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Higbee32
My father, Stanton Easter, was adopted (hopefully via legal means) by Gertrude Dallas (Magee) Rhodes and Artis Stanton Rhodes (her first husband) or Henry Earl Easter (her second husband). It is believed that Artis Rhodes and Gertrude Magee were the original adoptive parents. Family lore indicates that Stanton had a twin who was also adopted by another family. I was born Stanton Earl Easter to Stanton and my mother, Helen Lucille Andis "Andes". They divorced while I was an infant or toddler, and I was later adopted by my stepfather, Fred Joseph Higbee. My name was then changed to Melvin Earl Higbee. I am seeking the adoptive records of my biological father, including his biological parents’ names as well as Stanton’s birth name. We believe that Stanton’s birth and adoption occurred in either Arlington, Rush County, Indiana or Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.