Long bio - see links below
Son of Philip Reger (1767-1846) and Philip Reger's second wife, Mary "Dorcas" Fornash Reger (1775-1820). John Jackson Reger's mother Mary "Dorcas" Fornash had been held captive by Indians while a girl. John Jackson Reger was named for John Jackson, the father of Philip Reger's first wife, Mary Sarah Ann (Jackson) Reger.
Note: Philip Reger, who served in the Revolutionary War as a teenager, married three times and had a total of eight children: one daughter with his first wife, Mary Sarah Ann Jackson, seven children with his second wife, Mary Fornash, and no children with his third wife, Rachel Vandeventer.
John Jackson Reger married Jemima (Kessel) Reger on September 12, 1833 in Brushy Fork, in Lewis County, VA. (Geographical note: Brushy Fork is now in Upshur County, WV, which was formed in 1851 from parts of three other counties.) John Jackson, a farmer, and Jemima built a house near the future site of the Reger Chapel, and lived there until John Jackson's death in 1896.
On May 29th, 1839, John Jackson's father Philip Reger deeded to him one hundred-forty acres of land on Brushy Fork of Fink's Run.
On April 17, 1854, John Jackson Reger donated the land for the Methodist Episcopal church that became known as the Reger Chapel, which was built that year. On March 12, 1890, John Jackson and Jemima Reger donated an additional 1 1/4 acres to the church cemetery. (The original church was torn down and rebuilt on the same site in 1890.)
On August 2, 1896, at the age of 87, John Jackson Reger died of heart disease and was buried in the Reger Chapel Cemetery on August 5. Jemima also lived to the age of 87 when she died in 1902 and was buried beside her husband.
Children of John Jackson and Jemima Reger
John and Jemima had five children (only four are listed below). At least three of them lived into their late eighties.
Montreville Reger (6/5/1834-1887) m. Sarah Elizabeth Carper in 1859
Diana Delanie Loudin (Reger) m. Samuel L. Loudin
Elizabeth F. Taylor (Reger)
Philip Reger
Genealogy
John Jackson Reger's great grandfather, Anthony Reger (Antoni Rueger), was born in Switzerland in 1689 and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1745 to escape religious persecution. Anthony's sons John and Jacob Reger, John Jackson's great uncle and grandfather, were among the first settlers in Brushy Fork Valley in present-day Upshur County. Two of Jacob's sons, Anthony and Philip, John Jackson's uncle and father, fought in the Revolutionary War.
Reger Chapel
For a history of the church founded by the Regers, please follow the link below:
History of the Reger Chapel
Son of Philip Reger (1767-1846) and Philip Reger's second wife, Mary "Dorcas" Fornash Reger (1775-1820). John Jackson Reger's mother Mary "Dorcas" Fornash had been held captive by Indians while a girl. John Jackson Reger was named for John Jackson, the father of Philip Reger's first wife, Mary Sarah Ann (Jackson) Reger.
Note: Philip Reger, who served in the Revolutionary War as a teenager, married three times and had a total of eight children: one daughter with his first wife, Mary Sarah Ann Jackson, seven children with his second wife, Mary Fornash, and no children with his third wife, Rachel Vandeventer.
John Jackson Reger married Jemima (Kessel) Reger on September 12, 1833 in Brushy Fork, in Lewis County, VA. (Geographical note: Brushy Fork is now in Upshur County, WV, which was formed in 1851 from parts of three other counties.) John Jackson, a farmer, and Jemima built a house near the future site of the Reger Chapel, and lived there until John Jackson's death in 1896.
On May 29th, 1839, John Jackson's father Philip Reger deeded to him one hundred-forty acres of land on Brushy Fork of Fink's Run.
On April 17, 1854, John Jackson Reger donated the land for the Methodist Episcopal church that became known as the Reger Chapel, which was built that year. On March 12, 1890, John Jackson and Jemima Reger donated an additional 1 1/4 acres to the church cemetery. (The original church was torn down and rebuilt on the same site in 1890.)
On August 2, 1896, at the age of 87, John Jackson Reger died of heart disease and was buried in the Reger Chapel Cemetery on August 5. Jemima also lived to the age of 87 when she died in 1902 and was buried beside her husband.
Children of John Jackson and Jemima Reger
John and Jemima had five children (only four are listed below). At least three of them lived into their late eighties.
Montreville Reger (6/5/1834-1887) m. Sarah Elizabeth Carper in 1859
Diana Delanie Loudin (Reger) m. Samuel L. Loudin
Elizabeth F. Taylor (Reger)
Philip Reger
Genealogy
John Jackson Reger's great grandfather, Anthony Reger (Antoni Rueger), was born in Switzerland in 1689 and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1745 to escape religious persecution. Anthony's sons John and Jacob Reger, John Jackson's great uncle and grandfather, were among the first settlers in Brushy Fork Valley in present-day Upshur County. Two of Jacob's sons, Anthony and Philip, John Jackson's uncle and father, fought in the Revolutionary War.
Reger Chapel
For a history of the church founded by the Regers, please follow the link below:
History of the Reger Chapel
Long bio - see links below
Son of Philip Reger (1767-1846) and Philip Reger's second wife, Mary "Dorcas" Fornash Reger (1775-1820). John Jackson Reger's mother Mary "Dorcas" Fornash had been held captive by Indians while a girl. John Jackson Reger was named for John Jackson, the father of Philip Reger's first wife, Mary Sarah Ann (Jackson) Reger.
Note: Philip Reger, who served in the Revolutionary War as a teenager, married three times and had a total of eight children: one daughter with his first wife, Mary Sarah Ann Jackson, seven children with his second wife, Mary Fornash, and no children with his third wife, Rachel Vandeventer.
John Jackson Reger married Jemima (Kessel) Reger on September 12, 1833 in Brushy Fork, in Lewis County, VA. (Geographical note: Brushy Fork is now in Upshur County, WV, which was formed in 1851 from parts of three other counties.) John Jackson, a farmer, and Jemima built a house near the future site of the Reger Chapel, and lived there until John Jackson's death in 1896.
On May 29th, 1839, John Jackson's father Philip Reger deeded to him one hundred-forty acres of land on Brushy Fork of Fink's Run.
On April 17, 1854, John Jackson Reger donated the land for the Methodist Episcopal church that became known as the Reger Chapel, which was built that year. On March 12, 1890, John Jackson and Jemima Reger donated an additional 1 1/4 acres to the church cemetery. (The original church was torn down and rebuilt on the same site in 1890.)
On August 2, 1896, at the age of 87, John Jackson Reger died of heart disease and was buried in the Reger Chapel Cemetery on August 5. Jemima also lived to the age of 87 when she died in 1902 and was buried beside her husband.
Children of John Jackson and Jemima Reger
John and Jemima had five children (only four are listed below). At least three of them lived into their late eighties.
Montreville Reger (6/5/1834-1887) m. Sarah Elizabeth Carper in 1859
Diana Delanie Loudin (Reger) m. Samuel L. Loudin
Elizabeth F. Taylor (Reger)
Philip Reger
Genealogy
John Jackson Reger's great grandfather, Anthony Reger (Antoni Rueger), was born in Switzerland in 1689 and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1745 to escape religious persecution. Anthony's sons John and Jacob Reger, John Jackson's great uncle and grandfather, were among the first settlers in Brushy Fork Valley in present-day Upshur County. Two of Jacob's sons, Anthony and Philip, John Jackson's uncle and father, fought in the Revolutionary War.
Reger Chapel
For a history of the church founded by the Regers, please follow the link below:
History of the Reger Chapel
Son of Philip Reger (1767-1846) and Philip Reger's second wife, Mary "Dorcas" Fornash Reger (1775-1820). John Jackson Reger's mother Mary "Dorcas" Fornash had been held captive by Indians while a girl. John Jackson Reger was named for John Jackson, the father of Philip Reger's first wife, Mary Sarah Ann (Jackson) Reger.
Note: Philip Reger, who served in the Revolutionary War as a teenager, married three times and had a total of eight children: one daughter with his first wife, Mary Sarah Ann Jackson, seven children with his second wife, Mary Fornash, and no children with his third wife, Rachel Vandeventer.
John Jackson Reger married Jemima (Kessel) Reger on September 12, 1833 in Brushy Fork, in Lewis County, VA. (Geographical note: Brushy Fork is now in Upshur County, WV, which was formed in 1851 from parts of three other counties.) John Jackson, a farmer, and Jemima built a house near the future site of the Reger Chapel, and lived there until John Jackson's death in 1896.
On May 29th, 1839, John Jackson's father Philip Reger deeded to him one hundred-forty acres of land on Brushy Fork of Fink's Run.
On April 17, 1854, John Jackson Reger donated the land for the Methodist Episcopal church that became known as the Reger Chapel, which was built that year. On March 12, 1890, John Jackson and Jemima Reger donated an additional 1 1/4 acres to the church cemetery. (The original church was torn down and rebuilt on the same site in 1890.)
On August 2, 1896, at the age of 87, John Jackson Reger died of heart disease and was buried in the Reger Chapel Cemetery on August 5. Jemima also lived to the age of 87 when she died in 1902 and was buried beside her husband.
Children of John Jackson and Jemima Reger
John and Jemima had five children (only four are listed below). At least three of them lived into their late eighties.
Montreville Reger (6/5/1834-1887) m. Sarah Elizabeth Carper in 1859
Diana Delanie Loudin (Reger) m. Samuel L. Loudin
Elizabeth F. Taylor (Reger)
Philip Reger
Genealogy
John Jackson Reger's great grandfather, Anthony Reger (Antoni Rueger), was born in Switzerland in 1689 and emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1745 to escape religious persecution. Anthony's sons John and Jacob Reger, John Jackson's great uncle and grandfather, were among the first settlers in Brushy Fork Valley in present-day Upshur County. Two of Jacob's sons, Anthony and Philip, John Jackson's uncle and father, fought in the Revolutionary War.
Reger Chapel
For a history of the church founded by the Regers, please follow the link below:
History of the Reger Chapel
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