Seven years ago I started a search on the Ore Family and, for whatever reason, did not see the responses that many left. The Ore Family that I am researching started, to my knowledge, in North and South Carolina. David Ore II, son of David Ore I moved to Norfolk, VA with his wife, Sylvia Vincent. They had eleven children, many of which still reside in the Tidewater area. There is a story of the Ore name originally being Orr and that reason for its change was due to a family feud regarding the color line; Orr (white) and Ore (black). Perhaps the Ore line began as Orr and due to miscegenation, was forced to or chose to change the second "r" to an "e." At a later date I will provide the names of all 15 brothers and sisters of David Ore I as well as their dates of birth.

I have heard speak of the Ore line moving to KY and TN. Perhaps David Ore I rings a bell?