Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw and 17 of his descendants down to the fourth generation.


First Generation
1. Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw,1 born 4 February 1835 in Fair Haven, Preble County, Ohio, the son of John McGaw and Agnes _____;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 13 January 1920 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.7 James married, first, 21 September 1858 in Butler County, Ohio, Rebecca J. Irwin8 (born ____, parents not determined; Rebecca died 22 October 18586). James married, second, 3 January 1860 in Butler County, Ohio, Mary Ann Scott4, 11 (born 30 August 1836 in Ohio, parents not determined;1, 2, 3, 4, 9 Mary died 16 November 1915 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon10). James is buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.7 Mary is buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.10

James wrote a biographical sketch of himself around 1876 which reads:6

The youngest but one of six children of John and Agnes McGaw, I was born at Fair Haven, Preble county, Ohio, February 4, 1835. In the fall of that year my parents removed to Oquawka, Illinois, where they died in the summer of 1838, leaving a family of orphan children, the oldest a girl of twelve years, the youngest an infant daughter. After being cared for awhile by my grandfather, I was taken into the family of Daniel M. Gordon, who was married to a sister of my mother. I remained with him, receiving a careful and conscientious religious training and enjoying such opportunities for acquiring a common school education as the country then afforded. According to the best of my recollection, I was admitted to communion in the Church in the early part of the year 1849.

From my earliest recollection it had been my desire to be a minister of the gospel. Through the kindness of friends in South Henderson Church, and through the self-sacrificing efforts of my brothers, Samuel and John, means were provided me to complete a regular college course.

I look upon South Henderson Church as having been to me a cherishing mother, and I shall ever regard her with the utmost gratitude and veneration. I hope always to act so that South Henderson shall never be ashamed to own me as one of her sons, and shall never experience a pang of regret for having aided an orphan boy to fit himself for the gospel ministry.

I commenced studies in Knox College, Illinois, in October 1849. After two years at Knox and one year in teaching, I entered Freshman in 1852, and graduated with the second honor in 1856. I studied theology at Oxford, under Rev. Dr. Young; was licensed by the First Presbytery of Ohio in April, 1857. In the spring of 1858 I received, very unexpectedly, a call to South Henderson, and was ordained at Harmony, Peoria county.

On September 21, 1858, I was married to Miss Rebecca J Irwin, of Oxford, Ohio. One month and one day after we were married, she died of diphtheria, leaving me in the deep sorrow of a sudden and most bewildering bereavement. On January 3, 1860, I was married to Miss Mary A. Scott, of Collinsville, Butler county, Ohio.

I remained pastor of South Henderson for nearly nine years, resigning in 1867 to accept the professorship of English Literature in Monmouth College.

On account of a state of feeling in the United Presbyterian Church, growing out of the McCune controversy, with which I was identified as one of the editors of the Union Presbyterian, I felt it was most expedient for me to resign my professorship, which I accordingly did. My view on the subjects of Psalmody and Communion have undergone a change, I felt it was best that I should sever my connection with the U. P. Church. I obtained a letter of dismissal, and on this was received by the Presbytery of Cincinnati (O.S.), and in December, 1868, received and accepted a call to the First Presbyterian Church of Urbana, Ohio, where I have been laboring in word and doctrine for seven years and a half.

The lord has blessed my unworthy labors here so that the Church has increased in numbers. I can truly say as I look back over my pleasant fields of labor, “The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.”


Children of Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw and Mary Ann Scott:

+2i. Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw, born 13 November 1860 in Henderson County, Illinois; died 26 January 1946 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut. Married Sidney Smyth.
 3ii. Edward G. McGaw, born ca. 1866 in Illinois.2, 3
 4iii. Lewis Glenn McGaw, born 1868 in Illinois;2, 3, 12, 13 died 8 November 1941 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.12 Lewis is buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.12
+5iv. Mary Louisa McGaw, born 14 October 1876 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio; died 15 March 1961 in Multnomah County, Oregon. Married Robert Alden Lamberson.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Illinois, Henderson County, Township 10 N. 5 W., Oquawka Post Office, Page No. 78, family of James A. P. McGaw (25, Ohio, U. P. clergyman; Mary A. McGaw (24, Ohio).
  2. 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).
  3. 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).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Allen County, Wayne Township, Enumeration District 29, Sheet No. 1A; family of James A. McGaw (65, Ohio, Feb 1835, clergyman); wife of 40 years Mary A. McGaw (63, Ohio, Aug 1836, 7 children, 4 living); daughter Mary L. McGaw (23, Ohio, Oct 1876).
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 127, Sheet No. 9A; family of Robert A. Lamberson (43, New Jersey, cabinet maker, factory); wife Mary L. Lamberson (43, Ohio); son James D. Lamberson (10, Oregon); daughter Helen M. Lamberson (6, Oregon); son Robert A. Lamberson, Jr. (2, Oregon); daughter Margaret L. Lamberson (2, Oregon); father-in-law James A. McGaw (84, Ohio, widow).
  6. Memorial Discourse of the South Henderson Congregation, of the United Presbyterian Church, by the Pastor, Rev. Andrew Renwick, 2 July 1876. Available at archive.org. Sketch of Rev. J. A. P. McGaw, D. D., prepared by himself.
  7. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Rev. James A. P. McGaw: Jas. A. P. McGaw / 1835 - 1920 [from grave stone]; the record indicates he died 13 January 1920 in Portland, and provides the text from his obituary which names his four children; the record provides for his wife Mary Ann McGaw and son Lewis Glenn McGaw.
  8. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Butler County, No. 2485, J. A. P. McGaw and Rebecca J. Irwin, married 21 September 1858.
  9. Email from Robert M. Smyth, 27 January 2016, with information about his McGaw and Smyth ancestors.
  10. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Mary Ann McGaw: Mary A. McGaw / 1836-1915 [from grave stone]. The record indicates she died 16 November 1915 in Portland; provides the text for her obituary which gives the names of her husband J. A. P. McGaw and her four children; and links to her husband and one son.
  11. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, Butler County, No. 2944, James A. P. McGaw and Mary A. Scott, married 3 January 1860.
  12. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Lewis Glenn McGaw: L. Glenn McGaw / 1868-1941 [from grave stone]. The record provides his date and place of death and the text of his obituary which includes the names of his siblings; and provides links to his parents.
  13. 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).
Second Generation
2. Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw2 (James1), born 13 November 1860 in Henderson County, Illinois;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 died 26 January 1946 in Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut.7 Bessie married, 1890 in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, Sidney Smyth3, 4, 7 (born August 1862 in Canada, parents not determined;3, 4, 5, 6 Sidney died 26 February 1934 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon7, 8).

Children of Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw and Sidney Smyth:

 6i. Edward Glenn Smyth, born 3 June 1891 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon;3, 4, 9, 10 died 5 June 1959 in Los Angeles, California.10
 7ii. Sidney Hugh Smyth, born 23 April 1893 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon;3, 4, 11, 12 died 21 January 1966 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.12
 8iii. Dr. Francis Scott Smyth, born 7 October 1895 in Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon;3, 4, 5, 13, 14 died 6 February 1972 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.14
+9iv. Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth, born 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; died 15 November 1975. Married Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath.
+10v. Anna Lee Smyth, born ca. 1904 in Oregon; died 14 April 1974 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Married Theodore Read Dayton.

5. Mary Louisa McGaw2 (James1), born 14 October 1876 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio;2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 died 15 March 1961 in Multnomah County, Oregon.21, 22 Mary married, 6 May 1908 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Robert Alden Lamberson17, 27 (born 3 July 1876 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, the son of Buell Lamberson and Helen Mary Swift;17, 18, 23, 24, 25 Robert died 7 January 1921 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon23, 26). Mary and Robert are buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.21, 23

Robert was a merchant in Portland, Oregon.28


Children of Mary Louisa McGaw and Robert Alden Lamberson:

+11i. James Buell Lamberson, born 18 May 1909 in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon; died 31 December 1981. Married Henrietta Bernice Wilbur.
+12ii. Helen Mary Lamberson, born 21 February 1913 in Oregon; died 6 August 1980. Married Arthur William Hoff.
 13iii. Margaret Louise Lamberson, born 11 December 1917 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon;18, 29 died 26 October 1928 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.29 Margaret is buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.29
+14iv. Robert Alden Lamberson, Jr., born 11 December 1917 in Oregon; died 5 May 2000. Married Barbara Lena Ritenour.

  1. 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).
  2. 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).
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. 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.
  8. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Sidney Smyth, born: 1864; died: 26 February 1934 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon [from record]. The record provides an obituary that give the names of his wife and children.
  9. Oregon Births and Christenings, 1868-1929; Edward Glenn Smyth, born: 3 June 1891 in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon; father: Sidney Smyth; mother: Bessie M. Smyth.
  10. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Edward Glenn Smyth, born: 3 June 1891, Oregon; died: 5 June 1959 in Los Angeles, California; father: Smyth; mother: Mcgaw.
  11. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Sidney H. Smyth, born: 23 April 1893 in Oregon City, Oregon; mechanical engineer, Standard Oil. Co., Richmond, California; single.
  12. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Sidney Hugh Smyth, born: 23 April 1893 in Oregon; died: 21 January 1966 in San Francisco, California; mother’s name: Mcgaw.
  13. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Francis Scott Smyth, born: 7 October 1895 in Oregon City, Oregon; medical student, university, Cali; single.
  14. California Death Index 1940-1997; Ancestry (website), and Familysearch (website). Francis S. Smyth, born: 7 October 1895 in Oregon; died: 6 February 1972 in San Mateo, California.
  15. Ohio County Births, 1856-1909; Mary Louisa Mcgaw, born 14 October 1876 in Urbana, Champaign [County], Ohio; father: J. A. P. Mcgaw; mother: Mary Morgan.
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Ohio, Allen County, Wayne Township, Enumeration District 29, Sheet No. 1A; family of James A. McGaw (65, Ohio, Feb 1835, clergyman); wife of 40 years Mary A. McGaw (63, Ohio, Aug 1836, 7 children, 4 living); daughter Mary L. McGaw (23, Ohio, Oct 1876).
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Township, family of Robert Lamberson (33, New Jersey, salesman, pump co.); wife of 2 years Mary Lamberson (32, Ohio, 1 child, 1 living); son James A. Lamberson (11/12, Oregon).
  18. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 127, Sheet No. 9A; family of Robert A. Lamberson (43, New Jersey, cabinet maker, factory); wife Mary L. Lamberson (43, Ohio); son James D. Lamberson (10, Oregon); daughter Helen M. Lamberson (6, Oregon); son Robert A. Lamberson, Jr. (2, Oregon); daughter Margaret L. Lamberson (2, Oregon); father-in-law James A. McGaw (84, Ohio, widow).
  19. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 26-526, Sheet Nos. 6A, 6B; family of Mary L. Lamberson (53, Ohio, widow); son James B. Lamberson (20, Oregon, moulder, foundary); daughter Helen M. Lamberson (17, Oregon); Robert A. Lamberson (12, Oregon).
  20. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 37-441B, Sheet Nos. 4A, 4B; family of Mary L. Lamberson (63, Oregon, widow); son James B. Lamberson (31, Oregon, draftsman, steel foundary); son Robert A. Lamberson (22, Oregon, sec. engineer, Aug. [?]).
  21. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Mary L. Lamberson: Mother / Mary L. Lamberson / 1876-1961 [from grave marker]; the record provides her death date as 15 March 1961.
  22. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Lamberson, Mary L., died 15 March 1961 in Multnomah [County], age 84; spouse: Robert Lamberson.
  23. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Robert Alden Lamberson, born: 3 July 1987 in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey; died: 7 January 1921 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (from record, which includes the texts from three obituaries/death notices; and provides the names and links for his parents, four siblings, and one child).
  24. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland, Enumeration District 140, Page No. 8; family of Buell Lamberson (38, Illinois, hardware dealer); wife Helen M. Lamberson (36, New York); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (8, New Jersey); son Alfred B. Lamberson (6, New Jersey); son Robert A. Lamberson (4, New Jersey); daughter Margaret M. Lamberson (1, New Jersey); aunt Nancy Swift (79, Connecticut).
  25. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 59, Sheet No. 10A; family of Helen Lamberson (57, New York, Feb 1843, widow, 5 children, 5 living, seed merchant); daughter Abby S. Lamberson (28, New Jersey, May 1872); son Alfred Lamberson (26, New Jersey, Feb 1874, seed merchant); daughter-in-law and wife of 6 years Gertrude Lamberson (25, New Jersey, Dec. 1874, no children, dentist); son Robert Lamberson (23, New Jersey, July 1876, seed merchant); daughter Margaret Lamberson (21, New Jersey, Feb. 1879, vocal teacher); son Edward Lamberson (19, Oregon, May 1881, printer).
  26. Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998; Robert A. Lamberson, died 7 January 1921 in Portland.
  27. Wedding Announcement, The Sunday Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, 10 May 1908, wedding of Mary Louise McGraw and Robert Alden Lamberson on 6 May 1908 in Portland, Oregon. The article provides wedding details and the names of various family members and attendees.
  28. Yearbook of the Oregon Society Sons of the American Revolution, Portland, 1903. Available at Internet Archive (website). Robert Alden Lamberson, merchant, Portland. The entry provides the names of two generation of his paternal ancestors.
  29. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Margaret Louise “Peggy” Lamberson, born: 11 December 1917 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; died: 26 October 1928 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon (from record, which includes a copy of her death certificate; and provides the name and link for her father).
Third Generation
9. Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth3 (Rebecca ‘Bessie’,2 James1), born 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon;1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 died 15 November 1975.2 Howard married, 1935, Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath1, 8 (born 28 June 1911 in Zloczov, Galicia, Austria-Hungary, parents not determined;1, 6, 7, 8 Oma died 22 August 2014 in Bethany Beach, Sussex County, Delaware7, 8).

Children of Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth and Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath:

 15i. Walter L. Smyth, born ca. 1938 in California.6
 16ii. Howard E. Smyth, born ca. June 1939 in California.6
 17iii. Anna Lee Smyth, born 23 October 1944.9

10. Anna Lee Smyth3 (Rebecca ‘Bessie’,2 James1), born ca. 1904 in Oregon;3, 4, 10 died 14 April 1974 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut.11 Anna married Theodore Read Dayton10 (born 16 February 1895 in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, parents not determined;12, 13 Theodore died 15 March 197013).

11. James Buell Lamberson3 (Mary,2 James1), born 18 May 1909 in Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon;14, 15, 16, 17, 18 died 31 December 1981.18 James married, 9 December 1945, Henrietta Bernice Wilbur18 (born ____, parents not determined).

12. Helen Mary Lamberson3 (Mary,2 James1), born 21 February 1913 in Oregon;15, 16, 19 died 6 August 1980.19 Helen married Arthur William Hoff (born 1 November 1914, the son of Charles Arthur Hoff and Matilda Amelia Streu;20 Arthur died 20 February 197320). Helen and Arthur are buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.19, 20

Child of Helen Mary Lamberson and Arthur William Hoff:

+18i. Kathleen Amelia Hoff, born 14 April 1947 in Woodlawn, Grays Harbor County, Washington; died 14 February 2014. Married Frank Howard.

14. Robert Alden Lamberson, Jr.3 (Mary,2 James1), born 11 December 1917 in Oregon;15, 16, 17, 21, 22 died 5 May 2000.21, 22 Robert married Barbara Lena Ritenour (born 30 July 1920, parents not determined;23 Barbara died 21 February 199923). Robert and Barbara are buried in Union Point Cemetery, Banks, Washington County, Oregon.21, 23

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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).
  4. 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).
  5. 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).
  6. 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).
  7. Find a Grave (website). (Cremated), Hertha “Oma” Kainrath Smyth, born: 28 June 1911; died: 20 August 2014 [from record]. The record provides the names of three children.
  8. 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.
  9. This is publicly viewable information found in various public information repositories, people finding websites, and/or social media.
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Connecticut, Fairfield County, Redding, Enumeration District 1-122, Sheet No. 61B, family of Theodore R. Dayton (44, Connecticut); wife Anna Lee Dayton (36, Oregon, psychiatiec social worker, public high school).
  11. Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001, available at Ancestry.com and familysearch.org, Anna L. Dayton, age 70; died: 14 April 1974 in Danbury, Connecticut; widowed; spouse: A TH.
  12. Draft Registration Card, World War I, Theodore Read Dayton, born: 16 February 1895 in Redding, Connecticut; farmer; single.
  13. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Theodore R. Dayton, born: 16 February 1896; died: 15 March 1970; last place of residence: Fairfield [County], Connecticut.
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland Township, family of Robert Lamberson (33, New Jersey, salesman, pump co.); wife of 2 years Mary Lamberson (32, Ohio, 1 child, 1 living); son James A. Lamberson (11/12, Oregon).
  15. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 127, Sheet No. 9A; family of Robert A. Lamberson (43, New Jersey, cabinet maker, factory); wife Mary L. Lamberson (43, Ohio); son James D. Lamberson (10, Oregon); daughter Helen M. Lamberson (6, Oregon); son Robert A. Lamberson, Jr. (2, Oregon); daughter Margaret L. Lamberson (2, Oregon); father-in-law James A. McGaw (84, Ohio, widow).
  16. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 26-526, Sheet Nos. 6A, 6B; family of Mary L. Lamberson (53, Ohio, widow); son James B. Lamberson (20, Oregon, moulder, foundary); daughter Helen M. Lamberson (17, Oregon); Robert A. Lamberson (12, Oregon).
  17. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 37-441B, Sheet Nos. 4A, 4B; family of Mary L. Lamberson (63, Oregon, widow); son James B. Lamberson (31, Oregon, draftsman, steel foundary); son Robert A. Lamberson (22, Oregon, sec. engineer, Aug. [?]).
  18. FamilySearch, James Buell Lamberson.
  19. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Helen Mary Lamberson Hoff, born: 21 February 1913; born: 6 August 1980 (from record, which provides the text of her obituary; and provides the names and links for her mother, husband, and one child).
  20. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Arthur William Hoff, born: 1 November 1914; died: 20 February 1973 (from record, which includes the text from his obituary; and provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, wife, and one child).
  21. Find a Grave (website). Union Point Cemetery, Banks, Washington County, Oregon, Robert A. Lamberson, born: 11 December 1917; died: 5 May 2000 (from record, which provides the name and link for his wife).
  22. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lamberson, Robert A., no. 542-03-3653; born: 11 December 1917; died: 5 May 2000; last residence: Washington [County], Oregon.
  23. Find a Grave (website). Union Point Cemetery, Banks, Washington County, Oregon, Barbara L. Lamberson, born: 30 July 1920; died: 21 February 1999 (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
Fourth Generation
18. Kathleen Amelia Hoff4 (Helen,3 Mary,2 James1), born 14 April 1947 in Woodlawn, Grays Harbor County, Washington;1 died 14 February 2014.1 Kathleen married Frank Howard (born ____, parents not determined).

  1. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Kathleen Amelia Hoff, born; 14 April 1947 in Woodlawn, Grays Harbor County, Washington; died: 25 February 2014 (from record, which includes the text from her obituary; and provides the names and links for her parents).