In April 1910, Ella M. Nicholas, 56, born in New York, was a widow who lived in Solon Springs, Wisconsin. She had 8 children, all still living in 1910. Living with her were 3 daughters, Nellie C. Nicholas, divorced and age 22, Hazel Nicholas, divorced and 19, Isa Luick, 25, her husband Justus Luick, 42 and their daughter Hazel Luick, 9, and 2 boarders.