Might Nicholas family have lived in the Kenosha Co. WI area?
I have a John Streit, son of Michael Streit, who was born in Germany,1844. Then the family went to WI.
I also know of other Kenosha Co. WI people who had offspring move to western KS.
Another of my ancestral lines from Racine Co WI came from Fitten, Merzig, Saarland region.
S Butler