The town of Marion was incorporated in 1875, shortly before the first Volga German families began arriving. Many Volga German families settled in and around Marion, Kansas.
Declaration of Intentions filed in Marion Co., Kansas (Janet Flickenger)
Declaration of Intentions filed in Marion Co., Kansas (Janet Flickinger)
Marion, Kansas (Wikipedia)
Plat map of Marion (1910).
Source: Marion Co. Historical Society.
One of the flour mills operated by Jacob and Johannes Ehrlich. In the year following their arrival from Russia in 1875, Johannes built a mill on the west edge of Marion. He sold it in 1910, but the brothers purchased a mill one mile south of Marion on the Cottonwood River. They continued in business for 50 years.
Source: Betty Richmond.
Business of John Ehrlich's Sons in Marion. The building was constructed in 1877.
Source: Marion Co. Historical Society.