Hi.....another question about my SCHAMBACH family of Bensheim, Hesse. When Johann Theobald SCHAMBACH (b 1798) died in Bensheim on 14 February, 1837 of pneumonia he left his wife, Katharina (nee DORN), b 1794, with 5 daughters and 2 sons. I'm mostly interested right now in what eventually happened to the daughters: Christina, b 13 Oct, 1822 Katharina, b 25 March, 1826 Margarethe, b 27 Jan, 1828 Sophia, b 21 Aug 1831 and Maria Anna, b 3 Sept, 1833, d 1840. The 2 sons were Georg, b 23 Sept, 1824 and Franz Jacob, b 10 Sept, 1835. The 2 sons emigrated to America as adults. I wonder if there was time to write a will? After his death would it be necessary to have a document giving financial guardianship to someone for those children? Where would I write or email for help about those documents? I do know that the mother, Katharina,(nee DORN) was remarried on 21 Nov, 1837 to Christoph Roehrig. He took on quite a ready made family! If she remarried would it be unnecessary for guardianship or considered more necessary because of the father's estate? The daughters are being difficult to track down later in their lives. A German speaking friend has been reading LDS films for marriages and deaths for me, but has found nothing on the daughters so far. Any suggestions will be appreciated Helen