Individual Details

Peter Nissley Reverend

(22 Jul 1802 - 16 Jan 1890)

Peter Nissley was a farmer and a minister for the Kraybill Mennonite Congregation. His farm on Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, may have been a stop on the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to the north. Peter's diary mentioned 213 visitors to the farm. These visitors may have been runaway slaves. For more information, see the Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, April 2017, article.

Events

Birth22 Jul 1802
Death16 Jan 1890
MarriageAnna Witmer
BurialGraybill Meeting House Cemetery, East Donegal, Lancaster, PA

Families

SpouseCatherine Kreider (1809 - 1852)
ChildMary Nissley ( - 1905)
ChildEsther Nissley ( - 1905)
ChildJohn K. Nissley ( - 1905)
ChildLeah Nissley ( - )
ChildChristian W. Nissley (1838 - 1867)
ChildBarbara K. Nissley (1840 - 1888)
ChildCatherine K. Nissley ( - 1905)
ChildAnna K. Nissley ( - 1905)
SpouseMaria Shirk (1811 - 1890)
SpouseAnna Witmer ( - 1828)
FatherChristian Nissley ( - )
MotherAnna Snyder ( - )