Summary
Registrant Nicholas Holmes is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in Illinois in 1959 on November 23rd. He was born Nicholas Theodore Holmes in Freeport in Stephenson County to 16 year old birthmother Sharon Lee Stanek (maiden name Cronk). Unknown handled the adoption. His adoptive name became John Thomas Winquist.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Illinois Adoption Record: # 107413
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Nicholas Holmes
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Nicholas Theodore Holmes
Adoptive Name: John Thomas Winquist
Date of Birth: Nov 23, 1959 at 4:05 PM (now 66 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Freeport city, Stephenson county, Illinois USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Sharon Lee Stanek (Cronk)
Born: Sep 1, 1943 (now 82 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Douglas Eugene Story
Born: Jan 29, 1940 (now 85 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Deaconess Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Unknown
Additional Info
I am not related to anyone with the name of Holmes which was a name picked at random. I am looking for any relatives to the following names: George Allen Cronk, Geraldine Mary Bruha, on my mothers side. Douglas Eugene Story Sr. and his wife Barbara, daughter Donna Miller on my fathers side. Also Lennis Albin Harden of Washington, and Hardie Brown Stanek of Florida. If you are related to any of these people, please contact me.
Registered: March 19, 2022
Updated: April 16, 2023
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Nicholas Holmes
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Nicholas Theodore Holmes
Adoptive Name: John Thomas Winquist
Date of Birth: Nov 23, 1959 at 4:05 PM (now 66 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Freeport city, Stephenson county, Illinois USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Sharon Lee Stanek (Cronk)
Born: Sep 1, 1943 (now 82 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Douglas Eugene Story
Born: Jan 29, 1940 (now 85 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Deaconess Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Unknown
Additional Info
I am not related to anyone with the name of Holmes which was a name picked at random. I am looking for any relatives to the following names: George Allen Cronk, Geraldine Mary Bruha, on my mothers side. Douglas Eugene Story Sr. and his wife Barbara, daughter Donna Miller on my fathers side. Also Lennis Albin Harden of Washington, and Hardie Brown Stanek of Florida. If you are related to any of these people, please contact me.
Registered: March 19, 2022
Updated: April 16, 2023
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