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| − | + | Marion County, [[Missouri (USA)|Missouri]], is located in the eastern part of the state about 50 miles (80 km) south of the [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]] state line and on the Mississippi River. In 1955 about 100 Mennonites were located in the eastern and central parts of the county, two families in adjoining Rolls County. The first Mennonite settled in Marion County in the late 1880s or early 1890s, coming here from [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania (USA)|Pennsylvania]]. There were two Mennonite ([[Mennonite Church (MC)|Mennonite Church]]) churches in Marion County: [[Pea Ridge Mennonite Church (Palmyra, Marion County, Missouri, USA)|Pea Ridge]], 12 miles (20 km) west of Palmyra, and the Hannibal Mission Church, 1530 Lyon St., Hannibal. The [[Palmyra Mennonite Church (Palmyra, Missouri, USA))|Palmyra Mennonite Church]] was closed in 1955. The former members are now in one of the two remain ing congregations. The total membership in 1956 was 108. | |
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 5 March 2021
Marion County, Missouri, is located in the eastern part of the state about 50 miles (80 km) south of the Iowa state line and on the Mississippi River. In 1955 about 100 Mennonites were located in the eastern and central parts of the county, two families in adjoining Rolls County. The first Mennonite settled in Marion County in the late 1880s or early 1890s, coming here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. There were two Mennonite (Mennonite Church) churches in Marion County: Pea Ridge, 12 miles (20 km) west of Palmyra, and the Hannibal Mission Church, 1530 Lyon St., Hannibal. The Palmyra Mennonite Church was closed in 1955. The former members are now in one of the two remain ing congregations. The total membership in 1956 was 108.
| Author(s) | John F Kreider |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Kreider, John F. "Marion County (Missouri, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 22 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Marion_County_(Missouri,_USA)&oldid=170555.
APA style
Kreider, John F. (1957). Marion County (Missouri, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Marion_County_(Missouri,_USA)&oldid=170555.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 485. All rights reserved.
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