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

Guide to Erbstadt 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
Erbstadt 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 Erbstadt.

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

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 Erbstadt Lutheran residents belonged to the Eichen from 1723-1820.

Reformed
The Reformed church records begin in 1648. Prior to 1648, the Reformed residents belonged to the parish of Eichen.


 * 1648-1760 Church records 1648-1760 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1761-1830 Church records 1761-1830 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1913 Baptisms 1830-1913 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1971 Confirmations 1831-1971 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1831-1954 Marriages 1831-1954 at Archion - images, ($)
 * 1830-1945 Burials 1830-1945 at Archion - images, ($)

Civil Registration
Civil registration for Erbstadt 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