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St. Marys, Pottawatomie / Wabaunsee Co., Kansas

Includes the following communities
Delia, Jackson Co., Kansas
Maple Hill, Wabaunsee Co., Kansas
St. Marys, Pottawatomie/Wabaunsee Co., Kansas
History

The town of St. Marys, Kansas, straddles the county line between Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee Counties. It was platted 8 August 1866 and officially incorporated on 8 October 1869.

St. Marys is located about 20 miles northwest of Topeka and many families from the Volga German communities in Topeka moved to St. Marys over the years.

Volga German Congregations

St. Marys Academy

Notable Individuals
Gassmann, Remi
Sources

- Northeastern Kansas Chapter, AHSGR

Resources

- Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery (FindaGrave)
- Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery (KsGenWeb)

External Links

- A Brief History (St. Marys Chamber of Commerce)
- St. Marys, Kansas (wikipedia)
- St. Marys, KS (LASR)
- Saint Mary's Academy and College (wikipedia)

The following Volga German families settled in and around St. Marys, Kansas:
Abt
Arnhold
from
Beauregard
Bartell
from
Brabander
Bauer
from
Köhler
Bellinder
from
Köhler
Bondank
from
Brabander
Bondrak
from
Brabander
Bucholz
from
Mariental
Buckner
Buss
Ernst
from
Brabander
Fuhr
from
Brabander
Gassman
from
Mariental
Gerstner
from
Mariental
Glick
from
Mariental
Hefner
Heim
from
Pfeifer
Heit
from
Semenovka
Ingentron
from
Kamenka
Jacobs
from
Pfeifer
Kinderknecht
from
Mariental
Kisner
from
Pfeifer
Martell
from
Brabander
Mesmer
Rabe
from
Kamenka
Rickstater
Rumbach
from
Ober-Monjou
Sack
from
Semenovka
Sauer
Schreiner
from
Herzog
Schwalia (spelled different ways)
from
Brabander
Seitz
from
Mariental
Seitz
from
Semenovka
Staab
Stadler
from
Kamenka
Ziegler
from
Köhler

Colonies

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Volga Colonies

Migrated From