Summary
Registrant Eric Smith Ross is an adoptee looking for birth father. The adoptee was born in California in 1965 on May 19th. He was born in Oakland in Alameda County to 19 year old birthmother Jan Frith (maiden name Armpriest). Alameda County Adoption Agency handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Eric Smith Ross.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 5734
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Eric Smith Ross
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Eric Smith Ross
Date of Birth: May 19, 1965 at 1 am or so (now 60 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Oakland city, Alameda county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Jan Frith (Armpriest)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: William Fischer
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Salvation Army Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Alameda County Adoption Agency
Additional Info
Not sure on father's actual age at my birth, but he was from the Portland area, attended Franklin High School (may not have graduated), worked at Precision Cast Parts in Portland and joined the Navy. That is all the updated information I have on him at this time.
Updated: September 10, 2014
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Eric Smith Ross
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown
Adoptive Name: Eric Smith Ross
Date of Birth: May 19, 1965 at 1 am or so (now 60 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Oakland city, Alameda county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Jan Frith (Armpriest)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: William Fischer
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Salvation Army Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Alameda County Adoption Agency
Additional Info
Not sure on father's actual age at my birth, but he was from the Portland area, attended Franklin High School (may not have graduated), worked at Precision Cast Parts in Portland and joined the Navy. That is all the updated information I have on him at this time.
Updated: September 10, 2014
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