Marion County (Missouri, USA)
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Marion County, Missouri, is located in the eastern part of the state about 50 miles (80 km) south of the Iowa state
line and on the Mississippi River. In 1955 about 100 Mennonites were located in the eastern and central parts
of the county, two families in adjoining Rolls
County. The first Mennonite settled in Marion
County in the late 1880s or early 1890s, coming
here from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. There were two Mennonite (Mennonite
Church) churches in Marion County: Pea Ridge,
12 miles (20 km) west of Palmyra, and the Hannibal Mission
Church, 1530 Lyon St., Hannibal. The Palmyra
Mennonite Church was closed in 1955. The
former members are now in one of the two remainĀ
ing congregations. The total membership in 1956 was
108.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Scottdale, Pennsylvania, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 485. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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