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Hannah "Nannie" Woodbridge Hudson    
Born: 29 Sep 1857 NY
    
Married: 02 Dec 1890 All Soul's Church
New York Times Dec 3, 1890
marriage to Samuel P. Moore		 Pledged At The Altar.
Miss Nannie W. Hudson Broomes Mrs. Samuel P. Moore
All soul's Unitarian Church, was decorated with palms and growing plants last evening, and was well filled by those who came to witness the marriage of Miss Nannie W. Hudson, daughter of the late Woodbridge Hudson of this city and niece of Edmund Wetmore, to Samuel P. Moore, a young lawyer of Rochester, N. Y.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Theodore C. Williams, pastor of the church.
The bride's dress was of white satin brocade, cut high in the neck and with long sleeves and trimmed with ostrich feathers and Honiton lace.  She wore a veil of tulle and carried a bouquet of white chrysanthemums.  There were no bridesmaids.  The ushers were Francis H. Howland, Edward M Welch, Lawrence E. Sexton, Walter H. Crittenden, William G. Sewall, and Samuel H. Ordway.
The ceremony was followed by a reception to the immediate relatives at the home of the bride's uncle, Mr. Wetmore, 343 Lexington Avenue.  The house was decorated with white chrysanthemums.  Among those present at the church were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Howland, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Howland, Mr. and Mrs. Edward King,  Mrs. Sheppard Homans, Miss Homans, Miss Cheever, Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Moore of Rochester, N.Y., parents of the groom; Dr. and Mrs. E. M. Moore, Jr., of Rochester, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Moore of Rochester, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas  Cornell, Prof. William C. Russell and Miss Russell of Yonkers, and Mrs. Daniel Powers of Rochester.
Died: 01 Oct 1927 Boston, MA
Died of "Malignant Disease of Pelvis"
    
Buried: Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY  
Lot 8 Section A

FATHER

Woodbridge Hudson

MOTHER

Louisa Howland

HUSBAND

Samuel Prescott Moore

CHILDREN

1. Edmund Wetmore Moore
     b. 12 Apr 1892
     d. 9 Sep 1970

Hannah Hudson married at the age of 33.  By 1903 she was an established author writing children's books and  books on antiques.  She often took paintings by the old masters and published them by a theme.  For instance, in "Children of Other Days," 1906, she wrote stories about the children in various old paintings.  She included portraits of kinds and queens when they were small and would tell a story about them.   As she says in her introduction:

The pictures have been arranged in a rough chronological order, and the date of the birth and death of both subject and artist have been given when possible. It is the purpose of the book to keep the stories that go with the pictures so simple that children of six can understand them, and at the same time to impart much information, and the book will be found a valuable aid to the teacher and parent.

She sometimes wrote under the pen name of N. Hudson Moore or Nannie Hudson Moore.  Her publishing company, Frederick A Stokes Company placed an add in The New York Observer (a newsletter for the Presbyterian Church in New York) in December of 1905 that showcased several of her books.  
Ad in New York Observer   Dec 1905

 

Woman's who's who of America: a biographical dictionary of contemporary ... By John William Leonard
MOORE, N. Hudson (Mrs. Samuel P. Moore),

100 Berkeley St., Rochester. N.Y.

Journalist, author: b. N.Y. City; dau. Ward W. and Louisa (Howland) Hudson; m. N.Y. City, Dec. 2, 1890, Samuel P. Moore. Editor of Woman's Page and Children's Paper for Rochester Post-Express. Author: Old China Book: Old Furniture Book; Pewter, Copper, Brass; Collectors' Manual: Flower Fables and Fancies; Old Lace Book; Deeds of Daring: Old Clock Book; contributor to magazines on art topics and especially on antiques.