Pamela Wagoner wrote: > My grandfather, William J. Boyle, and his sister, Gertrude Boyle, were minor children when their father died in 1905. Their mother had died earlier in 1902 and so they were left without parents. > > The oldest sister, Mary D. Boyle age 26, took over the parenting of the 2 minor children at their father's death. I don't believe there was much extra money in this family, so I wonder if Mary would have gone through the legalities and expense of applying for guardianship. Was that normally done, even with poor families? > > Pam > Oregon > > ==== PALUZERN Mailing List ==== > Did you know that Luzerne County Genweb is Now Searchable? Pam, I think you will find that in most of these cases, orphaned children were simply taken in by relatives who were willing to give them a home. It is not likely that there were legal guardianships or any monetary compensation involved. David