Summary
Registrant Melissa Bukowski is a member of the birth family looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in Michigan in 1945 on November 15th. She was born in Battle Creek in Calhoun County. Her adoptive name became Shari Lou Vass.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Michigan Adoption Record: # 94073
Other Birth Family looking for Any Birth Family
Melissa Bukowski
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Shari Lou Vass
Date of Birth: Nov 15, 1945 (now 80 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Battle Creek city, Calhoun county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
We are searching for my paternal grandmother's birth family. She did not know she was adopted until after her adopted parents had passed away. We know that she was born in Battle Creek, MI in 1945 and that it was a closed and sealed adoption. We have tried and failed to unseal the records. My grandmother passed away in 2013, but both of her daughters and two of her granddaughters (myself included) have had our DNA tested and made public on 23andMe. I have uploaded my DNA to GEDmatch as well in hopes of finding our missing family.
Registered: June 29, 2019
Other Birth Family looking for Any Birth Family
Melissa Bukowski
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Shari Lou Vass
Date of Birth: Nov 15, 1945 (now 80 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Battle Creek city, Calhoun county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
We are searching for my paternal grandmother's birth family. She did not know she was adopted until after her adopted parents had passed away. We know that she was born in Battle Creek, MI in 1945 and that it was a closed and sealed adoption. We have tried and failed to unseal the records. My grandmother passed away in 2013, but both of her daughters and two of her granddaughters (myself included) have had our DNA tested and made public on 23andMe. I have uploaded my DNA to GEDmatch as well in hopes of finding our missing family.
Registered: June 29, 2019
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