This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sharonmills68 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.montgomery/1262.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Several thoughts: (1) she may not have been the only orphaned Smith child, so look for others even in nearby counties; (2) the parents may have had property of value, so a probate may have occurred in Montgomery or a nearby county. If so, a guardianship may have been established with a guardian bond and a final report by the guardian. She may have had several till she turned 18, including documents in Gibson County. (3) She may have left a death certificate in Daviess Co which lists parents. (4) the parents may have been married other than Montgomery Co and perhaps other than Indiana. You may have to follow quite a few Smiths to rule them out. (5) often relatives took in an orphaned child but not always. Sometimes people were paid for the care of orphaned boarders, just like relatives were if there was money from an estate. Hopefully something like these ideas will pay off for you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>

check guardianship records, they are full of orphaned, and children from one parent being deceased. Depending on where the guardian may have been from or possible where the parents were from, so could take a while to find them. Also, the ones who took Melinda in could have been related, possible the wife. Maybe you need to research to see if one could have been brother or sister to the mother.   From: "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, December 5, 2014 1:04 PM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Melinda C. Smith orphaned 1857-1860 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sharonmills68 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.montgomery/1262.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Several thoughts:  (1) she may not have been the only orphaned Smith child, so look for others even in nearby counties; (2) the parents may have had property of value, so a probate may have occurred in Montgomery or a nearby county.  If so, a guardianship may have been established with a guardian bond and a final report by the guardian.  She may have had several till she turned 18, including documents in Gibson County.    (3)  She may have left a death certificate in Daviess Co which lists parents.  (4)  the parents may have been married other than Montgomery Co and perhaps other than Indiana.  You may have to follow quite a few Smiths to rule them out. (5) often relatives took in an orphaned child but not always.  Sometimes people were paid for the care of orphaned boarders, just like relatives were if there was money from an estate.  Hopefully something like these ideas will pay off for you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br> http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message