David Brake REGER and Elizabeth NEELY

David Brake REGER b. Apr 1821 Barbour Co., (W)V; d. 12 Apr 1906; m. 22 Feb 1844 Barbour Co., WV Elizabeth NEELY b. 1 Dec 1822 Morgantown, (W)V; d. 5 Jul 1904 Berlin, Lewis Co., WV(81y7m4d); both bur. McVaney Cemetery; David died at the old home place on Hacker's Creek.

Superstitions of the early settlers:

The superstitions of the early settlers is instanced in the following: Isaac Reger's son, David B., when a small boy, became the proud possessor of a young wolf, which he determined to keep as a pet. One day while feeding it, the wolf bit him. This so angered the boy that he struck it with a mallet, causing its death. David's mother, who was well versed in the occult, was standing near, and told him to hold his hand in the wolf's mouth while it was dying, and he could ever afterwards cure the "thrash" in children, by using the hand thus treated, in washing the afflicted child's mouth at a stream of running water. David acted upon his mother's suggestion, and until he was seventy-five years old, he was called upon to exercise this mysterious art of healing. He always performed this duty with reluctance, contending that there was no virtue in the operation. Strange to say, however, that in every case the treatment was followed by a speedy cures.
Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia, by Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, p. 307.

1. Marion Demosthenes b. Dec. 1844 Lewis Co.; d. 1929; m. 16 Dec. 1865 (ages 21/19)Sarah A. Hinzman b. 6 Feb 1846 Lewis Co., d/o Isaac & M. Hinzman; d. 24 Jun 1910; both bur. McVaney Cemetery;

a. Romulus S. b. 14 Nov 1870 Upshur Co.; d. 10 Aug. 1944; m. 15 Apr 1900 Upshur Co. (ages 29/20) Ida Lewis; b. 1879 Upshur; d. 1915; both bur. McVaney; 2 children

b. Eva E. b. ca 1875; d. 30 Sept 1881; 7y 19d bur. beside parents

c. Ansel R. b. Mar 1879 Upshur Co. m. 10 Sept 1898 Upshur Co. (ages 19/18) Statie Casto b. abt 1880 d/o Sylvester & Mary E. Casto; 1 child

 2. Joseph Soccrates b. 12 Aug 1847 Upshur Co.; d. 31 Jul 1914; m. 6 Jun 1872 Upshur by Rev. P. Murray (ages 24/25) Sirene B. Buntin b. 11 Apr 1847 Sago, Upshur Co., WV; d. 29 May 1912

a. Roy b. 21 Apr 1874; d. 1958; single

b. Carl b. 2 Oct 1878; d. 12 Feb. 1938; m. 26 Sep 1909 Lura L. Law, d/o Martin L. 3 children

c. David Bright b. 11 Apr 1882; d. 1958; m. after 1910 Etta Gertrude Mattingly. 3 children

 3. Isaac S. b. Jan 1852; d. 7 Mar 1933; bur. IOOF Fairview m. 8 Feb. 1877 Lewis Co., (Vol 5;73)Olive M. Morrison; b. 5 Feb. 1856 Berlin, Lewis Co., WV; d. 20 July 1949; bur. IOOF Fairview; 1 child Meade W. Reger

4. Mary M. b. 6 Dec 1854; d. 23 Jun 1923; m. 26 May 1881 Upshur by L. D. Casto (ages 26/24) by W. E. Lovett Albert Jenkins Marple 19 Mar 1857; s/o Granville D. and Eliza Loudin Marple; d. 19 Nov 1936 both bur. Lorentz Methodist Church Cemetery. Albert was a well known farmer and sheriff of Upshur County. He taught school for years and served as sheriff from 1881-1885 and 1893-97.

a. Clyde R. b. Mar 1882; d. 1942; m. Maude Ward; res. Nashville TN 1923 and Asheville, NC.

b. Hugh b. Aug 1885 ; d. 1945; bur. Lorentz

c. Ruth b. 19 Aug 1896; d. 19 Dec 1982; single; bur. Lorentz

d. Grace b. Dec 1888 Upshur; d. 1982; bur. Lorentz; m. #1 23 July 1912 Upshur Co; (ages 32/23) Charles C. Reed, s/o Levi D. & Mary A. ; #2 Edward Cartwright;b. 1890; d. 1972; bur. Lorentz res. Lorentz 1936

 5. Angela E. b. 1857; d. 1912 Typhoid fever; m. 21 Jun 1877 Upshur Co., by L. D. Casto (ages 20/24) Isaac Columbus Ours b. 1853; d. 1903, s/o Isaac and Rhoda Casto Ours. Both bur. Mt. Lebanon.

a. Flavilla b. 01 Jul 1878; d. 20 Jan 1951; bur. Heavner's Cem. m. 14 Feb1900 Upshur Co. Houston Radabaugh, b. May 1879; d. bef. 1951 s/o Sandusky and Dora Brake Radabaugh.(dec. of Isaac and Mary Hadden Jackson Brake, d/o Col. Edward) 2 children .

b. Lelah Edna b. Aug. 1881; d. 1904; bur. Mt. Lebanon; m. Acquilla Christian Smith, b. Apr 1879; d. Sept 1929, s/o Perry D. and Barbara Ward Smith. 1 child

c. David Scott b. Jul 1883; d. 1965; bur. Mt. Lebanon; m. Cleo Henderson d/o Upton and Miss Grimm Henderson.

d. Brenda R. b. Jun 1894 m. Kent Reger b. 18 Sept 1877; d. 25 Oct. 1940 bur. Lorentz Cem. 2 children.

Compiled by Linda Brake Meyers.

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