Fore, Walker, d. 1890
In the 1880s, Texas land investor Walker Fore (d. 1890) built a twenty-seven-room hotel at Chalybeate Springs in Wood County that operated until 1895. Fore died at his home in Upshur County but was buried in Dallas by the city's Masonic fraternity. His daughter Sue Catherine Fore (1852-1900) married attorney and reverend Henry Augustus "Gus" Garrison (1848-1923), with whom she had five children.
Sources:
"Obituary Walker Fore." Dallas Morning News, February 17, 1890.
Valenza, Janet. Taking the waters in Texas: springs, spas, and fountains of youth . "Wood County." Austin: University of Texas Press, 2000.
From the guide to the Fore, Walker, Papers 90-118; 90-137; 91-82., 1845-1920, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
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| creatorOf | Fore, Walker, Papers 90-118; 90-137; 91-82., 1845-1920 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History |
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| associatedWith | Garrison, Henry Augustus, 1848-1923 | person |
| associatedWith | Methodist Episcopal Church | corporateBody |
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| Texas, East |
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| Slavery |
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| Livestock |
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Person
Death 1890
