. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. on; 15 members; F. T. Johnson, Gran
. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. on; 15 members; F. T. Johnson, Grand K.; M. J. Becker,Dep. G. K.; W. J. Sheehy, Fin. Sec. 1917—Nov. 29, Initiation; 20 members; T. V. Pendergast, Grand K.; EdwardHogan, Dep. G. K.; W. J. Sheehy, Fin. Sec. 1918—Nov. 28, Initiation; 19 members; T. V. Pendergast, Grand K.; M. J. Beck-er, Dep. G. K.; W. J. Sheehy, Fin. Sec. Total membership in 1918, Insurance 67 Associate 87 Forty new members were admitted in new members were admitted in 1920. 154 members PART VII WE A. MIAMI COUNTY ].63 WE A, MIAMI COUNTY. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ROSARY. In July, 1857, the first settler took up his land-claim in the Wea town-ship ; his name was George Wickline, who by industry and perseverancebecame the owner of the northwest and the southwest quarters ofsection 30, range 25, township 15. In the year 1859, Anthony Vohs and William Schwartz came to Weaand took claims in section 30. William Schwartz began with 40 acresbut in after years became one of the wealthy men of Miami County. His. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ROSARY, WEA, KANSAS. brother, Jacob Schwartz, came to the Settlement in 1860, and Joseph Vohsin 1863. This little group of families formed the neucleus of the CatholicCongregation of Wea. They were visited by Rev. Sebastian Favre fromLawrence, also, in after years, by Father Wattron. Father Pichler came from Eudora in 1870 and Father RudolphMeier was sent to Wea as its first resident pastor in 1871 and remai
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