Brief Life History of Griffith William
When Griffith William Mohr was born on 21 November 1891, in Iowa, United States, his father, George K Henry Mohr, was 34 and his mother, Margaret Ellen Brown, was 35. He married Edith Hannah Bray on 20 October 1915, in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Sand Creek Township, Union, Iowa, United States in 1940 and Tingley, Ringgold, Iowa, United States in 1950. He died on 19 October 1977, at the age of 85, and was buried in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States.
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- Griffith W Mohr, "United States 1950 Census"
- Mohr, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
- Griffith W. Mohr, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
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Name Meaning
North German: topographic name for someone who lived in a fen, Middle Low German mōr.
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and Dutch (of German origin): nickname for a man of swarthy complexion, from Middle High German mōr, German Mohr, and Middle Dutch moor ‘Moor’.
German: from a short form of an old personal name, Morhart (see Morath ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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