Summary
Registrant Jean Semrau is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1943 on January 7th. She was born Kerry T Gardiner in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County to a 22 year old birthmother with the maiden name of O'Shea. Children's Home Society handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Jean Marie Semrau.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 93917
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Jean Semrau
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kerry T Gardiner
Adoptive Name: Jean Marie Semrau
Date of Birth: Jan 7, 1943 at 8:25 a.m. (now 82 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Kathleen (O'Shea)
Born: 1920
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Protestant
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: 1913
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 29
Religion: None
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society
Registered: June 20, 2019
Updated: July 5, 2019
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Jean Semrau
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kerry T Gardiner
Adoptive Name: Jean Marie Semrau
Date of Birth: Jan 7, 1943 at 8:25 a.m. (now 82 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Kathleen (O'Shea)
Born: 1920
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Protestant
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: 1913
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 29
Religion: None
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society
Registered: June 20, 2019
Updated: July 5, 2019
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