Gazlay Family History
Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw
Parents
| Father | Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw (4 February 1835 - 13 January 1920) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Scott (30 August 1836 - 16 November 1915) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 10 May 2014; Last Edited: 3 April 2016 |
| Person ID | 6721 |
| Name | Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 13 November 1860 in Henderson County, Illinois1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
| Married | 1890 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio to Sidney Smyth3, 4, 7 |
| Died | 26 January 1946 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Sidney Smyth |
| Born | August 1862 in Canada |
| Married | 1890 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio to Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw |
| Died | 26 February 1934 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Children | of Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw and Sidney Smyth: |
| 1. | Edward Glenn Smyth |
| Born | 3 June 1891 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon |
| Died | 5 June 1959 in Los Angeles, California |
| 2. | Sidney Hugh Smyth |
| Born | 23 April 1893 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon |
| Died | 21 January 1966 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California |
| 3. | Dr. Francis Scott Smyth |
| Born | 7 October 1895 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon |
| Died | 6 February 1972 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California |
| +4. | Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth |
| Born | 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Married | 1935 to Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath |
| Died | 15 November 1975 |
| 5. | Anna Lee Smyth |
| Born | ca. 1904 in Oregon |
| Married | to Theodore Read Dayton |
| Died | 14 April 1974 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Ohio, Champaign County, Urbana City, Page No. 16, family of James A. P. McGaw (35, Ohio, clergyman); Mary A. McGaw (33, Ohio); Rebecca I. McGaw (9, Ohio); Edward G. McGaw (4, Illinois); Louis G. McGaw (2, Illinois); Margaret Pleasant (50, Virginia, servant).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Ohio, Champaign County, Urbana, Enumeration District 31, Page No. 31, family of James A. P. McGaw (44, Ohio, minister); wife Mary A. McGaw (43, Ohio); daughter Bessie McGaw (20, Illinois); son Edward McGaw (14, Illinois); son Glenn McGaw (12, Illinois); daughter Mary L. McGaw (3, Ohio); niece Alice McGaw (17, Illinois).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 78, Sheet No. 4A, family of Sidney Smyth (37, Canada, Aug 1862, civil engineer); wife of 10 years Bessie M. Smyth (39, Illinois, Nov 1860, 3 children, 3 living); son Edward G. Smyth (8, Oregon, June 1891); son Sidney H. Smyth (7, Oregon, Apr 1893); son Francis S. Smyth (4, Oregon, Oct 1895); b-in-law Glenn McGaw (29, Illinois, June 1870).
- 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).
- Obituary, The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon; 1 February 1946, Mrs Sidney Smyth, died: 26 January 1946 in Wallingford, Connecticut; born: 13 November 1860 in South Henderson, Illinois [actually believed to be Henderson County, not South Henderson]. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her husband, five children, a sister and a brother.