Hi Nelson, I ran into a few little family matters like this...... When my Great Great Grandmother died.........all of the children were put in homes of family members and or friends.........he did not have the means to take care of the children......... And..........I also found another that at the age of 30 years old her husband died.........I found all four of her children in an Orphan's home. But, all together..........she could not take care of them..... Another instance: The couple had two young children ....they were getting up in years......so again, the committed - yes committed these two girls into a home ...........both young girls lived and, died there ..... Isn't it something what some children do go through just to survive ! Kindly Bea ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nelson R. Sulouff" <zuli@sprintmail.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 3:06 AM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Orphan Court question > In my own research in SE Pennsylvania I have found that more frequently > underage "half-orphans" (as the query called them) were put in an > orphanage when their mothers died because the father had to work and could > not care for the children. In my own research, when fathers died I have > more frequently seen underage children that a mother could not care for > were sent to live with siblings or cousins of the father or the mother > rather than to an orphanage. These observations may just happen to be true > for the families I have researched and I am not implying that a > generalization should be made from the circumstances I've observed. > > Nelson R. Sulouff > ////////////////////////////// > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sahara346@aol.com > To: PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:56 PM > Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] Orphan Court question > > > Early laws were such that if the father died, the children were orphans, > whether the mother was still living or not. I have a Gish family that > shows up > in Orphan's Court pre 1850, but the mother was still alive in the 1880s. > > Karen > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > When replying to the list change the subject line if you change the > subject. > >