The Nichols-Kulick Family (Pt 9 Conclusion) - The Return of the Sisters' Club

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There were a total of 14 children in the Nichols-Kulick family, nine (9) girls and five (5) boys.  I was happy to have something to say about the boys in this series because information on them is scarce.  One thing that was compelling to me about the work of Cousin Donald was the luck that where I was missing photos of one of the boys, he would have a story, and where his information grew cold, I had a photo.

The ladies of the family were a little easier to document because they all stayed somewhat close to each other, even forming what was called "The Sisters' Club".  They would occasionally meet (once a month) at someone's home for an afternoon and would enjoy their time together until the husbands came after their working day to also join in the visit.

One such meeting was documented in the 1930s at Grandmother's home and here are the three priceless photos shown once more with a little comprehensive history of all the Nichols-Kulick siblings.



Mary Temme (March 5, 1883 - January 1, 1953)  Married with two children. (No grandchildren)


Herman Nichels (December 22, 1885 - October 16, 1970)  Never married & no children


Anna (Ann) Berg (June 15, 1886 - October 31st, 1976)  Married with three children


Emma Ash (November 11, 1886 - January 14, 1981)  Married with one child.

Richard Nichols (January 14, 1888- December 13, 1965) Married twice with two children


Minnie Stein (September 6, 1888 - March 13, 1980)  Married with no children.


Charles (Charley) Kulick (October 7, 1889 - September 1, 1960) Never married & no children.

Alma Schemanske (August 20, 1890 - April 11, 1954) Married with three children

Mamie (May) Metzner (June 8, 1892 - November 21, 1963) Married with one child.

(Harry) Frederick (Freddie) Kulick (unknown) No history of his life.

Harriet (Hattie) Herman (unknown) Married with one child.

Martha Findahl (November 8, 1899-March 8, 1980) Married with two children

Helen (Lannie) Pahs (January 16, 1902-August 16, 1971) Married with two children

Walter Kulick (December 18, 1905-March 8, 1978) Married with two children

BACK:  Helen, Alma, Mamie, Anna, Mary
CENTER:  Hattie, Martha, Emma
FRONT:  My mother Marjorie and Helen's daughter Shirley

(Note: The only missing sister is Minnie Stein, who would appear in the next two photos.)

BACK:  Alma, Martha, Mary, Anna, Mamie, Beatrice (Anna's daughter)
CENTER:  Helen (holding daughter Joyce), Hattie, Emma, Minnie
FRONT:  Betty & Margie Findahl, Shirley (Helen's daughter)

BACK:  Alma, Mary, Anna, Helen, Mamie, Minnie, Emma
FRONT:  Hattie & Martha

BACK:  Alma (holding my Aunt Betty?), Martha, Mary, Helen, Gladys (Mary's daughter)
FRONT:  Norman & Joe? (Alma's sons), Donald Ash, (?), (?)

In closing I would like to thank our cousin Don Ash once more for starting this project for us so many years ago and giving me the foundation I could use to try and put some of the pieces of the puzzle together. There is a sense of family I can have now with these folks as never before. It has always fascinated me, the mystery of what lives they had so long ago and it's a wonderful feeling to now finally come home to them.

I can't think of anything better than letting Donald have the last word:

I would like to tell a little story about Uncle Walter and my dad because Uncle Walter used to like to tell it to me. My mother had some relatives living on a farm near Utica, Michigan. It seems this one time when Mom and Dad went to visit, Uncle Walter (who was also visiting) had to meet them at the end of the street car line with his wagon so he could carry their suitcases back to the farm.

As they started back they had to pass a grocery store and meat market. Well, I guess Dad was hungry and smelling the aroma of the fresh bread he proceeded to buy a loaf and some lunch meat and then they sat down on the edge of the ditch and had a bite to eat before they went to the farm. Uncle Walter never forgot their little picnic by the side of the road.

Well, for now this is the end of the Nichols-Kulick family tree as I know it. When I receive more information I will pass it on. That's all she wrote.      - Donald Ash

Not certain of all the folks shown here but I see Donald Ash and his dad Clarence (second & third from the left)

So as we leave these folks to enjoy their Sunday drive I can truthfully say it's a wonderful feeling to touch one's past. After all, their story is our story.     - John C Stoskopf