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Hays, Ellis Co., Kansas

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.

Resources

- Mount Allen Cemetery (findagrave.com)
- Saint Joseph Cemetery (findagrave.com)

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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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Volga Colonies

Migrated From

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