Seeking help with church records in Pfarramt Marktredwitz, Kreis Wunsiedel, Oberfranken, Bavaria
Hello,
In the past year, I have attempted more than once to make contact with the above Ev Lutheran parish in Germany, but have not received any response as yet. Since I am not skilled at searching for old records, I wonder if there is someone in this group who can help me understand what I might be doing wrong. I know that there are more records being digitized and made public each year, but is there a resource that makes it easier to determine what is actually available? I have tried using the Archion website, but it requires a paid subscription, and if there are no records actually available for where I need to search, that is a waste of my limited financial resources. Because my skillset is also limited, it feels like I'm certain to be overlooking information that might be of help to me. Any guidance is greatly appreciated.
The family I am trying to learn more about is my 3x great grandfather Johann Georg Bauernfeind (1803 - 1854), his wife Margaretha Katharina Schmidt (1803 - 1878), and their children Anna Barbara (1830 - 1875), Eva Katharina (1832 - 1915), Johann Nickolaus (1836 - 1905), Margarethe (1839 - 1915), and Johann Adam (1845 - 1927). I have discovered quite a bit about this family after they left Bavaria in 1848 and settled in Jefferson WI USA. I hope to fill in more about their origins in Bavaria, which seem to have been in the area of what is now Marktredwitz. Thank you for any and all assistance!
Mark