William Black Nebley

William Black Nebley was held at the Dover jail in Stewart County, Tennessee, when fire destroyed the building early one morning in March 1897. The Nebraska Advertiser, which reported the fire on March 19, 1897, names him among the dead. According to that report, four people were inside, one of them escaped, and the others were probably burned to death, with no trace of their bodies found.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A news report says the fire that destroyed the Dover jail is believed to have burned him to death, and it does not say how the fire started.

Reported by: newspaper report of the Dover jail fire (reporters).

Source

• The Nebraska Advertiser, March 19, 1897, page 5 The Nebraska Advertiser, March 19, 1897