D Zenora “Nora” Moore joined the ancestors (Nov 19, 1883 - Jul 24, 1984). Vaudeville dancer, singer, paternal grandmother of guitarist Jimi Hendrix. She was born in Georgia to Fanny Moore, originally from Ohio, and Robert Moore Sr, a Georgia native. Fanny Moore was half Cherokee and half African American.
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"D Zenora "Nora" Moore, Vaudeville dancer, and Singer." Historianspeaks, July 25, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/d-zenora-nora-moore-vaudeville-dancer-and-singer.
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