Thank you for your help in advance.  I have numerous sources, showing reference to family members being assigned as guardians of related and non related minors, but not appearing on the census as members of the household.  In 1850, after the death of his wife  a guardianship was effected for his children probably since his father in law had died and his bequest to his daughter, the mans\'s wife, passed to her children.  The man is noted to be representative of the man's daughter for this bequest.  Question:  is this the legalese for the safeguarding of (money) bequest to the daughter and then to her children?  George A. Williams

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