Summary
Registrant Bradley Smith is a biological brother looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in Indiana in 1937 on October 23rd. He was born Leland Ray Wood in Randolph County to birthmother Frances Delair Wood (maiden name Sanders). James Moorman Orphans' Home, W handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Leland Ray Smith.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Indiana Adoption Record: # 105087
Biological Brother looking for Any Birth Family
Bradley Smith
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Leland Ray Wood
Adoptive Name: Leland Ray Smith
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1937 (now 86 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Unknown city, Randolph county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Frances Delair Wood (Sanders)
Born: Sep 9, 1919
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Raymond Charles Wood
Born: Dec 15, 1905
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: James Moorman Orphans' Home, W
Additional Info
Indiana and or Ohio Union City, or Winchester, Randolph IN or Greenville, Darke, OH; Adoptng parents were are John B Smith/Ethel Smith, Farmland, IN (Deceased) 1980's. My father Leland is deceased 2012, Sulfur Springs, IN; Orphanage I believe was Winchester/Union City, IN. My father (Leland) Sister is still living in Muncie, i.e. Gayle Delair Woods Smith Mills, but she does not have any information as well. My Aunt and his brother could not find anything; maybe wrong name, consider Raymond Owen Wood, 14 September 1913\nIndiana
Registered: July 4, 2021
Updated: July 5, 2021
Biological Brother looking for Any Birth Family
Bradley Smith
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Leland Ray Wood
Adoptive Name: Leland Ray Smith
Date of Birth: Oct 23, 1937 (now 86 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Unknown city, Randolph county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Frances Delair Wood (Sanders)
Born: Sep 9, 1919
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Raymond Charles Wood
Born: Dec 15, 1905
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: James Moorman Orphans' Home, W
Additional Info
Indiana and or Ohio Union City, or Winchester, Randolph IN or Greenville, Darke, OH; Adoptng parents were are John B Smith/Ethel Smith, Farmland, IN (Deceased) 1980's. My father Leland is deceased 2012, Sulfur Springs, IN; Orphanage I believe was Winchester/Union City, IN. My father (Leland) Sister is still living in Muncie, i.e. Gayle Delair Woods Smith Mills, but she does not have any information as well. My Aunt and his brother could not find anything; maybe wrong name, consider Raymond Owen Wood, 14 September 1913\nIndiana
Registered: July 4, 2021
Updated: July 5, 2021
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