Summary
Registrant William Knox is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1972 on July 28th. He was born William Freeman Knox in Orange in Orange County. Orange county handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Nathan Kanaya-Adams.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 22614
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
William Knox
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: William Freeman Knox
Adoptive Name: Nathan Kanaya-Adams
Date of Birth: Jul 28, 1972 (now 53 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Orange city, Orange county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Kimira)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Sherman Russell Knox
Born: 1949 (now 77 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Orange County General
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Orange county
Additional Info
One other son known to have been taken to Japan with mother. Possibly placed in adoption there.
Registered: May 23, 2013
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
William Knox
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: William Freeman Knox
Adoptive Name: Nathan Kanaya-Adams
Date of Birth: Jul 28, 1972 (now 53 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Orange city, Orange county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Kimira)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Sherman Russell Knox
Born: 1949 (now 77 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Orange County General
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Orange county
Additional Info
One other son known to have been taken to Japan with mother. Possibly placed in adoption there.
Registered: May 23, 2013
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