Abt 1562 Nikolaus married Katharina Mörig. Born abt 1542 in Ueberau, Lgft. Hessen, Holy Roman Empire. Katharina died abt 1625; she was 83.
Katharine, Niclaus Ranigen’s widow from Illbach married for the second time on 8 July 1584 to Philipp Keller of Modau. The widow was recorded in the marriage tax register (Ehesteuerregister) of 1625.