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[[File:OH_Butler.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Butler County, Ohio<br /> | [[File:OH_Butler.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Butler County, Ohio<br /> | ||
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| − | Butler County, [[Ohio ( | + | Butler County, [[Ohio (USA)|Ohio]], a county in the extreme southwestern corner of the state, with Hamilton as the county seat. In this county was founded in 1819 the first of the Alsatian and South German [[Amish Mennonites|Amish]] settlements in North America, of the Amish migration to America following the European Napoleonic wars. Butler County became a brief stopping place for many of the Amish immigrants later moving on to [[Illinois (USA)|Illinois]] and [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]]. Among later Amish leaders who tarried here for a while were Christian Ropp, Peter Naffziger, [[Stuckey, Joseph (1825-1902)|Joseph Stuckey]], all later of Illinois; and [[Goldsmith, Joseph (1796-1876)|Joseph Goldschmidt]] of [[Iowa (USA)|Iowa]]. The present congregation, with a meetinghouse in the village of Trenton, is now called the [[Trenton Mennonite Church (Trenton, Ohio, USA)|Trenton Mennonite Church]] and is a member of Mennonite Church USA. |
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Latest revision as of 19:22, 5 March 2021
Butler County, Ohio, a county in the extreme southwestern corner of the state, with Hamilton as the county seat. In this county was founded in 1819 the first of the Alsatian and South German Amish settlements in North America, of the Amish migration to America following the European Napoleonic wars. Butler County became a brief stopping place for many of the Amish immigrants later moving on to Illinois and Iowa. Among later Amish leaders who tarried here for a while were Christian Ropp, Peter Naffziger, Joseph Stuckey, all later of Illinois; and Joseph Goldschmidt of Iowa. The present congregation, with a meetinghouse in the village of Trenton, is now called the Trenton Mennonite Church and is a member of Mennonite Church USA.
| Author(s) | C. Henry Smith |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Smith, C. Henry. "Butler County (Ohio, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 22 Dec 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Butler_County_(Ohio,_USA)&oldid=170518.
APA style
Smith, C. Henry. (1953). Butler County (Ohio, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 22 December 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Butler_County_(Ohio,_USA)&oldid=170518.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 486. All rights reserved.
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