🗺️ West Prussia (Kreis Elbing/Marienburg) Mennonite Genealogy Records
Focus: Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Membership Lists for the Vistula Delta Region
- Original Creation Date: 9 November 2011
- Last Updated: 7 November 2025
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The links on this page have been sourced primarily from the work of renowned Mennonite genealogists, Glenn H. Penner and Adalbert Goertz, whose extensive transcriptions are vital for this region.
Source Acknowledgment: All ownership and rights of this material belong to its original author(s). The original online collection of these documents is maintained by Mennonite Genealogical Resources (MGR).
Current Link to Original Site: MGR - Prussian Mennonite Genealogical Resources
Archival Note: Due to the complexity and scattering of records from former German territories (West Prussia is now largely in Poland), the original church books (Kirchenbücher) are often held as image files in North American Mennonite Archives.
Primary Research Contact: Any research queries regarding the original archival documents should be directed to one of the major North American Mennonite Archives, such as the Mennonite Library and Archives at Bethel College (MLA) or the Mennonite Heritage Archives (MHA) in Winnipeg.
🏛️ General Resources for West Prussia Mennonite Research
- West Prussian Mennonite Villages (c. 1540-1820): A crucial list of villages with links to census information.
- 1776 Census: Transcription of the census of all Mennonites in West Prussia.
- Mennonitica Vistula: Archival materials from and about Mennonites in the Vistula Valley (includes digital images).
- GrandMa Online (Subscription): Excellent vetted database for individuals with ancestral lines traced to Prussian/Russian Mennonite communities.
Elbing-Ellerwald (Kreis Elbing)
- Church Record Books: Image Files (Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College - MLA)
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelical Church Records of Elbing St. Annen (1713-1799), compiled by Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
- Mennonites Deaths in the Evangelical Church Records of Elbing – Neuheide, Part 1 (1730-1769), compiled by Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelical Church Records of Elbing – Neuheide, Part 2 (1770- 1786), compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Elbing-Ellerwald Baptisms: 1778-1795 and 1810-1819, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Elbing-Ellerwald Marriages: 1779-1795, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Elbing-Ellerwald Marriages: 1801-1807, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Marriages in the Lutheran Church Register of Elbing Neuheide: 1801-1820, extracted by Adalbert Goertz; edited by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonite Births, Marriages, and Deaths Found in the Lutheran Church Records of Finkenstein, West Prussia: 1800-1825, extracted by Glenn H. Penner.
Jungfer (Kreis Elbing/Marienburg)
- Mennonite Marriages in the Jungfer Lutheran Church Register: 1801-1820, transcribed by Adalbert Goertz and Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
Ladekopp (Kreis Marienburg)
- Church Record Book: Image Files (Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College - MLA)
- Mennonite Baptisms in Ladekopp 1782-1804, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Mennonite Baptisms in Ladekopp 1809-1813, transcribed by Glenn Penner.
- Ladekopp-Orlofferfeld Mennonite Church, West Prussia Membership List, 1880, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Ladekopp-Orlofferfelde in West Prussia – Membership List 1935, by Adalbert Goertz.
Orlofferfelde (Kreis Marienburg)
- Church Records: Image Files (Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College - MLA)
- Orlofferfelde Frisian Mennonite Church Baptisms: 1726-1771, compiled by Glenn Penner.
- Orlofferfelde Frisian Mennonite Church Baptisms: 1772-1804, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Orlofferfelde Frisian Mennonite Church Transfers: 1772-1804, extracted by Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
- Orlofferfelde Frisian Mennonite Church Deaths: 1772-1799, extracted by Glenn Penner.
- Immigration to Russia from the Orlofferfelde Mennonite Congregation of West Prussia: 1804-1880, by Glenn Penner.
Thiensdorf/Markushof (Kreis Marienburg)
- Church Record Books: Image Files (Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College - MLA)
- Mennonite Baptisms in Thiensdorf-Markushof, West Prussia: 1758-1799, extracted by Glenn Penner.
- Thiensdorf-Markushof Mennonite Church, West Prussia Membership List, 1903, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
- Thiensdorf – Preuss. Rosengart in West Prussia – Membership list 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
Tiegenhagen (Kreis Marienburg/Groß Werder)
- Church Record Books: Image Files (Mennonite Library and Archives, Bethel College - MLA)
- Mennonite Births in Tiegenhagen: 1781-1800, transcribed by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonites in the Catholic Burial Register of Tiegenhagen, West Prussia (1757-1770), extracted by Glenn Penner.
- Mennonites in Tiegenhagen Catholic Burial-Plot Purchase Register, 1758-1772, transcribed by Steve Fast.
- Mennonite Baptisms in Tiegenhagen, 1782-1823.
- Tiegenhagen, West Prussia Membership List: 1935, compiled by Adalbert Goertz.
Zeyer (Kreis Marienburg/Groß Werder)
- Mennonite Births in the Evangelische Kirche Zeyer Kirchenbuch: Part 1 (1799-1810), extracted by Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
- Mennonite Burials in the Evangelische Kirche Zeyer Kirchenbuch: 1774 – 1786, compiled by Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
- Mennonite Deaths in the Evangelische Kirche Zeyer Kirchenbuch: 1785 – 1815, compiled by Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
- Mennonite Marriages in the Zeyer Lutheran Church Register: 1801-1824, by Adalbert Goertz and Glenn Penner. Adobe Acrobat version
Credits
Compiled by Mark Rabideau, Opa & Professional Genealogist.