Summary
Registrant Mindi Shull is a biological sister looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in Indiana in 1969 on January 3rd. He was born Chad Richard Shull/Cowan in Terre Haute in Vigo County to 15 year old birthmother Cynthia Lee Cowan (maiden name Cowan). Catholic Diocese of Lafayette handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Indiana Adoption Record: # 93967
Biological Sister looking for Any Birth Family
Mindi Shull
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Chad Richard Shull/Cowan
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jan 3, 1969 (now 57 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Terre Haute city, Vigo county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Cynthia Lee Cowan (Cowan)
Born: Feb 7, 1954 (now 71 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 15
Religion: Catholic
Birthfather's Info
Name: Richard Dean Shull
Born: Oct 16, 1956 (now 69 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Christian
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic Diocese of Lafayette
Additional Info
Not sure if the people that adopted him changed his name. My dad told me that when he was in the military that he was told by one of his bosses that the people who adopted my brother were from Kokomo, Indiana. I don't know much about the adoption just what little my dad told me before he passed away. My mom doesn't really talk about it much and I don't like to ask a lot of questions. I would love to be able to find my brother one day.
Registered: June 23, 2019
Biological Sister looking for Any Birth Family
Mindi Shull
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Chad Richard Shull/Cowan
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jan 3, 1969 (now 57 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Terre Haute city, Vigo county, Indiana USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Cynthia Lee Cowan (Cowan)
Born: Feb 7, 1954 (now 71 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 15
Religion: Catholic
Birthfather's Info
Name: Richard Dean Shull
Born: Oct 16, 1956 (now 69 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 17
Religion: Christian
Born at Hospital:
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Catholic Diocese of Lafayette
Additional Info
Not sure if the people that adopted him changed his name. My dad told me that when he was in the military that he was told by one of his bosses that the people who adopted my brother were from Kokomo, Indiana. I don't know much about the adoption just what little my dad told me before he passed away. My mom doesn't really talk about it much and I don't like to ask a lot of questions. I would love to be able to find my brother one day.
Registered: June 23, 2019
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