Hillsdale County Old Order Amish Settlement (Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA)

A small group of Old Order Amish settled near Jerome, Hillsdale County, Michigan, in the spring of 1945. This group included the families of Levi, Albert, and Peter Stoll, and William J. Schrock. In 1955 the resident minister was Amos Stoll, and Albert Graber of Middlebury, Indiana, had bishop oversight. The 1949 membership was 39.

Amos Stoll moved to Carlisle, Indiana in 1955 leaving the settlement without a minister. Most families moved away, but a few remained. They allowed use of automobiles soon after 1956. A small non-affiliated Mennonite church known as Hillsdale Faith Church emerged from this group.

Bibliography

Luthy, David. The Amish in America: Settlements that Failed, 1840-1960. Aylmer, ON: Pathway Publishers, 1986: 204-208.

Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 743. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.

To cite this page:

MLA style: Stoll, Albert and Sam Steiner. "Hillsdale County Old Order Amish Settlement (Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 2008. Web. 24 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/hillsdale_county_michigan_old_order_amish.

APA style: Stoll, Albert and Sam Steiner. (2008). Hillsdale County Old Order Amish Settlement (Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/hillsdale_county_michigan_old_order_amish.

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