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Yocemento, Ellis Co., Kansas
History
Yocemento was founded in 1906 when a cement plant was being constructed by a group of investors from Hays. They hired Hungarian immigrants to do the construction.
Local Volga German and German farmers joined with the Hungarians to form a Catholic parish, however, the cement plant was a failure and most of the Hungarians left the area.
Congregations
Volga German Families
The following Volga German families settled in and around Yocemento:
Depperschmidt from Liebental
Eberle from Mariental
Gerstner from Mariental
Goetz from Herzog
Heroneme from Mariental
Rohr from Mariental
VonFeldt from Herzog
Sources
Transcript of The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas, 1926.
External Links
Homesteading in Ellis County - Yocemento (Fort Hays State)
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Migrated From
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