Allen Nichols was the son of Jeremiah J. and Jane Whitman Nichols. He was a brother of:
John W. (married to Rosetta Hulbert)
Frank B.
Mary Luella (married to Richard Wilde)
Daisy Jane (married to Wm. Holmes and Ed Sharpe)
Samuel M.
Willie Arthur
Allen A. Nichols was married to Almeda Hayne
on October 20, 1896 in Dixon County, Nebraska.
On the 1900 census he is listed as a widower.
On July 25, 1906 he married Katherine Eva
Zais and they were the parents of:
Arthur Jeremiah
Rachel Luella
Dale Allen
Louise Katherine
Richard William
Walter Frank
Mary Violet
Leona Eva
Helen Agnes
Merle Clarence
Archie Francis
Harold LeRoy
Two daughters who died shortly after birth

Information from OBITUARIES
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Concordia Lutheran Church for A. A. Nichols who passed away August 21 at his home in Concord, following a stroke. Rev. W. T. Chell, pastor of the church, had charge of the services. Miss Ruby Fredrickson sang "The Old Rugged Cross."
Allen Nichols was born Sept. 2, 1871 near Andover, Illinois, and when yet a small child moved with his parents to a farm near Ashland, Nebraska. Later the family moved to Dixon County where they have since resided.
He was married to Miss Katie Zais in 1906 and to this union were born 14 children, 12 of whom with the widow survive. The children are: Arthur and Rachel (Mrs. Chas. Boelter) of Oregon; Richard and Walter in California; Dale, of Collinsville, Illinois; Louise (Mrs. Albert Lenninger), of Sioux City; Helen (Mrs. Albert Lanphear) of Wynot; Mary, Leona, Merle, Archie and Harold. There are 6 grandchildren, and two sisters in Oregon.
The children in Oregon and California were unable to come.
Mr. Nichols was a carpenter by trade and was widely known over this section of the state.