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A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within Oregon Who Chose To Be Featured
1816. Pootat : I am looking for my birth mother. I am a female‚ born March 22‚ 1965 in Portland OR. The name she gave me on my original birth certificate is Tanya Eisle. My birth father's name wasn't listed.
1817. Adraves93 : Linda Patterson is the name of the potential mother of my half brother. She would have been 13-16 years old at the time of birth. She went to Cedaredge High School in Cedaredge‚ Colorado. The birth itself may have taken place in Wyoming. Our father was between 17-19. My father's side of the family are 5'11" and up 6'11" being the tallest in my youngest uncle. Dark hair‚ pale skin‚ and blue‚ blue hazel‚ green‚ or hazel eyes is very prevalent. But blond or red hair is not unheard of. My half-brother would have been born between 1979-1984 and his birth name might be Frank. This information is second hand from my aunt and I can try to get more info if necessary.
1818. Fmop : Looking for Michael Doogan(?) unsure of last name spelling. Name could have also been changed. You were in a foster home‚ with an older girl named Koreen. You were ,3yr when adopted. We have some photos to share and would love to meet you!
1819. Jrw1973 : I was born in Portland Oregon and the adoption agency was Albertina Kerr. I was 11 days old when I was adopted.
I have no information about my adoption other than my birth mothers wishes were that I was adopted by a family that lived in the countryside.
1821. Hydromerlin : I was born in Fort Worth‚ Texas‚ at Harris Hospital in Tarrant county. I was with my mother and her boyfriend until I was 10 months old when the state came in a removed me from the home along with my older sister. I was adopted in Oregon. My birth mother was 15 when I was born. She would be 59 now‚ and my older sister would be 45. I also have a younger sister born in 1972. I really need to find someone
1822. TrishPB : I'm searching for my half brother‚ Jacob‚ who was adopted out to a family in Oregon when he was approximately 8 months old. His biological father's name may have been Elmer and his mother's name is Lindsey (Pinkert or Hoffman). He was likely born in Albany‚ Oregon on January 2nd 1980 or 1981‚ when I was about 2 years old (I don't have exact details). I think we lived in a small house with Elmer who had a pasture with lots of horses. His birth mother was born 7/29/54.
1824. Orduxfn : Male adopted out in the Portland area at a Saint something church. It was for unwed mothers. This would have been in February of 1970(at least that is what I was told). This is one of three sisters looking for him..
1825. Susankraxbergerpayne : I am assisting my sil to find her birth family. Adoption was possibly handled through private attorney. She was born and adopted in Portland‚ OR.
1826. Valerielinn6988 : Hi im Valerie‚ im searching for my little sister Jodie. Her birthname was Alyssa Derscheid her adopted parents are dennis and johanna they lived in southern oregon and were loggers and worked in a diner on the weekends. That is all the info I have. I hope to find u jodie..there has always been a missing part in my life that u were supposed to fill..
1829. KarenWebb : I am searching for my birth mother. Her name is Janet Carol Edelman. I was born on May 22‚ 1966 and the adoption was private through our doctor M.L. Custis. I was born at Portland Sanitarium which is now known as Portland Adventist Hospital. My mother was 18 years old at the time and lived in Portland‚ Oregon. I believe Central Bible Church was involved in adoption process.
I was matched with my birth mother just minutes after setting up my profile. It turns out that she had been searching for me for years. It's been a joy to connect with her and the rest of my biological family.
Sarah
Buffalo, New York
I found my children after 30 years, not long after I joined! I'm glad to say it's been a happy ending to my search
Cheryl
San Diego, California
54 years it took us until we found each other. We did a DNA test to confirm! Perfect match. We spent two weeks together and have a blessed, wonderful relationship! We even look alike in so many ways. She is more than I was expecting! Thank you for your website, Adopted.com!
Rosezetta
Wadesboro, North Carolina
I was looking for the mother of my daughter in law, and found both her mother and also grandmother in only 3 days. They are planning a reunion soon. Thank you soooooo much!
Amy
Tracy, California
I found all 3 of my siblings and met them in a week. My life has changed forever! One lives in Tracy and the other two are in North Dakota.
Hollie
Northampton, Massachusetts
Took me about 2 hrs to find a match. I contacted him and he is my brother! Thank you so much!
KIM
MODESTO, California
Within 24 hours my siblings and I were on the phone with our long lost sister. Without Adopted.com it would have never happened. We are sincerely grateful as we are now all a part of each other's lives!
Kara
Springfield, Missouri
I filled out my profile and had a match to my birth parents that same day! We connected on Facebook and talked for
a while to confirm that the match was accurate and it was! We are all very excited to get to know each other!
Kathy
Jacksonville, Florida
I have found my daughter! I got on adopted.com on Friday about 8pm. I had 6 matches‚ I sent out 3 messages and my daughter Karen was the first one to reply. By 9pm we were emailing each other. She looks just like me. I can't believe this has happened. Thank you adopted.com for this successful reunion!
Daniel
New York, United States of America
5 minutes after I joined this site‚ I found my
birth mother! We're going to have a grand
reunion in December‚ where I will be able to
meet my biological family! This site was very‚
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