Eugene Hortense & Inez Hudson Horne of Anson County, NC:Information about David Devotion Hudson
David Devotion Hudson (b. 20 Jul 1865, d. 19 Aug 1930)
Notes for David Devotion Hudson:
From Mary K Thomas, granddaughter:
David and Mary were married by B.L. Wall, Justice of the Peace.
David was an accomplished violinist who played for church, family, and friends.
They moved to Rockingham in the 1920s.In the Rockingham Bank failure of the Depression in 1929, they lost most of their savings.
David was one of the first people in the area to be embalmed, so many people came to see his body.
From Myrtle Kiker, granddaughter:
When David's older brother, John Culpepper Hudson, died, David helped support his wife and children.David's sister, Lillian (Aunt Bunch) married John Atkinson, David's wife's brother.When John disappeared, David took in Aunt Bunch and her three children.He also provided a home to Blanche and Ada Atkinson when their mother died.They were children of Wiley Atkinson, Martha Atkinson Hudson's brother.
David was very progressive in thought, encouraging his children to get good educations.He was one of few that believed that the Wright brothers would fly.He thought it was great (unlike his neighbors) that President Theodore Roosevelt invited Booker T. Washington to the White House.
Once he took his grandson Bill Hudson to enter him in the Reddest Hair Contest.Then he asked to enter himself in the Ugliest Man Contest.One lady said, "Mr. Hudson, no one as handsome as you could win an Ugly Man Contest."No one else entered, so he won.Bill also won for his red hair.They each won $2, which they banked.A few days later the bank went bust and they lost their easily won money.
More About David Devotion Hudson:
Burial: 1930, Peachland, NC.
Occupation: Foreman on Seabord Railroad; farmer.
More About David Devotion Hudson and Martha Jane Atkinson:
Marriage: 02 Feb 1888, Bride's residence in Pee Dee, NC.3
Children of David Devotion Hudson and Martha Jane Atkinson are:
- +William Fowle Hudson, b. 04 Dec 1888, Anson County, Peachland, NC, d. 10 Aug 1974.
- +Inez Corinna Hudson, b. 27 Mar 1890, d. 04 Oct 1969, Charlotte Nc.
- +Mary Jane Hudson, b. 24 Jun 1891, Hamlet, NC, d. 07 Aug 1967.
- +James Alcus Hudson, b. 07 Sep 1892, d. 24 Sep 1984.
- +Maude Irene Hudson, b. 29 Jul 1894, d. 23 Sep 1977.
- +David D Hudson Jr, b. 17 Jul 18963, d. 15 Apr 1955.
- +Elmira Melinda Hudson, b. 01 Mar 1899, Rockingham, NC, d. 05 Jul 1993, Williamsburg, VA.