Susanna Nisly (1816–1885)

Susanna Nisly Slabaugh

2 Aug 1816 – 3 Mar 1885

Christopher’s 3rd great-grandmother · ancestor no. 39 · generation 6
Evidence: identity compiled lead · link to parents compiled lead

Family

• Parents: Christian Nisly (emigrated 1804) and Sarah Miller (d. 1857)
• Spouse: John Slabaugh (1806–1861)
• Family notes: John Slabaugh + Susanna Nisly (m. unknown)
• Children in this vault: Magdalena Slabaugh (1847–1925)

Life and evidence

1912 genealogy #3125.

In their lifetime

• 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
• 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
• 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana
• 1869 — 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt
• 1874 — 1874 Military service ends the exemptions

Pedigree

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  n14980418["John Hochstetler (c.1735–1805)"]
  n34797539["Sarah Miller (d. 1857)"]
  n5522300["Abraham Miller (1766–c.1821)"]
  n47501256["Anna Hochstetler (Anelli)"]
  n76452554["Christian Nisly (emigrated 1804)"]
  n22002186["Susanna Nisly (1816–1885)"]
  n49335685["Christian Daniel Miller (c.1734–1777)"]
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Sources

• Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler (1912)

Her life (Hostetler 1912, no. 3125; Byler 1993, p. 62/134)

Born 2 Aug 1816 at Johnstown, Pa. (not an immigrant: her father had come in 1804). Married 30 Mar 1834 at Johnstown John Slabaugh (b. 25 Apr 1806 in Germany). Twelve children: Fannie (1835), Barbara (1837, m. Leonard Kuhns), Catherine, Sarah, John, Susanna, Magdalena (Christopher’s ancestor), Samuel, Elizabeth, Mary (1854–1862, diphtheria), Saloma, Abraham. With her parents’ generation the family moved from Somerset/Cambria Co., Pa. to Holmes Co., Ohio; John died at Berlin, Ohio, 24 Aug 1861. Widowed at 45, she later went west with her children and died at Kalona, Iowa, 3 Mar 1885.

The Nisly name ( Mennonite Encyclopedia III, "Nissley")

Nissley (Nisley, Nissli, Nüssli) is a family from the Swiss Emmental: the Lancaster Mennonite Nissleys descend from Jakob Nissley (d. 1752). “The Amish Nissleys may have a different progenitor”, i.e. Christian Nisly’s 1804 line. The name likely goes back to Nüssli/Nussli in the Emmental, the same valley as the Ramseyers.

Narratives and research

• Stories: Double ancestors
• History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt, 1874 Military service ends the exemptions, Hessian Amish (Waldeck and Hesse), Lancaster’s Swiss Mennonites, 1710s - backdrop and inroads
• Research: Lancaster sources scanned for family surnames
• Sources: Descendants of Jacob Hochstetler (1912)

Record compiled 31 October 2026.

About this research

Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.