Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon." Vol. 2. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 312. JOSEPH NIBLER Joseph Nibler is one of the important factors in the economic development of the Willamette valley, and to his persistent advocacy of certain policies in farming, backed by his example, is due the success of many throughout this section of the state. Through his intelligent and carefully directed efforts he has attained a well merited degree of prosperity and is numbered among the most influential farmers and fruit raisers of his locality. Mr. Nibler is a native of the Willamette valley, having been born in St. Paul, Marion county, on June 26, 1869, and is a son of Franz and Margaret (Kohler) Nibler, both of whom were born in Bavaria. The father crossed the plains in a covered wagon in 1864 but later returned east by way of the isthmus of Panama, and in 1868 again crossed the plains as captain of a train of five hundred wagons. The mother died at the age of fifty-one years but the father is still living, at the age of ninety-two years, one of the honored and respected old pioneers of this state. To him and his wife were born eleven children, two of whom died in infancy, and the others, three sons and six daughters, are all living in the Willamette valley. Joseph Nibler secured his education in the public schools and on attaining his majority became associated with his father in the fruit drying business near Gervais. Subsequently he turned his attention to farming on his own account and, soon learning that there was no money in raising grain, engaged in raising strawberries. To these he later added gooseberries and raspberries, and also planted two and a third acres in evergreens, the latter yielding him a profit of about a thousand dollars a year. A part of his former berry land has since been devoted to filberts and walnuts, which have proven very profitable crops. His filbert orchard was started with one hundred and twelve plants, which he imported from France, being of the Barcelona variety, and the three-quarters of an acre has produced twenty-four hundred pounds annually since they were eight years old. He is the owner of thirty-seven acres of good land, of which he rents out twenty acres, while seventeen acres comprise the homestead. Mr. Nibler has gained wide recognition as an authority on certain phases of farming, particularly in the matter of successive plantings, so as to insure a sequence of crops, and has proven his theories in the practical operation of his own farm. He has been a pioneer in the growing of berries and small fruits in this locality and has shown the practicability of successful fruit raising on ten, fifteen and twenty-acre farms, many farms of that size being now operated in the Willamette valley with marked success. Through his efforts and example, Mr. Nibler has thus added greatly to the economic resources of the community. On November 26, 1895, Mr. Nibler was united in marriage to Miss Thesa Reiling, and to them have been born nine children, three sons and six daughters, all of whom are living within a radius of twelve miles of the home place, namely: Cecelia, who is the wife of Clements Berinny, of Mount Angel, and is the mother of three children, Maxine, eight years old, Alroya, five years old, and Ainiort, one year old; Sylinda, who is the wife of Bruno Schmidt, of Scott's Mills; Margaret, the wife of Joseph Uphoff, of Silverton; Lydia, who is a fine musician and lives in Woodburn; Josephine, who is employed in the state house at Salem; Agnes, who is keeping house for her grandfather at Gervais; Clair, Ralph and Alvoid, who are in school. Mr. Nibler has taken a deep interest in the civic affairs of his community and has served for fifteen years as a member and clerk of the school board. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and has been captain of the Catholic Order of Foresters since 1901. He is a director of the Woodburn Cooperative Fruit Growers Association and has given many talks on diversified farming at Wood-burn, Mount Angel and Dallas and before the Portland Chamber of Commerce. He possesses to a marked degree the essential elements of good citizenship and because of his unselfish efforts for the public welfare he has won a high place in the esteem of his fellowmen. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in June 2016 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.