Ahlersbach was established in 1843. From 1830 to 1842, Ahlersbach belonged to the parish of Klosterhöfe. Prior to that, the Reformed residents of Ahlersbach belonged to the parishes of Hohenzell from 1785-1830 and Schlüchtern before 1785.


 * 1843-1994 Baptisms 1843-1994 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1844-1993 Confirmations 1844-1993 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1844-1993 Marriages 1844-1993 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1843-1996 Burials 1843-1996 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Hohenzell 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