The Nist, Thompson, Kleisath and Murray Families Home Page

The Nist, Thompson, Kleisath and Murray Families Home Page

Updated December 12, 2006
Mary E. Nist
mnist@atlanticbb.net

I am researching my family tree which has extensive connections to Elk County, Pennsylvania.Any additional information would be appreciated and I am willing to share the information that I have.
My 3rd great-grandparents, Jacob Nist and Elizabeth Minnick came from Bavaria to Kentucky in the early 1830's and later moved to St. Marys, Pennsylvania.
My great-grandfather, Martin Thompson came from Denmark to Pennsylvania where he met and married Mary Kleisath in 1884 in Kane, Pennsylvania.Mary's parents, my 2nd great-grandparents,Johannes Kleisath (born in 1853 in Germany) and Mary Steinhaur (born in 1844 in Pennsylvania) were married in 1861 in Rasselas, Pennsylvania.
My great-grandparents, Peter Murray (born in 1846 in Ireland) and Margaret Mullen (born in 1861 in Ireland) came to Pennsylvania between 1879 and 1882 with their three oldest children.

Family Photos

  • Thomas Nelson Thomsen and his wife (27 KB)
    Thomas Nelson Thomsen and his wife are the parents of my great-grandfather Martin Christian Thompson.Thomas and his wife (whose name we don't know) lived in Denmark and never came to America.
  • Johannes and Mary Kleisath (22 KB)
    Johannes Francis and Mary Amanda (Steinhauer) Kleisath are my 2nd great-grandparents.They are the parents of Mary Amanda Kleisath, who married Martin Christian Thompson.
  • Martin and Mary Thompson (25 KB)
    Martin Christian and Mary Amanda (Kleisath) are my great-grandparents, with them are two of their sons, Louis (my grandfather in the chair) and his older brother Jack.