Osborne County (Kansas, USA)
Osborne County, Kansas, the location of a Mennonite church (Mennonite Church), organized before 1880 under Bishop Abraham Newschwanger (Hartzler and Kauffman, Mennonite Church History). In 1893 R. J. Heatwole reported 14 members, many of them Canadians. Through crop failures and dissension the church died out, probably in the early 20th century.
| Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Osborne County (Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Osborne_County_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=93214.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1959). Osborne County (Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Osborne_County_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=93214.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 89. All rights reserved.
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