Gazlay Family History
Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 3 April 2016; Last Edited: 3 April 2016 |
| Person ID | 8305 |
| Name | Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 28 June 1911 in Zloczov, Galicia, Austria-Hungary1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 1935 to Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth2, 4 |
| Died | 22 August 2014 in Bethany Beach, Sussex County, Delaware1, 4 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth (son of Sidney Smyth and Rebecca Irwin ‘Bessie’ McGaw) |
| Born | 6 July 1901 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
| Married | 1935 to Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath |
| Died | 15 November 1975 |
| Children | of Hertha ‘Oma’ Kainrath and Dr. Howard McGaw Smyth: |
| 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.