Nellie Moyer Budd (February 20, 1860 - November 28, 1944) was an American music teacher. Trained at the
New England Conservatory of Music
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, she served for many years as the head of the music department at Windom College,
Montevideo, Minnesota
Montevideo is a city in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 5,383 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Chippewa County. The town's mayor is Erich Winter and the Council President is Nathan Schmidt.
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Early life and education
Cornelia (
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Niagara County, New York
Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''.
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, February 20, 1860. Her father, Amos F. Moyer, was a descendant of the Moyer family of
Central New York
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With a population of about 773,606 (2009) and an area of , the region includes the Syracuse metropolitan area.
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; her mother, Cornelia V. Rose, was a descendant from Robert Rose who came to
Wethersfield, Connecticut
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, in 1634. Her siblings were: Lycuagus Rose Moyer, Mary Elizabeth Moyer, Frank James Moyer, Lloyd Garrison Moyer, and Galen Delos Moyer.
Nellie graduated from Lockport Union School (1879) and the
New England Conservatory of Music
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(1886). In
Boston
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, she had a course of music study under
George Whitefield Chadwick
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Chicago
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, she studied under William Hall Sherwood, and voice with J. Harry Wheeler.
Music study attracted her to
Chautauqua, New York
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, for seven summers, and one season to
Ocean Grove, New Jersey
Ocean Grove is a unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Neptune Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States.
Career
Budd taught music for many years including in Niagara County, New York. In Minnesota, she was the head of the department of music at the Western Minnesota Seminary (later Windom College) (1887-1913).
She was a charter member of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association, serving two years as its vice president, and was a member of the organization's original committee on state standardization of music teachers. She was also an active member of the National Education Association since 1900.
Budd served as deputy judge of probate for her brother, Lycurgus Rose Moyer, and assisted him in abstract work, working at Chippewa County Bank when that institution was first established. She was early on the librarian of the public library, started by Charles H. Budd in 1879 and the continued as a member of the library board. She served as president of the Minnesota Rebekah Assembly for one year. For 24 years, she was a director of the Odd Fellows Home at
Northfield, Minnesota
Northfield is a city in Dakota and Rice counties in the State of Minnesota. It is mostly in Rice County, with a small portion in Dakota County. The population was 20,790 at the 2020 census.
History
Northfield was platted in 1856 by John W ...
much of that time being vice president of the board.
Personal life
In Montevideo, she married Charles Henry Budd (1848–1929), December 25, 1889. They had four children: Mary Ethel Budd (1879–1965), Windom Moyer Budd (1891–1954), Raymond Budd (1894–1981), and Charles Henry Budd, Jr. (1899–1971). While her three sons were in
World War I
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, she worked as cashier of the Montevideo State Bank. Her war work was county chair of the Women's Liberty Loan.
Nellie Moyer Budd died at Montevideo, November 28, 1944.