> These then passed to his estranged wife who soon remarried but > tragically died young. > > Tony Proctor Sorry, Tony, but if she was estranged at the time of his death, I'd think there'd be considerable question about whether she ever had physical possession of the things, unless there was a common child, which evidently there wasn't. That all being true, there'd be little to no reason for the 2nd husband or his family to keep track of 'em even if she DID have them in a box in the closet. The phrase Lost Cause keeps passin' through my mind. Cheryl singhals <singhals@erols.com>