Summary
Registrant Karen Mcdowell is a biological sister looking for her sister. The adoptee was born in New York in 1957 on January 1st. She was born to birthmother Sharon Lee Bywaters (maiden name Frakes).Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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New York Adoption Record: # 111148
Biological Sister looking for Adoptee
Karen Mcdowell
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1957 (now 69 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, Unknown county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Sharon Lee Bywaters (Frakes)
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
My mother and I were both born in Ohio. I don't know much about the baby she gave up. The birth year may be wrong. I was born in 1959 so it would be before that year.
Registered: September 29, 2023
Biological Sister looking for Adoptee
Karen Mcdowell
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1957 (now 69 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, Unknown county, New York USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Sharon Lee Bywaters (Frakes)
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
My mother and I were both born in Ohio. I don't know much about the baby she gave up. The birth year may be wrong. I was born in 1959 so it would be before that year.
Registered: September 29, 2023
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