Help finding German records

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I am looking for help finding information on Mary Eva Hartman (Hartman-2183) ,possibly Marie Eva, and her husband, Johann Jacob Hussell (Hussell-7) Both were born in Rothenburg, Bavaria, Germany. I also believe they were married in Germany as their oldest daughter, Annie Marie Hussell, was also born there on 16 Dec 1836.. I dont have profiles for all the children yet. Their 2nd child, Cathern Hussell, was born on 3 Sept 1849 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Im not sure of the exact date they arrived in America. Thanks for any help!
in The Tree House by R. Howard G2G5 (5.4k points)

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For this timeframe your best bet are church records since civil records started only towards the end of the 19th century. Rothenburg was predominantly protestant but there was a catholic presence also.

by Helmut Jungschaffer G2G6 Pilot (594k points)
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They may not be online but Helmut listed places that may be on microfilms you can order to read at your nearest Family History Center. Reading microfilm is how I retrieve about 80 percent of my German ancestors' records and I do not even read German !
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Have you tried FamilySearch? If not try there. The German Roots Project, here on Wikitree might have some good research links.
by J Murray G2G6 Mach 3 (37.2k points)
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www.archion.de/en is a nice online ressource for evangelical church books from many parts of Germany including Rothenburg, but you have to pay for it.

by Johannes Majoros G2G Crew (750 points)
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by Anonymous Vickery G2G6 Pilot (256k points)
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Here you can find some books of german family trees:

http://www.rambow.de/deutsches-geschlechterbuch.html
by Martin Böcher G2G1 (1.1k points)

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