Summary
Registrant Retta Dowling is a birth sibling looking for adoptee. The adoptee was born in California in 1950 on December 13th. She was born Toni Lynn Goodwin in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County to 33 year old birthmother Henrietta Agnes GOODWIN (maiden name Malz).Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 18680
Birth Sibling looking for Adoptee
Retta Dowling
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Toni Lynn Goodwin
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Dec 13, 1950 at 6:50 a.m. (now 75 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Henrietta Agnes GOODWIN (Malz)
Born: Sep 12, 1912
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 33
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Thomas Goodwin
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 30
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Saint Vincent's Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
I have Toni's birth certificate - I was told she died at or shortly after birth. I can not find any death certificate for her therefore I think she was give up at birth for adoption.
Registered: January 9, 2012
Birth Sibling looking for Adoptee
Retta Dowling
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Toni Lynn Goodwin
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Dec 13, 1950 at 6:50 a.m. (now 75 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Henrietta Agnes GOODWIN (Malz)
Born: Sep 12, 1912
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 33
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Thomas Goodwin
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 30
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Saint Vincent's Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Additional Info
I have Toni's birth certificate - I was told she died at or shortly after birth. I can not find any death certificate for her therefore I think she was give up at birth for adoption.
Registered: January 9, 2012
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