Wytheville in Wythe County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Reverend Jacob Repass

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026

1. Reverend Jacob Repass Marker

Inscription. Born Hans Jacob Rippas
September 26, 1737 Ziefen, Switzerland
Died June 24, 1814

A frontier minister of the German Reformed Church who settled near here about 1788 serving families of Southwest Virginia including the community that became St. John's Church, organized in 1798 for the common use of the Reformed and Lutheran denominations. Arrived in America with his wife and two children in 1768 from Switzerland. Traversing the frontiers of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, he established churches, taught and founded schools, and dedicated his life to the educational and spiritual well being of the communities where he lived.

Married October 26, 1759
Anna Gerber of Sumiswald, Switzerland
Born January 15, 1740 • Died after 1804

Children:
Hans Jacob Repass c.1760-c.1794 m. Molly?
Maria Repass 1761-1763
Johannes Repass 1763-1767
Frederich Repass 1765-1767
Daniel Repass 1766-1833 m. Barbara Creger
Johannes Repass 1771-c.1837 m. Maria Catherine Harkrader
Frederich Repass 1774-1861 m. Barbara Tarter
Samuel Repass 1776-c.1840 m. Maria Magdalena Tarter

It is with pride that the descendants of Jacob and Anna Gerber Repass erect this to honor their memory

Erected 1994

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.

Location. 36° 57.706′ N, 81° 6.036′ W. Marker is in Wytheville, Virginia, in Wythe County. It can be reached from the intersection of North 4th Street (U.S. 52) and Holston Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is at ground level to the east of St John's Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1650 N 4th St, Wytheville VA 24382, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia

and in the Blue Ridge Highlands.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen

Reverend Jacob Repass Marker. Tombstones of Anna Gerber (left) and Jacob Repass image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026

2. Reverend Jacob Repass Marker. Tombstones of Anna Gerber (left) and Jacob Repass

Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Revolutionary War Patriots Interred (here, next to this marker); Historic St. John Lutheran Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Patriot Burials (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (within shouting distance of this marker); The Flohr House (within shouting distance of this marker); George Daniel Flohr (within shouting distance of this marker); St. John’s Lutheran Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Battle of Wytheville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wytheville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Battle of Wytheville (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Reverend Jacob Repass tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 10, 2026

3. Reverend Jacob Repass tombstone

Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 21, 2026, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.