Summary
Registrant Katherine Shaffer is an adoptee looking for birth mother. The adoptee was born in Indiana in 1950 on October 19th. She was born Catherine Murrin in Plymouth in Marshall County to 21 year old birthmother Betty Lou Murrin (maiden name Mentzel). Her adoptive name became Katherine Couats.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
SHAFFER results at Ancestry.com - more than 1.5 billion recordsKatherine Couats records at Ancestry.com
Betty Murrin records at Ancestry.com
Betty Mentzel records at Ancestry.com
Ralph Wilcox records at Ancestry.com
Indiana Adoption Record: # 22181
Adoptee looking for Birth Mother
Katherine Shaffer
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Catherine Murrin
Adoptive Name: Katherine Couats
Date of Birth: Oct 19, 1950 (now 75 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Plymouth city, Marshall county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Betty Lou Murrin (Mentzel)
Born: May 15, 1929
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 21
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Ralph Wilcox
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 21
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: April 8, 2013
Adoptee looking for Birth Mother
Katherine Shaffer
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Catherine Murrin
Adoptive Name: Katherine Couats
Date of Birth: Oct 19, 1950 (now 75 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Plymouth city, Marshall county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Betty Lou Murrin (Mentzel)
Born: May 15, 1929
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 21
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Ralph Wilcox
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 21
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: April 8, 2013
Recent adoption records added to the online Indiana biological family reunion registry
- Male adoptee born on Aug 1967 in Indiana
Adoption record added Sunday, Jan 11th at 12:46pm - Male adoptee born on Jan 2, 1958 in South Bend, Indiana
Adoption record added Monday, Oct 6, 2025 at 12:27pm - Birth Mother looking for Male adoptee born on May 10, 1973 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Adoption record added Friday, Aug 29, 2025 at 8:41am - Adoptive Sister looking for Female adoptee born on Apr 13, 1972 in Johnson County in Indiana
Adoption record added Monday, Jul 28, 2025 at 9:11am - Adoptive Relative looking for Any Birth Family of Male adoptee born on Jun 9, 1941 in Indiana
Adoption record added Monday, Jan 27, 2025 at 12:21pm - Adoptive Relative looking for Any Birth Family of Male adoptee born on Jul 31, 1936 in Indianapolis, Indiana
Adoption record added Monday, Jan 13, 2025 at 7:05pm - Female adoptee born on Jul 23, 1980 in Evansville, Indiana
Adoption record added Monday, Oct 7, 2024 at 8:21pm