David Halsey Moore, co-founder of the Hillsdale Public Library 1913

Obituary from the Hudson Newspaper

MOORE. - In the Hudson City Hospital, November 17, 1916, David H. Moore, aged 42 years.

David H. Moore, who was removed to the Hudson City Hospital on Saturday, November 11, after losing his foot in a threshing machine at David Conkle's, died at that institution on Friday night of last week.  Mr. Moore was thought to be gaining until Friday afternoon when he began to decline, the end coming a little before eight o'clock.  Mrs. Moore was notified by telephone but did not reach Hudson until after Mr. Moore's death.

David H. Moore was born in Brooklyn March 4, 1874, and was educated in the schools in that city.  He embarked in the real estate business in Brooklyn and was there for some time.  He was married twice, his first wife being Elizabeth Merrill of Brooklyn and through this union there were three children, Marion, Merrill and Halsey.  For his second wife he married Florence Cummings of Acidalia, Sullivan county and one daughter Julia, was born.

In April five years ago he came to Hillsdale and bought the small place near Black Grocery and engaged in raising garden truck and flowers.  For the past three years he has been the local preacher in charge of the North Hillsdale M. E. church and also superintendent of the Hillsdale Sunday school.  He has done remarkable work in both these places and endeared himself in the hearts of a large number of people in this village and the surrounding community.  This was shown by the large attendance at his funeral on Sunday.  He is survived by his wife, four children, an aged mother and two brothers.  The funeral was held from the M. E. church, Hillsdale, Sunday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. W. F. Compton, district superintendent of the Poughkeepsie district, assisted by Rev. C. S. Oakley of this village and Rev. E. M. Sipperly of Copake.  The church was filled, gallery included, with friends and relatives.  Interment took place on Monday at Hackensack, N.J.