Summary
Registrant Marilyn Cotton is an adoptee looking for birth father. The adoptee was born in Michigan in 1945 on June 20th. She was born Mary Bethany Eastmn in Grand Rapids in Kent County to 23 year old birthmother Cathrine Jane Thomas (maiden name Eastman). Michigan Childens Aid Society handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Marilyn Joy Openlader.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Michigan Adoption Record: # 15949
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Marilyn Cotton
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Mary Bethany Eastmn
Adoptive Name: Marilyn Joy Openlader
Date of Birth: Jun 20, 1945 (now 81 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Grand Rapids city, Kent county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Cathrine Jane Thomas (Eastman)
Born: Jan 27, 1922
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Nov 3, 1911
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 34
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Michigan Childens Aid Society
Registered: February 15, 2011
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Marilyn Cotton
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Mary Bethany Eastmn
Adoptive Name: Marilyn Joy Openlader
Date of Birth: Jun 20, 1945 (now 81 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Grand Rapids city, Kent county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Cathrine Jane Thomas (Eastman)
Born: Jan 27, 1922
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Nov 3, 1911
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 34
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Michigan Childens Aid Society
Registered: February 15, 2011
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