Summary

Registrant Karen Joyce is an adoptee looking for birth mother. The adoptee was born in North Carolina in 1962 on July 20th. She was born in Durham County to a 22 year old birthmother. Children's Home Society of NC handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Karen Elizabeth Short.

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North Carolina Adoption Record: # 14182

Adoptee looking for Birth Mother
Karen Joyce

Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Karen Elizabeth Short
Date of Birth: Jul 20, 1962 at 11:20 am (now 63 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Unknown city, Durham county, North Carolina USA

Birthmother's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Unknown

Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 27
Religion: Unknown

Born at Hospital: Duke
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society of NC

Additional Info
Birth mother was also adopted. Birth mother had training in cosmetology and was working in that field. Birth mother was at the Salvation Army home for unwed mothers in Durham.


Registered: July 15, 2010

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