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Family HistoryFamily History - Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth


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 Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth and three of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth,1 born 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, the son of Sidney Smyth and Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw;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:

 2i. Walter L. Smyth, born ca. 1938 in California.6
 3ii. Howard E. Smyth, born ca. June 1939 in California.6
 4iii. Anna Lee Smyth, born 23 October 1944.9

  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.