Summary
Registrant Teresa Pruitt is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1971 on January 10th. She was born Suda in Granada Hills in Los Angeles County to a 16 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Suda. Los Angeles County Dept of Children handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Teresa Lynn Hinderson.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 34799
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Teresa Pruitt
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Suda
Adoptive Name: Teresa Lynn Hinderson
Date of Birth: Jan 10, 1971 (now 55 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Granada Hills city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Carol Ann (Suda)
Born: 1954 (now 72 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Harold Grady
Born: 1950 (now 76 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Granada Hills Community Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Los Angeles County Dept of Children
Additional Info
Mother was 16 years old, Caucasian 5'2 150 lbs, brown hair, green eyes. She was in the 12th grade at the time of my birth, she had skipped a grade in elementary school. She was the oldest of four siblings. Maternal grandfather was 42, maternal grandmother was 42 and maiden name was Brince, 1st maternal aunt was 13, 2nd maternal aunt was 12 and maternal uncle was kindergarten age at the time of my birth. Father was 20 years old, African American 5'5 170 lbs and had been in the Army in Vietnam. He has a twin brother. Paternal grandmother and relatives possibly from Kansas. Birth mother had met birth father in February 1970. He lived with his twin brother across the street from her. Birth parents were in a secret relationship and my father was aware that my mother was pregnant. Mother was pressured by her parents to place me up for adoption. Birth father returned to Kansas and never contacted my mother again. My mother relinquished her rights 1/28/1971. I was placed in foster care and then into my adoptive family's home 4/23/71. Adoptive parents then moved to Kansas where my adoption became finalized.
Registered: September 18, 2015
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Teresa Pruitt
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Suda
Adoptive Name: Teresa Lynn Hinderson
Date of Birth: Jan 10, 1971 (now 55 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Granada Hills city, Los Angeles county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Carol Ann (Suda)
Born: 1954 (now 72 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 16
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Harold Grady
Born: 1950 (now 76 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Granada Hills Community Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Los Angeles County Dept of Children
Additional Info
Mother was 16 years old, Caucasian 5'2 150 lbs, brown hair, green eyes. She was in the 12th grade at the time of my birth, she had skipped a grade in elementary school. She was the oldest of four siblings. Maternal grandfather was 42, maternal grandmother was 42 and maiden name was Brince, 1st maternal aunt was 13, 2nd maternal aunt was 12 and maternal uncle was kindergarten age at the time of my birth. Father was 20 years old, African American 5'5 170 lbs and had been in the Army in Vietnam. He has a twin brother. Paternal grandmother and relatives possibly from Kansas. Birth mother had met birth father in February 1970. He lived with his twin brother across the street from her. Birth parents were in a secret relationship and my father was aware that my mother was pregnant. Mother was pressured by her parents to place me up for adoption. Birth father returned to Kansas and never contacted my mother again. My mother relinquished her rights 1/28/1971. I was placed in foster care and then into my adoptive family's home 4/23/71. Adoptive parents then moved to Kansas where my adoption became finalized.
Registered: September 18, 2015
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