This page is about my maternal grandfather,Marshall James Small.
The journalling reads:
Marshall James Small was born on April 26, 1910 in Jackson, NY, and died December 20, 1972 in Cambridge, NY when 62 years old. He was the son of Alfred Maxwell Small and Margaret Arnott (Oviatt) Small. He had only one younger brother, Donald.
Marshall did not graduate from high school. He transferred from Salem High School to Cambridge High School after his second year. He then dropped out school in April 1929. He had been active in the Boy Scouts of America.
He later went to school to become an undertaker, sponsored by his uncle, Daniel Westfall. He received his undertaker’s license on June 21, 1932 from the State Department of Health in Albany, New York. He disliked that career and practiced only a short time, although it would have meant stability and security for his family.
Marshall worked all kinds of odd jobs. He was a pipe carver, house painter, clerk, undertaker, oil delivery man and oil burner repairman.
Credits:
Papers and elements from Blushbutter’s Victorian Heritage kit.
Fonts: Batik Regular (title) and Rage Italic (text)
Software: PSP X2