Born in Sussex, Virginia, USA
Daughter of [father unknown] and Nancy Joy (Harrison) Taylor
Sister of
Florence (Givens) Robinson, Patricia Novella (Givens) Cross, John Givens, Ira Augusta Taylor [half] and Ruby (Taylor) Brooks [half]
Wife of
George Cryor
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Douglas Dudley Cryor
Died before
before age 29
in Maryland, United States [uncertain]
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Biography
Mora (Givens) Cryor is a part of US Black heritage.
- Ancestor of writer Ta-Nehisi Coates
Mora Flora Givens was born in 1890 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Harrison (aka Honey) Givens and Nancy (aka Nannie) Joy Harrison. Givings.[1] In 1900 she was living in Stony Creek, Sussex County, Virginia with her widowed mother and 4 siblings.[2]
Mora married George Cryor in Delaware in 1907.[3] In 1910 they were living in Baltimore with one son.[4]
She appears to have passed away before 1930 when George was listed in the census as widowed.
Research Notes
Death location estimated based on last known residence.
Sources
- ↑
Birth:
"Maryland, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911"
FHL Film Number: 2070722
Ancestry Record 2565 #186808 (accessed 20 June 2023)
Mora Flora Cryor born on 6 Nov 1890 in Virginia. - ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Stony Creek, Sussex, Virginia; Roll: 1729; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0087
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #72492997 (accessed 20 June 2023)
Mora Givens (10), single daughter, in household of Nannie Givens (31) in Stony Creek, Sussex, Virginia. Born in Virginia, USA. - ↑
Marriage:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968"
Marriage Records. Pennsylvania Marriages. Various County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61381 #903800110 (accessed 20 June 2023)
Mora Gribing (18) marriage to George Cryor on 22 Oct 1907 in Delaware, Delaware, USA. - ↑
1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 16, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland; Roll: T624_558; Page: 3b; Enumeration District: 0278; FHL microfilm: 1374571
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #148644854 (accessed 20 June 2023)
Mora Cryor (20), wife, Laundress, in household of George Cryor (24) in Baltimore Ward 16, Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland, USA. Born in Virginia.
- "The Vanguard." Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Season 4, Episode 4). PBS. 24 Oct 2017.
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