Summary
Registrant Melissa Gress is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in Ohio in 1974 on April 20th. She was born Kristen Dawn Cobb in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County to a 20 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Cobb. Cuyahoga County handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Melissa Ann Thornton.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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Ohio Adoption Record: # 84356
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Melissa Gress
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kristen Dawn Cobb
Adoptive Name: Melissa Ann Thornton
Date of Birth: Apr 20, 1974 at 6:32pm (now 51 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Cleveland city, Cuyahoga county, Ohio USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Karen Sue (Cobb)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Richard Jason Sloan
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 21
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Booth Memorial Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Cuyahoga County
Additional Info
I also have a sibling born on April 21,1972.
Registered: May 16, 2018
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Melissa Gress
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Kristen Dawn Cobb
Adoptive Name: Melissa Ann Thornton
Date of Birth: Apr 20, 1974 at 6:32pm (now 51 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Cleveland city, Cuyahoga county, Ohio USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Karen Sue (Cobb)
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 20
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Richard Jason Sloan
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 21
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Booth Memorial Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Cuyahoga County
Additional Info
I also have a sibling born on April 21,1972.
Registered: May 16, 2018
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