When James Nibley was born on 16 November 1840, in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Nibley, was 30 and his mother, Jean Wilson, was 25. He married Elizabeth Russell Archibald on 20 January 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 2 August 1896, in Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States.
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English: from the Middle English female personal name Sibily, Old French Sibilie, from Latin Sibilia, from Greek Sibylla, a title of obscure origin borne by various oracular priestesses in classical times. In Christian mythology the sibyls came to be classed as pagan prophets (who had prophesied the coming of Christ), and hence the name was an acceptable one that could be bestowed on a Christian child.
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