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Samuel Prescott Moore			Samuel P Moore Class photo for University of Rochester Class of 1874
Born: 03 Jan 1854 Rochester, Monroe Co., NY
Married: 02 Dec 1890 All Souls' Lutheran Church, New York City, NY	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.		New York Times Dec 3, 1890 marriage to Nannie Hudson
Died: 01 Feb 1934 Rochester, Monroe, NY of prostate cancer Buried: Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY Section A Lot 8 Democrat Chronicle, Rochester, Feb 2, 1934 Moore: At the home of his son 12 Castlebar Road, Tuesday Feb 1, 1934. Samuel Prescott Moore formerly of 100 Berkeley St.  He leaves one son, Edmund W. Moore; one brother, Fred P. Moore of Pittsburgh, Pa."	Tribute to Samuel P. Moore '74 From Rochester Alumni Review The passing of Samuel Prescott Moore, '74, noted on another page, marks the severing of another connecting link with the honored past.  He was the son of Dr. Edward Mott Moore, one of Rochester's most famous medical leaders and a trustee of the University from 1872 to 1902.  Although a lawyer by profession, Mr. Moore was known throughout his life as a patron of the arts and literature.  Robert B. Wickes, '78, was chairman of a committee of the Rochester Bar Association, of which Mr. Moore was one of the oldest members, to draft a resolution, which was sent to this magazine.  We quote the concluding paragraph as a most significant picture of the man; 'He was a gentleman in the true sense of that word, kindly and helpful, always ready to assist others and not paying much attention to his own advancement or profit.  He will be missed in the small circle of is life-long friends who survive, and his work will remain as a permanent contribution to the advancement of culture and civilization.'		University of Rochester, Alumni Review Vol XII Feb-March 1934, No 3  pg 72 "Samuel Prescott Moore, A. B., '74, member of Delta Psi and Phi Beta Kappa, died at Rochester, N. Y., February 1, aged 80 years; was lawyer, Rochester with Massachusetts Title Insurance Co., 1887; manager, Rochester Title Insurance Co., 1888-91; Abstract Guarantee Co.; retired, 1933.  Was member, Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C."

FATHER

Edward Mott Moore

MOTHER

Lucy Richards Prescott

WIFE

Hannah "Nannie" Woodbridge Hudson  b. 29 Sep 1857 NY  d. 01 Oct 1927 Boston, MA

Buried: Mt Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY Section A

Obituary as found in the University of Rochester school file

"S. P. Moore, 80 son of Parks Founder, Dies

D&C  2/2/34

Samuel Prescott Moore, attonrey and son of the late Dr. Edward Mott Moore, father of the Rochester park system, and of Ann Hutson Moore, a writer of note, died yesterday at the home of his son, Edmund W. Moore, of 11 Castlebar Road.

Mr. Moore was born in Rochester in 1854 and attended Rochester schools and the University of Rochester, graduating with the class of 1874.

After his admission to the bar, he practiced for a few years and then turned his attention to title and guarantee work.  In 1887 he was with the Massachusetts Title Insurance Company and in 188 became manager of the Rochester Title Insurance Company, one of the forerunners of the Abstract Title and Mortgage Corporation of 47 Fitzhugh Street South.  He had been connected with the latter firm until Jan. 1, 1933, when he retired.

He was a member of the University Club, the Rochester Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Rochester Rose Society and the Association for the Advancement of Science at Washington.

Besides his son, he is survived by a brother, Fred. P. Moore of Pittsburgh, and a grandson, Samuel Prescott Moore 2d.

Funeral services will be conducted at a funeral home at 32 Chestnut Street tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'[clock.  Burial will be private.

 

CHILDREN

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

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