The Reger Family Bible

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The Reger Bible is on display in the Chapel on the campus of the West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, Upshur Co., WV.

The card next to the Bible in the display says:

"This 1753 German Bible was brought to this area by Jacob Reger in 1782. He was the forefather of the Regers who have lived in West Virginia and those Regers who later moved westward.
The Reverend John W. Reger was one of the founders of West Virginia Wesleyan College. Roy S. Reger was the first student to enroll at Wesleyan.

The Bible was presented to West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1980 by: Mrs. Dean Johnson, Jefferson City, Missouri; Mr. John S. Reger, Buckhannon, West Virginia; Mr. Kyle M. Reger, Buckhannon, West Virginia; and Mr. Robert H. Reger, Buckhannon, West Virginia."

Jacob REGER's (233) Bible
[The following information on the Jacob REGER's Bible is found in the "Hacker's Creek Journal" Vol. XI, Issue 1, 1992, pages 53-55. The first item appears to be written by Beatrice ARNOLD GRIFFIN of Upshur County in 1938.]

"This old Lutheran Bible, published in MDCCLIII (1753) and containing Apocal, has no regular Family Record but scattered through it are to be found some entries.
This Bible is the same which was carried across the sea [We doubt this because the Regers emigrated in 1737 and the Crites in 1741. - Margaret Lew] and across the wilderness in 1776 by JACOB & BARBARY CRITES REGER, and their family, when they came to their new home in what was then or just shortly before part of West Augusta County, which was in October 1776 a part of Monongalia County; in 1784 a part of Harrison County; Randolph in 1786; Lewis in 1816 Barbour in 1843; & Upshur in 1851.

One Entry is "Jacob Reger was born in the year of our Lord 1700."
Another is "Abraham Reger was born in the year of our Lord----."

The Bible has been handed down from JACOB & BARBARY CRITES REGER as follows:

To their son JOHN, who married ELIZABETH WEST; to their daughter BARBARY REGER, who married JAMES TEETER/TETER in 1820, and married 2nd husband PETER ZINN.

JAMES TEETER & BARBARY REGER had a son JACOB who married Catherine LOUDIN. JACOB & CATHERINE LOUDIN TEETER had a son IRVIN who married KATE WHITE.

BARBARY REGER TETER gave the Bible to her grandson IRVIN TETER. IRVIN TETER and his wife KATE WHITE TETER gave the Bible to their son RALPH who married a HINKEL. Their son BENJAMIN is to have the Bible.

The entries are very faded.

Though the Bible is in Upshur county, at the home of Mr. Ralph Teter [in 1938], they receive their mail at Volga, Barbour County, Rt.1.

The Bible is 12 x 16 x 5 and weighs 12 lbs. It is wooden (looks like oak) covered, and that is in turn covered with leather. The corners have been protected by brass plates, however, only one plate remains. At one time the Bible had brass clasps. Illustrations are by Isnard. Tower of Babel, Molten calf, Pillar of fire, etc.

Copied by BEATRICE ARNOLD GRIFFIN of Upshur County, June 20, 1938.

The source of purple information: Decendants of Hans Jacob Rueger by Henry Koffman (Reger Family Genealogist) via Internet posting)