Summary
Registrant Melissa Reid is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1970 on March 7th. She was born Unknown (Nemeth) in Fullerton in Orange County to a 23 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Nemeth. Her adoptive name became Melissa Michelle Opperman.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 75953
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Melissa Reid
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown (Nemeth)
Adoptive Name: Melissa Michelle Opperman
Date of Birth: Mar 7, 1970 at 7:25am (now 55 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Fullerton city, Orange county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Joanne (Nemeth)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Jerald Byars
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 25
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St Jude Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: April 15, 2017
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Melissa Reid
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Unknown (Nemeth)
Adoptive Name: Melissa Michelle Opperman
Date of Birth: Mar 7, 1970 at 7:25am (now 55 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Fullerton city, Orange county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Joanne (Nemeth)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Jerald Byars
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 25
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: St Jude Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency:
Registered: April 15, 2017
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