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| − | [[File:OH_Ashland_large.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Ashland County, Ohio | + | [[File:OH_Ashland_large.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Ashland County, Ohio |
| − | U.S. Census TIGER/Line map | + | U.S. Census TIGER/Line map '']] Ashland County, [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], is located in the north central part of the state, with Ashland as the county seat. This county was once the home of four Mennonite churches, now all extinct -- two of Pennsylvanians, one of the [[Old Order Amish|Old Order Amish]], and one composed of [[Salemskirche (Ashland, Ohio, USA)|Bavarian-Palatine]] immigrants, inclined later toward the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] (though never actually becoming a member) -- all founded before the middle of the 19th century. The county also contained several other of the [[Historic Peace Churches|Historic Peace Churches]] -- [[Brethren in Christ Church |Brethren in Christ]] and [[Church of the Brethren|Church of the Brethren]]. Ashland city was the seat of a Brethren church college and seminary. |
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| − | '']] Ashland County, [[Ohio ( | ||
In the 1950s a new [[Ashland Old Order Amish Settlement (Ashland, Ohio, USA)|Old Order Amish settlement]] moved into the county. | In the 1950s a new [[Ashland Old Order Amish Settlement (Ashland, Ohio, USA)|Old Order Amish settlement]] moved into the county. | ||
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
| − | Umble, John S. "Extinct Ohio Mennonite Churches, the Churches in Ashland County." | + | Umble, John S. "Extinct Ohio Mennonite Churches, the Churches in Ashland County." ''Mennonite Quarterly Review'' 19 (January-July 1945): 41-58, 215-237; 20 (January 1946): 4-52. |
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 5 March 2021
Ashland County, Ohio, is located in the north central part of the state, with Ashland as the county seat. This county was once the home of four Mennonite churches, now all extinct -- two of Pennsylvanians, one of the Old Order Amish, and one composed of Bavarian-Palatine immigrants, inclined later toward the General Conference Mennonite Church (though never actually becoming a member) -- all founded before the middle of the 19th century. The county also contained several other of the Historic Peace Churches -- Brethren in Christ and Church of the Brethren. Ashland city was the seat of a Brethren church college and seminary.
In the 1950s a new Old Order Amish settlement moved into the county.
Bibliography
Umble, John S. "Extinct Ohio Mennonite Churches, the Churches in Ashland County." Mennonite Quarterly Review 19 (January-July 1945): 41-58, 215-237; 20 (January 1946): 4-52.
| Author(s) | C. Henry Smith |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
Cite This Article
MLA style
Smith, C. Henry. "Ashland County (Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 4 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ashland_County_(Ohio,_USA)&oldid=170512.
APA style
Smith, C. Henry. (1953). Ashland County (Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 4 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Ashland_County_(Ohio,_USA)&oldid=170512.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 176. All rights reserved.
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