Summary
Registrant Willie Graves is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1971 on July 14th. He was born David R Cooper in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County to a 24 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Espinoza. Post Adoption Services handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Willie Daniel Graves.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 34261
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Willie Graves
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: David R Cooper
Adoptive Name: Willie Daniel Graves
Date of Birth: Jul 14, 1971 at 11:09 pm (now 54 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Espinoza)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Cooper
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 27
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: USC Medical Center
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Post Adoption Services
Additional Info
Mother was of full Mexican descent. Father was black.
Mother had one older brother, one younger brother, and one older sister.
Both parents were heroin addicts.
Father had 2 other children who lived with his parents.
Mother had one older son who she also gave up in December 1971.
Registered: August 9, 2015
Updated: October 17, 2016
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Willie Graves
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: David R Cooper
Adoptive Name: Willie Daniel Graves
Date of Birth: Jul 14, 1971 at 11:09 pm (now 54 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Los Angeles city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Espinoza)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 24
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Cooper
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 27
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: USC Medical Center
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Post Adoption Services
Additional Info
Mother was of full Mexican descent. Father was black.
Mother had one older brother, one younger brother, and one older sister.
Both parents were heroin addicts.
Father had 2 other children who lived with his parents.
Mother had one older son who she also gave up in December 1971.
Registered: August 9, 2015
Updated: October 17, 2016
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