Summary
Registrant Christine Wendland is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1943 on March 19th. She was born Jacqueline Imogene O'Leary in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County to 25 year old birthmother Gladys Alice O'Leary (maiden name Skorpik). Hilbert J. Gwartney handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Christine Louise Beckwith.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 18945
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Christine Wendland
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Jacqueline Imogene O'Leary
Adoptive Name: Christine Louise Beckwith
Date of Birth: Mar 19, 1943 at 8:33 P.M. (now 82 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Gladys Alice O'Leary (Skorpik)
Born: 1918
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 25
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Jack O'Leary
Born: Jan 23, 1914
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 29
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: General Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Hilbert J. Gwartney
Additional Info
I have a biological sister who I found two years ago, her name being at birth Sharon Jean O'Leary and then changed to Sharon Jean Sorensen when she was adopted. She was born on April 13, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA. We have been advised that there possibly might be a brother born between us. Also know that we should have cousins as our father had siblings who have since passed away.
Registered: February 11, 2012
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Christine Wendland
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Jacqueline Imogene O'Leary
Adoptive Name: Christine Louise Beckwith
Date of Birth: Mar 19, 1943 at 8:33 P.M. (now 82 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Gladys Alice O'Leary (Skorpik)
Born: 1918
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 25
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Jack O'Leary
Born: Jan 23, 1914
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 29
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: General Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Hilbert J. Gwartney
Additional Info
I have a biological sister who I found two years ago, her name being at birth Sharon Jean O'Leary and then changed to Sharon Jean Sorensen when she was adopted. She was born on April 13, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA. We have been advised that there possibly might be a brother born between us. Also know that we should have cousins as our father had siblings who have since passed away.
Registered: February 11, 2012
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