Marty and Karla Grant

!NOTES:
(1) I'm not related to this person. But I'm interested in all Marion Co., SC families to some extent.
(2) This person is an aunt/uncle of my uncle Ben Franklin Meggs.


!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/


!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1247/1252
Stephen Fore 30 Farmer $- Marion
Mary 24
Jane 4
George 2;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 769
Stephen FORE, 41
Mary, 36
F. J. (f) 15
George, 11
Amanda, 9
Russel, 6
Florence, 4
A. T. (f) 9/12;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 109
Stephen FORE, 51
Mary, 40
George, 21
Amanda, 19
Russell, 16
Florence Kersey, 14
Annie, 10
Cromwell, 8
Salley, 5
Clarence, 2;

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 2033 Henry Berry, Marion Co., SC 1876
Will 25 Feb 1876
Sons Gewood, Elihu and James Berry
dau Mary Fore wife of Stephen Fore
Gr-da Leucinda Edwards wife of Willie Edwards and Margaret E. Sellers wife of John C. Sellers, children of my dau Virzilla Mace decd, wife of John Mace.
... much more ;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 181 Stephen FORE, 61 (1818/19) born SC/NC/SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157
...
Of the daughters of Cross Roads Henry Berry, Mary, the eldest, married Stephen Fore, 20th February, 1845. The writer was one of his best men upon that pleasant occasion. Stephen Fore and 'wife are both dead; he died 11th March, 1881 ; Mrs. Fore died some four or five years ago ; the fruits of their marriage were five daughters and four sons, viz: Flora, Amanda, Florence, Annie and Ida ; the sons are George, Oliver Cromwell, J. Russell and Clarence. Flora, the eldest daughter, married James D. Bethea, who survives her, she having died two or three years ago ; she left several daughters and three sons, viz: Mary, Blanche, Maude, Clara, Maggie and Leslie, all of whom are grown. Blanche and Maude are married'- the former to Dan Dillon, the latter to Chalmers Biggs; the other girls are single. The sons are Kemper, Charles and Lonnie; of these, Kemper, the writer thinks, is married, and is in the city of Washington, in the employ of the government in some of its departments ; Charles is about grown ; be and his younger brother, Lonnie, remain with their father and unmarried sisters. Amanda, the second daughter of Stephen Fore and wife, Mary, married David S. Allen ; she died some years back, and left at her death four girl children, the oldest of whom, Mary, is the wife of John D. Coleman, a very excellent man and worthy citizen ; her three sisters all live with her. D. S. Allen, the father,, married a second time; his wife is the sister of his son-in-law, John D. Coleman. The writer is curious to know what kin the children of D. S. Allen, by his second wife, are to the children of John D. Coleman, the son-in-law of D. S. Allen ? The third daughter of Stephen Fore and wife, Mary, Florence by name, married D. McL. Bethea; she died in May last, leaving seven children, six daughters and one son, named James Stephen; the daughters are Estelle, Nellie, Lutie, Annie, Ida and Florence AUine; Nellie, the second daughter, lately married Mr. Maurice Manning, a promising young man ; the other children are with their father, the youngest about two years old; the son, James Stephen, is about fifteen or sixteen years of age. D. McL. Bethea is a very prosperous man. Annie, the fourth daughter of Stephen Fore, married Willie Watson, son of William Watson, deceased; they have ten children, seven sons and three daughters; the sons are Lawton, Julian, Burke, Hoyt, Jasper, Pratt and Memory; the daughters are Nora, Pauline and Alma-all single and live with their parents. The two oldest sons, Lawton and Julian, are in Wake Forrest College, in North Carolina. Ida, the fifth daughter of Stephen Fore, married Mr. Evmerson M. Duffie, at Marion, who is a genius in machinery, and is the owner of the extensive iron works in the town of Marion ; he is not only a useful man in his profession, which he took up within himself and brought it up to its present perfection without serving any apprenticeship ; he may truthfully be called a natural genius, but he is a most excellent man every way-full of energy, pluck and perseverance, re liable in every phase of life. They have five or six children of both sexes, none grown, names unknown to the writer. The oldest son of Stephen Fore is George Fore, one of our best and most worthy citizens; he married a Miss Ford, daughter of the late Elias B. Ford. George Fore has three children; two sons. Baker and Joseph, and one daughter, Kate - -all grown and unmarried. The oldest son. Baker, is a graduate of Wake Forrest College, and is a promising young man.[*Since writing the above, George Fore has died. ] The second son of Stephen Fore is J. Russel Fore ; he and the fourth son, Clarence Fore, have never married; they live together on the father's old -homestead ; one of James D. Bethea's daugh ters, their niece, stays with them and keeps house. Each of these boys has his own place, runs his own farm, and makes his own money. J. Russel is reputed to have money ahead; he is much older than Clarence, and has been working for himself much longer, and hence has accumulated more money. Oliver Cromwell Fore, the third son of Stephen Fore, married Miss Jennie Lassiter, a very smart woman, as well as a good woman; they have four children, two boys and two girls, all small ; Cromwell has been in the iron works of his brother-in law, McDuffie, for several years, and is supposed to have learned much about machinery and how to make or repair it. Cross Roads Henry Berry's second daughter, Telatha, married Dr. Willis Fore, a brother of Stephen Fore, supra; she lived only a few years, and died childless ; Dr. Fore himself survived his wife only a few years, when he died, not having remarried. ;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 199-206
...
William E. Watson, the second son of William Watson, deceased, married Miss Annie Fore, daughter of the late Stephen Fore, and by her has had twelve children, one dead, eight sons living and three daughters. ;

!CENSUS:1830 Marion Dist, SC pg 6 w/Henry BERRY age 0-4 (1825/30);

!CENSUS:1840 Marion Dist, SC pg 137 w/Henry BERRY age 10-14 (1825/30);

!CENSUS:1850 Marion Dist., SC # 1247/1252
Stephen Fore 30 Farmer $- Marion
Mary 24
Jane 4
George 2;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 769
Stephen FORE, 41
Mary, 36
F. J. (f) 15
George, 11
Amanda, 9
Russel, 6
Florence, 4
A. T. (f) 9/12;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 109
Stephen FORE, 51
Mary, 40
George, 21
Amanda, 19
Russell, 16
Florence Kersey, 14
Annie, 10
Cromwell, 8
Salley, 5
Clarence, 2;

!NAMED-PROBATE ROLL # 2033 Henry Berry, Marion Co., SC 1876
Will 25 Feb 1876
Sons Gewood, Elihu and James Berry
dau Mary Fore wife of Stephen Fore
Gr-da Leucinda Edwards wife of Willie Edwards and Margaret E. Sellers wife of John C. Sellers, children of my dau Virzilla Mace decd, wife of John Mace.
... much more ;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 181 Mary FORE, 54 (1825/26) born SC/SC/SC;

!NAMED-FAMILY BIBLE:
Bible Record of Henry and Charity (Crawford) Berry
Bible is in the possession of Mary Berry Welch who contributed photocopies of the Bible pages.
Pee Dee Queue, January-February 2010 pp. 4-5

FAMILY RECORD
Henry Berry was married to Charity Crawford April 1st 1819
G. W. Berry was married to Joan Elerbe Sep 24= 1850
Elihu Berry was married to Mary Jane Hasselden April 15= 1852
James Berry was married to Harriet Alford August the 13th 1861

Henry Berry son of Stephen Berry was born January 13th 1796
Charity Crawford wife of Henry Berry was born April 1, 1798 [date is in starkly different hand]
Caid Berry, son of Henry Berry and Charity his wife was born February 6th 1820
Gewood Berry, son of Henry Berry and Charity his wife was born November 25th 1821
Elihu Berry son of Henry and Charity Berry was born June 21st 1824
Mary Berry daughter of Henry and Charity Berry was born August 20th 1826
Telathia Berry daughter of Henry and Charity Berry was born January 25 1829
Verzilla Berry daughter of Henry and Charity Berry was born December 30th 1830
James Berry son of Henry and Charity Berry was born Jan 15 1833
Stephen Berry son of Henry and Charity Berry was born June 15 day 1835 [in different handwriting]
David Berry son of Henry and Charity Berry was born May the 24th 1837 and
died at the age of 2 years [inserted in different hand]
Ann Crawford was born September the 7th 1827 A.D.
Mary Crawford was born December the 5th 1829 A.D.

[Second page of Family Record]
H. Tart was born July 22= 1820
Thomas Tart was born September 20= 1822
Jane Tart born September 25= 1824

Lucinda daughter of John Mace Verzila her mother born January the 8th 1849
Margaret E. daughter of John Mace Virzila her mother was born May the 1th 1851 a.d.
Telatha Easterling was bornd the 30 of Aug 1844
Flora was borned in 1848

[The below is on a separate, blank page of what appears to be a Bible study book.]
Henry Berry Jan 13 1796
Charity Crawford 1798
married - April 1st 1819
Mary Berry -
Telatha Berry Jan
Verzila Berry December 3- [day and year illegible]
Caid Berry ---
Telatha Easterling;


!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157
...
Of the daughters of Cross Roads Henry Berry, Mary, the eldest, married Stephen Fore, 20th February, 1845. The writer was one of his best men upon that pleasant occasion. Stephen Fore and 'wife are both dead; he died 11th March, 1881 ; Mrs. Fore died some four or five years ago ; the fruits of their marriage were five daughters and four sons, viz: Flora, Amanda, Florence, Annie and Ida ; the sons are George, Oliver Cromwell, J. Russell and Clarence. Flora, the eldest daughter, married James D. Bethea, who survives her, she having died two or three years ago ; she left several daughters and three sons, viz: Mary, Blanche, Maude, Clara, Maggie and Leslie, all of whom are grown. Blanche and Maude are married'- the former to Dan Dillon, the latter to Chalmers Biggs; the other girls are single. The sons are Kemper, Charles and Lonnie; of these, Kemper, the writer thinks, is married, and is in the city of Washington, in the employ of the government in some of its departments ; Charles is about grown ; be and his younger brother, Lonnie, remain with their father and unmarried sisters. Amanda, the second daughter of Stephen Fore and wife, Mary, married David S. Allen ; she died some years back, and left at her death four girl children, the oldest of whom, Mary, is the wife of John D. Coleman, a very excellent man and worthy citizen ; her three sisters all live with her. D. S. Allen, the father,, married a second time; his wife is the sister of his son-in-law, John D. Coleman. The writer is curious to know what kin the children of D. S. Allen, by his second wife, are to the children of John D. Coleman, the son-in-law of D. S. Allen ? The third daughter of Stephen Fore and wife, Mary, Florence by name, married D. McL. Bethea; she died in May last, leaving seven children, six daughters and one son, named James Stephen; the daughters are Estelle, Nellie, Lutie, Annie, Ida and Florence AUine; Nellie, the second daughter, lately married Mr. Maurice Manning, a promising young man ; the other children are with their father, the youngest about two years old; the son, James Stephen, is about fifteen or sixteen years of age. D. McL. Bethea is a very prosperous man. Annie, the fourth daughter of Stephen Fore, married Willie Watson, son of William Watson, deceased; they have ten children, seven sons and three daughters; the sons are Lawton, Julian, Burke, Hoyt, Jasper, Pratt and Memory; the daughters are Nora, Pauline and Alma-all single and live with their parents. The two oldest sons, Lawton and Julian, are in Wake Forrest College, in North Carolina. Ida, the fifth daughter of Stephen Fore, married Mr. Evmerson M. Duffie, at Marion, who is a genius in machinery, and is the owner of the extensive iron works in the town of Marion ; he is not only a useful man in his profession, which he took up within himself and brought it up to its present perfection without serving any apprenticeship ; he may truthfully be called a natural genius, but he is a most excellent man every way-full of energy, pluck and perseverance, re liable in every phase of life. They have five or six children of both sexes, none grown, names unknown to the writer. The oldest son of Stephen Fore is George Fore, one of our best and most worthy citizens; he married a Miss Ford, daughter of the late Elias B. Ford. George Fore has three children; two sons. Baker and Joseph, and one daughter, Kate - -all grown and unmarried. The oldest son. Baker, is a graduate of Wake Forrest College, and is a promising young man.[*Since writing the above, George Fore has died. ] The second son of Stephen Fore is J. Russel Fore ; he and the fourth son, Clarence Fore, have never married; they live together on the father's old -homestead ; one of James D. Bethea's daugh ters, their niece, stays with them and keeps house. Each of these boys has his own place, runs his own farm, and makes his own money. J. Russel is reputed to have money ahead; he is much older than Clarence, and has been working for himself much longer, and hence has accumulated more money. Oliver Cromwell Fore, the third son of Stephen Fore, married Miss Jennie Lassiter, a very smart woman, as well as a good woman; they have four children, two boys and two girls, all small ; Cromwell has been in the iron works of his brother-in law, McDuffie, for several years, and is supposed to have learned much about machinery and how to make or repair it. Cross Roads Henry Berry's second daughter, Telatha, married Dr. Willis Fore, a brother of Stephen Fore, supra; she lived only a few years, and died childless ; Dr. Fore himself survived his wife only a few years, when he died, not having remarried. ;

!CENSUS:1860 Marion Dist, SC # 769
Stephen FORE, 41
Mary, 36
F. J. (f) 15
George, 11
Amanda, 9
Russel, 6
Florence, 4
A. T. (f) 9/12;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 109
Stephen FORE, 51
Mary, 40
George, 21
Amanda, 19
Russell, 16
Florence Kersey, 14
Annie, 10
Cromwell, 8
Salley, 5
Clarence, 2;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 181 Russell FORE, 26 (1853/54) born SC/SC/SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157
...
Of the daughters of Cross Roads Henry Berry, Mary, the eldest, married Stephen Fore, 20th February, 1845. The writer was one of his best men upon that pleasant occasion. Stephen Fore and 'wife are both dead; he died 11th March, 1881 ; Mrs. Fore died some four or five years ago ; the fruits of their marriage were five daughters and four sons, viz: Flora, Amanda, Florence, Annie and Ida ; the sons are George, Oliver Cromwell, J. Russell and Clarence.
...
The second son of Stephen Fore is J. Russel Fore ; he and the fourth son, Clarence Fore, have never married; they live together on the father's old -homestead ; one of James D. Bethea's daughters, their niece, stays with them and keeps house. Each of these boys has his own place, runs his own farm, and makes his own money. J. Russel is reputed to have money ahead; he is much older than Clarence, and has been working for himself much longer, and hence has accumulated more money. ;

!CENSUS:1870 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 109
Stephen FORE, 51
Mary, 40
George, 21
Amanda, 19
Russell, 16
Florence Kersey, 14
Annie, 10
Cromwell, 8
Salley, 5
Clarence, 2;

!CENSUS:1880 Marion Co, SC Kirby # 181 Clorice FORE, 12 (1867/68) born SC/SC/SC;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157
...
Of the daughters of Cross Roads Henry Berry, Mary, the eldest, married Stephen Fore, 20th February, 1845. The writer was one of his best men upon that pleasant occasion. Stephen Fore and 'wife are both dead; he died 11th March, 1881 ; Mrs. Fore died some four or five years ago ; the fruits of their marriage were five daughters and four sons, viz: Flora, Amanda, Florence, Annie and Ida ; the sons are George, Oliver Cromwell, J. Russell and Clarence.
...
The second son of Stephen Fore is J. Russel Fore ; he and the fourth son, Clarence Fore, have never married; they live together on the father's old -homestead ; one of James D. Bethea's daughters, their niece, stays with them and keeps house. Each of these boys has his own place, runs his own farm, and makes his own money. J. Russel is reputed to have money ahead; he is much older than Clarence, and has been working for himself much longer, and hence has accumulated more money. ;

!REFERENCE: A History of Marion County, South Carolina From Its Earliest Times to the Present, 1901, by W. W. Sellers, Esq., of the Marion Bar. 1902. pp. 148-157
...
Of the daughters of Cross Roads Henry Berry, Mary, the eldest, married Stephen Fore, 20th February, 1845. The writer was one of his best men upon that pleasant occasion. Stephen Fore and 'wife are both dead; he died 11th March, 1881 ; Mrs. Fore died some four or five years ago ; the fruits of their marriage were five daughters and four sons, viz: Flora, Amanda, Florence, Annie and Ida ; the sons are George, Oliver Cromwell, J. Russell and Clarence. ;