Summary
Registrant Frances Vinlove is a researcher looking for any birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1945 on January 31st. She was born Virginia Rose Melvin in San Francisco in San Francisco County to birthmother Helen Virginia Melvin. Her adoptive name became Pauline Joy Gershenson.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 43187
Researcher looking for Any Birth Family
Frances Vinlove
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Virginia Rose Melvin
Adoptive Name: Pauline Joy Gershenson
Date of Birth: Jan 31, 1945 (now 81 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: San Francisco city, San Francisco county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Helen Virginia Melvin
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 have always had my mom's biological mom's name, but that was it. Her adoptive parents scribbled out her paperwork. Recently, my oldest sister did a mail in DNA test and it came back with a match for 1st/2nd cousin. She provided us with info about our possible grandfather, Christopher Misuraca. We then found a lead through ancestry.com for someone who shared the same mother. I touched base with her today and she says There's no way her mom had a child before her. I feel like she could be my mom's sister, but she doesnt want to know that. I'd like to find my moms adoption and birth records. I believe it was children's hospital in San Francisco. Case number 5542. Consent for adoption Jan 28, 1945 adoption filed march 26 1947.
Registered: December 21, 2016
Researcher looking for Any Birth Family
Frances Vinlove
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Virginia Rose Melvin
Adoptive Name: Pauline Joy Gershenson
Date of Birth: Jan 31, 1945 (now 81 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: San Francisco city, San Francisco county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Helen Virginia Melvin
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 have always had my mom's biological mom's name, but that was it. Her adoptive parents scribbled out her paperwork. Recently, my oldest sister did a mail in DNA test and it came back with a match for 1st/2nd cousin. She provided us with info about our possible grandfather, Christopher Misuraca. We then found a lead through ancestry.com for someone who shared the same mother. I touched base with her today and she says There's no way her mom had a child before her. I feel like she could be my mom's sister, but she doesnt want to know that. I'd like to find my moms adoption and birth records. I believe it was children's hospital in San Francisco. Case number 5542. Consent for adoption Jan 28, 1945 adoption filed march 26 1947.
Registered: December 21, 2016
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