Emmett A. Niblack (1896-1987) Sr. was born in rural Macon County, Georgia to Virgil Niblack (1856-1900+), a Georgia farmer, and Alice J. Niblack (1866-1900+). He attended the Georgia Military Academy and was a member of the Class of 1919, US Military Academy at West Point, New York. Captain Niblack served twenty-five years in the US Army before retiring with a disability.(1900 Macon Co., Georgia Federal Census R206, p. 16B, ED 84 and The Sun Herald, July 12, 1987, p. A4)
On December 28, 1927, Captain Niblack wedded Ethel Reece Redding (1904-2001), the youngest child of Charles Walter Redding and Nancy (Annie) Pittman Redding, in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. She had graduated from Biloxi High School in 1922 and from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, in 1926. Miss Redding taught school in Natchez, Mississippi and at the Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 40, p. 147 and The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001, p. A3)
During his US Army military service, Captain Niblack served as field artillery instructor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was selected to be a member of CADRE, the initial US ARMY organization of mechanized units. It later became known as ARMOR. Emmett A. Niblack was instrumental in the concept, testing and adoption of the the first four-wheeled, Army vehicle, which later became known as the Jeep. As a result of his military service contribution to the automotive industry, Captain Niblack was invited to join the Society of Automotive Engineers.
During WW II, Captain Niblack organized a Civil Defense force at Biloxi. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of he Redeemer.
In addition to his spouse, Captain Niblack was survived by three children: Emmett A. Niblack, Jr., USAF retired of Highlands, NC, Charles R. Niblack of Mobile, Alabama, Nancy Niblack Dantzler of Panama City, Florida.(The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001)
The Niblack funeral was directed by the Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi.
REFERENCES:
The Sun Herald, 'Capt. Emmett A. Niblack', July 12, 1987.
The Sun Herald, 'Ethel R. Niblack", February 15, 2001.
On December 28, 1927, Captain Niblack wedded Ethel Reece Redding (1904-2001), the youngest child of Charles Walter Redding and Nancy (Annie) Pittman Redding, in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. She had graduated from Biloxi High School in 1922 and from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, in 1926. Miss Redding taught school in Natchez, Mississippi and at the Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 40, p. 147 and The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001, p. A3)
During his US Army military service, Captain Niblack served as field artillery instructor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was selected to be a member of CADRE, the initial US ARMY organization of mechanized units. It later became known as ARMOR. Emmett A. Niblack was instrumental in the concept, testing and adoption of the the first four-wheeled, Army vehicle, which later became known as the Jeep. As a result of his military service contribution to the automotive industry, Captain Niblack was invited to join the Society of Automotive Engineers.
During WW II, Captain Niblack organized a Civil Defense force at Biloxi. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of he Redeemer.
In addition to his spouse, Captain Niblack was survived by three children: Emmett A. Niblack, Jr., USAF retired of Highlands, NC, Charles R. Niblack of Mobile, Alabama, Nancy Niblack Dantzler of Panama City, Florida.(The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001)
The Niblack funeral was directed by the Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi.
REFERENCES:
The Sun Herald, 'Capt. Emmett A. Niblack', July 12, 1987.
The Sun Herald, 'Ethel R. Niblack", February 15, 2001.
Emmett A. Niblack (1896-1987) Sr. was born in rural Macon County, Georgia to Virgil Niblack (1856-1900+), a Georgia farmer, and Alice J. Niblack (1866-1900+). He attended the Georgia Military Academy and was a member of the Class of 1919, US Military Academy at West Point, New York. Captain Niblack served twenty-five years in the US Army before retiring with a disability.(1900 Macon Co., Georgia Federal Census R206, p. 16B, ED 84 and The Sun Herald, July 12, 1987, p. A4)
On December 28, 1927, Captain Niblack wedded Ethel Reece Redding (1904-2001), the youngest child of Charles Walter Redding and Nancy (Annie) Pittman Redding, in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. She had graduated from Biloxi High School in 1922 and from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, in 1926. Miss Redding taught school in Natchez, Mississippi and at the Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 40, p. 147 and The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001, p. A3)
During his US Army military service, Captain Niblack served as field artillery instructor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was selected to be a member of CADRE, the initial US ARMY organization of mechanized units. It later became known as ARMOR. Emmett A. Niblack was instrumental in the concept, testing and adoption of the the first four-wheeled, Army vehicle, which later became known as the Jeep. As a result of his military service contribution to the automotive industry, Captain Niblack was invited to join the Society of Automotive Engineers.
During WW II, Captain Niblack organized a Civil Defense force at Biloxi. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of he Redeemer.
In addition to his spouse, Captain Niblack was survived by three children: Emmett A. Niblack, Jr., USAF retired of Highlands, NC, Charles R. Niblack of Mobile, Alabama, Nancy Niblack Dantzler of Panama City, Florida.(The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001)
The Niblack funeral was directed by the Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi.
REFERENCES:
The Sun Herald, 'Capt. Emmett A. Niblack', July 12, 1987.
The Sun Herald, 'Ethel R. Niblack", February 15, 2001.
On December 28, 1927, Captain Niblack wedded Ethel Reece Redding (1904-2001), the youngest child of Charles Walter Redding and Nancy (Annie) Pittman Redding, in the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. She had graduated from Biloxi High School in 1922 and from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, in 1926. Miss Redding taught school in Natchez, Mississippi and at the Church of the Redeemer in Biloxi, Mississippi.(Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 40, p. 147 and The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001, p. A3)
During his US Army military service, Captain Niblack served as field artillery instructor at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was selected to be a member of CADRE, the initial US ARMY organization of mechanized units. It later became known as ARMOR. Emmett A. Niblack was instrumental in the concept, testing and adoption of the the first four-wheeled, Army vehicle, which later became known as the Jeep. As a result of his military service contribution to the automotive industry, Captain Niblack was invited to join the Society of Automotive Engineers.
During WW II, Captain Niblack organized a Civil Defense force at Biloxi. He was a member of the Episcopal Church of he Redeemer.
In addition to his spouse, Captain Niblack was survived by three children: Emmett A. Niblack, Jr., USAF retired of Highlands, NC, Charles R. Niblack of Mobile, Alabama, Nancy Niblack Dantzler of Panama City, Florida.(The Sun Herald, February 15, 2001)
The Niblack funeral was directed by the Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Biloxi.
REFERENCES:
The Sun Herald, 'Capt. Emmett A. Niblack', July 12, 1987.
The Sun Herald, 'Ethel R. Niblack", February 15, 2001.
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