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Family HistoryFamily History - Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ 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 Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw and eight of her descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw,1 born 13 November 1860 in Henderson County, Illinois, the daughter of Rev. James Alexander Porter McGaw and Mary Ann Scott;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:

 2i. 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
 3ii. 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
 4iii. 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
+5iv. Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth, born 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon; died 15 November 1975. Married Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath.
+6v. Anna Lee Smyth, born ca. 1904 in Oregon; died 14 April 1974 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Married Theodore Read Dayton.

  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.
Second and Third Generations
5. Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth2 (Rebecca ‘Bessie’1), 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:

 7i. Walter L. Smyth, born ca. 1938 in California.6
 8ii. Howard E. Smyth, born ca. June 1939 in California.6
 9iii. Anna Lee Smyth, born 23 October 1944.9

6. Anna Lee Smyth2 (Rebecca ‘Bessie’1), 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).

  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.