Summary
Registrant Russell Purvis is a biological brother looking for his brother. The adoptee was born in Michigan in 1958 on October 29th. He was born Wayne Jefferies Devereaux in Grand Rapids in Kent County to 23 year old birthmother Dorothy Jean Hardman (maiden name Devereaux).Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Michigan Adoption Record: # 74699
Biological Brother looking for Adoptee
Russell Purvis
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Wayne Jefferies Devereaux
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1958 (now 67 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Grand Rapids city, Kent county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Dorothy Jean Hardman (Devereaux)
Born: Jun 6, 1935 (now 91 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Chuck
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Booth Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: February 23, 2017
Biological Brother looking for Adoptee
Russell Purvis
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Wayne Jefferies Devereaux
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Oct 29, 1958 (now 67 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Grand Rapids city, Kent county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Dorothy Jean Hardman (Devereaux)
Born: Jun 6, 1935 (now 91 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Chuck
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Booth Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: February 23, 2017
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