FORE: Early settler of Middle Fork of Reedy.

George W. Fore, born in Prince Edward County Virginia, about the year 1837, came to the Reedy country about the year 1850, with a small "Show" of the Punch and Judy, and prestidigitor class. On one of these visits he married Irena Chancey, about the above date; she a daughtr of Hiram and Elvira Chancey, large farmers and popular people at the time. George W. and Irena settled in a home on part of the Chancey lands, and lived the full span of their fruitful lives there. He had a lame hand and lame foot from infancy. He taught school and was for many years the county's popular auctioneer.

To George W. and Irena (Chancey) Fore, were born and reared the following children--names from recollection of the author--in order of respective births are as follows: Martha or Tabitha (Bide), James D., Elvira, William F., Ida, Thomas Hoyt, George D., Bailey B., Susan and George W., Jr. Further:

Martha married William D. Board, April 15, 1896, her age 30, his 44.

Elvira married E. Adam Fore, born in Southern Virginia.

Ida married Peter Hall, May 2,1883.

William F. married __________,

Thomas Hoyt married Melissa Seabolt, January 26, 1911, his age 30, her's 26.

George D. Married Annie L. Wyatt, June 18, 1898.

Bailey B. to Martha Wright, February 4, 1899, his age 23, her age, 21; Thomas H. is a prominent school teacher, and George D. and Bailey B. substantial farmers on small farms once parts of the maternal ancestral lands.


Source: History of Roane County, West Virginia, 1774-1927 William H. Bishop, Esq. p 523
Submitter: Sandy Spradling, November 28, 1999