Gazlay Family History
Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth
Parents
| Father | Sidney Smyth (August 1862 - 26 February 1934) |
| Mother | Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw (13 November 1860 - 26 January 1946) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 3 April 2016; Last Edited: 3 April 2016 |
| Person ID | 8302 |
| Name | Howard McGaw Smyth |
| Title | Dr. |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 1935 to Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath1, 7 |
| Died | 15 November 19752 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath |
| Born | 28 June 1911 in Zloczov, Galicia, Austria-Hungary |
| Married | 1935 to Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth |
| Died | 22 August 2014 in Bethany Beach, Sussex County, Delaware |
| Children | of Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth and Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath: |
| 1. | Walter L. Smyth |
| Born | ca. 1938 in California |
| 2. | Howard E. Smyth |
| Born | ca. June 1939 in California |
| 3. | Anna Lee Smyth |
| Born | 23 October 1944 |
Sources
- Passenger List, S.S. Konigstein, sailing from Antwerp, 19 August 1935, arriving at Port of New York, 31 August 1935, Smyth, Howard McGaw, 34, born:6 August 1901 in Portland, Oregon; Smyth, Hertha (Howard), 24, born: Zloczov, Poland; last permanent residence: Vienna, Austria; mother: Maria Kainrath.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Howard M. Smyth, born: 6 July 1901; died: 15 November 1975; last place of residence: Bethany Beach, Sussex [County], Delaware.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 217, Sheet No. 3A, family of Sidney Smyth (48, Canada, civil engineer); wife of 20 years Bessie Smyth (49, Illinois, 5 children, 5 living); son Edward G___ Smyth (19, Oregon); son Sidney Hugh Smyth (17, Oregon); son Francis Scott Smyth (14, Oregon); son Howard McGaw Smyth (9, Oregon); daughter Anna-Lee Smyth (6, Oregon).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 135, Sheet No. 10B, family of Sidney Smyth (55, Canada, civil engineer); wife Bessie M. Smyth (57, Illinois); son Francis S. Smyth (24, Oregon); son Howard M. Smyth (18, Oregon); daughter Anna Lee Smyth (16, Oregon); father-in-law James A. McGaw (84, Ohio).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 26-392, Sheet Nos. 2A, family of Sidney Smyth (65, New Hampshire [sic], civil engineer, first married age 25); wife Bessie M. Smyth (69, Illinois, first married age 29); son Howard M. Smyth (28, Oregon); roomer Ben Segesman (27, California, salesman, food stuff).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1940, California, Contra Costa County, Judicial Township 7, Enumeration District 7-42, Sheet No. 5A, family of Howard M. Smyth (38, Oregon, history teacher, university); wife Hertha A. Smyth (28, Austria); son Walter L. Smyth (2, California); son Howard E. Smyth (10/12, California).
- Obituary, Melson Funeral Services (website: www.melsonfuneralservice.com), Heather Kainrath Smyth, born: 28 June 1911 in the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia; died: 22 August 2014 in Bethany Beach, Delaware. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband, father, brother, and three children.