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Ancestry/Genealogy

Delmette2.0

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4. I understand to some extent what you are going through.

Reply to Lyric (Original post)

Sun Sep 23, 2018, 06:38 PM

Sep 2018

My Mother was taken in by a family in 1926. My sister and I searched on and off for 15 years. We found her birth certificate and claimed it for her when she was 65 years old. Only a few years ago did we find one of her cousins who told us the rest of the story.

My advice to you is search high school year books for her and her classmates. Perhaps some of the classmates are on Facebook or on a genealogy site like Ancestory.

Good luck, I wish all the best for you and your son.

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Desperately Seeking my Birth Father [View all] Lyric Sep 2018 OP

One possibility might be DNA testing. You can get a test done by Ancestry DNA and The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2018 #1

we did our & was connected by a close relative who had been adopted. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #7

Have you tried genetic testing? femmedem Sep 2018 #2

I'm definitely GOING to try it. Lyric Sep 2018 #3

I understand to some extent what you are going through. Delmette2.0 Sep 2018 #4

Lyric, you may remember me. We are cousins. Dem2theMax Sep 2018 #5

I'm truly sorry you're dealing with this. IME... WePurrsevere Sep 2018 #6

DNA testing could help you out Louis1895 Sep 2018 #8

I hope you find some answers, but please Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #9