Includes the following communities
Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas
Toulon, Ellis Co., Kansas
History
The Volga Germans in Ellis County, Kansas, settled mostly to the east of the city itself beginning in 1876. However, as early as 1878, some families had moved into Hays where Father Anastasius Müller, the first resident priest of St. Joseph Catholic Parish, was living with Andreas Meier.
Congregations
Notable Individuals
Resources
- Mount Allen Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- Saint Joseph Cemetery (findagrave.com)
External Links
Hays, Kansas (Wikipedia)
The following Volga German families settled in and around Hays, Kansas:
Augustine
Befort
Breit
Kramer
Leikam
Ross
Staab
Colonies
Map of Volga German Settlements in Ellis County, Kansas.
Source: Francis Laing article, 1910.
Beilmann Blacksmith Shop in Hays, Kansas (1905).
Source: Vern Beilman.
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