Summary
Registrant Sara Nielson is an adoptee looking for birth father. The adoptee was born in Michigan in 1970 on April 3rd. She was born Donna Kay Hackelberg in Grand Rapids in Kent County to a 15 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Hackelberg. Michigan Aid Society handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Sara Leanne Mattern.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Michigan Adoption Record: # 85322
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Sara Nielson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Donna Kay Hackelberg
Adoptive Name: Sara Leanne Mattern
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1970 at 3:10 AM (now 55 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Grand Rapids city, Kent county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Shirley Marie (Hackelberg )
Born: Aug 2, 1955 (now 70 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 15
Religion: Protestant
Birthfather's Info
Name: Donald Newman
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Booth Memorial Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Michigan Aid Society
Additional Info
Birth mother placed in Booth Maternity ome during pregnancy
Registered: June 20, 2018
Updated: June 30, 2018
Adoptee looking for Birth Father
Sara Nielson
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Donna Kay Hackelberg
Adoptive Name: Sara Leanne Mattern
Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1970 at 3:10 AM (now 55 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Grand Rapids city, Kent county, Michigan USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Shirley Marie (Hackelberg )
Born: Aug 2, 1955 (now 70 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 15
Religion: Protestant
Birthfather's Info
Name: Donald Newman
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Booth Memorial Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Michigan Aid Society
Additional Info
Birth mother placed in Booth Maternity ome during pregnancy
Registered: June 20, 2018
Updated: June 30, 2018
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