Alfred Maxwell Small (1879-1931)

Alfred Maxwell Small
1879-1931
Michelle’s Great-Grandfather

Alfred Maxwell Small (James4, Alexander3, George2, James1) was born May 20, 1879 in Jackson, Washington County, New York. He was the son of James Small and Sarah Martha Edie. Alfred died January 12, 1931 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York.

Alfred married Margaret Arnott Oviatt November 10, 1908 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas D. Oviatt and Isabelle Arnott. She was born April 13, 1883 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York and died June 6, 1977 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York.

Obituary: Washington County Post, Thursday, January 15, 1931:

Alfred M. Small

Alfred M. Small died early Monday at his home on Grove Street in Cambridge after a long illness. He was the son of the late James Small and Sarah Edie Small, and was born in the Town of Jackson on May 8th, 1879. He resided on the home farm until about four years ago when he moved with his family to Cambridge. He was Past Master of Salem Lodge, F. & M., and Past Patron of Ondawa Chapter, O. E. S. , and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Besides his wife, who was formerly Miss Margaret Oviatt, he is survived by two sons, Marshall J. and Donald T. Small; his mother, Mrs. Sarah M. Small, and one sister, Miss Harriet E. Small, both of Troy.
Funeral services were held from his late residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Harold C. Harmon officiating. The interment was at Evergreen Cemetery, Salem.

Census Records:

• 1880 Federal Census: June 9, 1880, Jackson, Washington County, New York (T9-942, ED-148, page 11 (337C), line 9).
• 1900 Federal Census: June 4, 1900, Jackson, Washington County, New York (T623-1172, ED-135, page 2A, line 33).
• 1910 Federal Census: April 21, 1910, Jackson, Washington County, New York (T624-1088, ED-107, page 35A, line 33)
• 1920 Federal Census: January 14, 1920, Jackson, Washington County, New York (T625-1273, ED-223, page 5A, line 4)
• 1930 Federal Census: April 24, 1930, Cambridge, Washington County, New York (T626-1657, ED-42, page 10B, line 70)

Children of Alfred Small and Margaret Oviatt are:

1. Marshall James Small, born April 26, 1910 in Jackson, Washington County, New York; died December 20, 1972 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York. He married (1) Hazel M. Watt July 16, 1933; (2) Ruth Agnes Henry October 27, 1947 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
2. Donald Thomas Small, born October 31, 1920 in Cambridge, Washington County, New York; died October 12, 2013 in Glens Falls, Warren County, New York.  He was married twice.

Sources:

1. Family Bible of Alexander Small, (J. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, 1856)
2. Washington County Post, “Obituary of Alfred M. Small,” Washington County, New York, Thursday, January 15, 1931.
3. Grave Stones in Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, New York
4. Marriage Announcement of Alfred Maxwell Small and Margaret Arnott Oviatt
5. Oviatt, Margaret Arnott, “Autobiography of Margaret Arnott Oviatt”, (Written October 6, 1960).
6. New York State Department of Health, Death Certificate of Alfred Marshall Small, (Filed January 13, 1931
7. New York State Department of Health, Death Certificate of Margaret Small Ashton, (Filed June 12, 1977).
8. First Congregational Church, Stamford, Connecticut, Marriage Certificate of Marshall James Small and Ruth Agnes Henry, (October 27, 1947).
9. Small, Archibald Robertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Robertson, Small and Related Families, (Albert Garrett Small, Indianapolis, 1907)
10. Ward, Azuba Ruth, The Laing Family, (Lexington, Kentucky, 1990)
11. McMillan, W.F. and C.E. McMillan, McMillan Genealogy & History (1908)
12. Oviatt, Margaret Arnott, DAR Application 67744, (Cambridge, Washington County, New York, July 13, 1908)
13. Ruddock, William T., Linen Thread and Broom Twines: An Irish American Album and Directory of the People of Dunbarton Mill, Greenwich, New York 1879-1952, (Heritage Books, Bowie, Maryland, 1997), Volume 2
14. Brøderbund Software, Inc., Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, (Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3), “Electronic”