Summary
Registrant Donald Hesson is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1964 on January 4th. He was born Baby Boy Kaufman in Port Hueneme in Ventura County to 33 year old birthmother Rhoda Ann Kaufman Kaufman (maiden name Gale). Private handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Donald Lehman Hesson.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 86374
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Donald Hesson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Baby Boy Kaufman
Adoptive Name: Donald Lehman Hesson
Date of Birth: Jan 4, 1964 at 352 p.m. (now 62 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Port Hueneme city, Ventura county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Rhoda Ann Kaufman Kaufman (Gale)
Born: Apr 7, 1937 (now 88 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 33
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: John Gibbs
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Belinda
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Private
Additional Info
Berth mom s was maryed to Jack Crawford cost me they have a daughter named Jackie and my daughter names Judy or a daughter name Jackie Lynn by the name of personal residence Fairfield Missouri I was born on a CB base Port Hueneme Seabee base Kaufman is not exact dispensary have more information but still trying to find where to store also something strange when I go to Social Security and they asked me my mother's maiden name I'd give my adopted mother's maiden name which on her birth certificate my birth certificate says Clark also says this has her listed as maiden name her marriage records to my adopted Father John Hesson also found Eric records for the same marriage and Lester maiden name as Halsted which is what I have to give Social Security in order to access my record don't know why
Registered: August 1, 2018
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Donald Hesson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Baby Boy Kaufman
Adoptive Name: Donald Lehman Hesson
Date of Birth: Jan 4, 1964 at 352 p.m. (now 62 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Port Hueneme city, Ventura county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Rhoda Ann Kaufman Kaufman (Gale)
Born: Apr 7, 1937 (now 88 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 33
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: John Gibbs
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Belinda
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Private
Additional Info
Berth mom s was maryed to Jack Crawford cost me they have a daughter named Jackie and my daughter names Judy or a daughter name Jackie Lynn by the name of personal residence Fairfield Missouri I was born on a CB base Port Hueneme Seabee base Kaufman is not exact dispensary have more information but still trying to find where to store also something strange when I go to Social Security and they asked me my mother's maiden name I'd give my adopted mother's maiden name which on her birth certificate my birth certificate says Clark also says this has her listed as maiden name her marriage records to my adopted Father John Hesson also found Eric records for the same marriage and Lester maiden name as Halsted which is what I have to give Social Security in order to access my record don't know why
Registered: August 1, 2018
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