[Note: Since the death certificate only uses the initials "J.W.", it is not clear if the certificate refers to John W. Nibel, or his brother Joseph Wilburt Nibel. More research is being done to prove whether this death was John W. or Joseph Wilburt Nibel.]

The death certificate for J. W. Nibel indicates he lived in George West, Texas, died 11/21/1936 and was born 9/12/1870 (Age at time of death was unknown by his friends, but was their best guess.) His occupation was oil well driller. The certificate does not list the names of his mother and father. The informant was E. A. Morgan. The burial was Oak Hill. The certificate was filed in Lampasas County.

The informant to the funeral home may not have known the exact year this particular Nibel was born, therefore he guessed at 1870. On the death certificate he first wrote 62 years and then wrote over the 2 with a six, showing him to be 66 years.

1870 US Federal Census living in Washington, Lucas County, Iowa. (Nible) 6 years old.
1880 US Federal Census living in Gowrie Twp., Webster County, Iowa. (Nible) 17 years old.
John W. Nibel is on the 1900 census of Thomasville, Pitkin, Colorado, as born Oct. 1867 in Iowa.
1920 census of Wichita Co. Texas: Jno W. Nibel, 52, single born in Ia. (abt 1868)

Death Certificate.
J. W. Nibel was invoved in truck accident on 5 Nov 1936, ill to death on 21 Nov 1936. Suffered broken ribs and clavicle. Occupation-Oil Well Driller. Informant was E. A. Morgan. Undertaker Glenn B. Gamel.

The certificate is filed at the Lampasas County Courthouse. It states he is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery. He was in an auto wreck; his truck overturned, probably in that county. There is a name under the title undertaker: Glenn B. Gamel. On the death certificate someone first wrote place of birth as Illinois but scratched through that and wrote Iowa. It says the birthplace of his father was Illinois but no information on the mother.
He was survived by three sisters, Catherine Carr in Iowa; Louisa Evans and Mattie Romberger of California.

"The Lampasas Record", November 23, 1936 Lampasas, Texas
"J. W. Nibel, Died From Car Accident Injuries"
J. W. Nibel, 66 years of age, died at the local hospital Saturday afternoon at 2:30. He was injured in a car wreck driven by C. A. Alexander, who lives near Briggs, overturned on Highway 74 south of Rocky Creek bridge. At that time he was brought to the hospital and was never able to leave. Mr. Alexander was scratched up some by the accident, but only slightly injured.
Funeral services were conducted by Rev. R. H. Mathison Sunday afternoon at the Briggs-Gamel Funeral Parlor and burial was in Oak Hill cemetery.
Mr. Nibel had no near relatives so far as could be learned, was a bachelor and had lived in the Alexander Home for some time, coming here from South Texas. Mr Alexander and his son-in-law, Mr. Morgan, and their familes had known the deceased for several years and said he was an honest upright man.