Summary

Registrant Karen Wenell is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in Iowa in 1949 on May 12th. She was born Kathryn in Dubuque in Dubuque County to a 17 year old birthmother. Catholic Charities handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Karen Ann Mescher.

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Iowa Adoption Record: # 40277

Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Karen Wenell

Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kathryn
Adoptive Name: Karen Ann Mescher
Date of Birth: May 12, 1949 at 1:00 a.m. (now 76 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Dubuque city, Dubuque county, Iowa USA

Birthmother's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Unknown

Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown

Born at Hospital: Mercy Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic Charities

Additional Info
Birth mother was a junior in high school and light brown hair and brown eyes. She was Caholic. Birth father had completed one year at junior college and had brown curly hair and blue eyes. He was not Catholic.


Registered: June 20, 2016

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