Summary
Registrant Derek Mcneil is an adoptee looking for any of his birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1989 on November 25th. He was born Jeremy Brian Thornton in Hemet in Riverside County to birthmother Gayla Lynn Thornton. private attorney handled the adoption. His adoptive name became Derek Nolan Mcneil.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 14608
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Derek Mcneil
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Jeremy Brian Thornton
Adoptive Name: Derek Nolan Mcneil
Date of Birth: Nov 25, 1989 (now 36 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Hemet city, Riverside county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Gayla Lynn Thornton
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Hemet Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: private attorney
Additional Info
has one sister about 7 years older who was with grandmother in temucula ca I believe there was one older brother and one younger both adopted out the mother lynn thornton was believed to live in temucula ca area at time of birth and grandmother was believed to own a real estste company also around temucula. father was listed unknown on original birth certificate
Registered: September 5, 2010
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Derek Mcneil
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Jeremy Brian Thornton
Adoptive Name: Derek Nolan Mcneil
Date of Birth: Nov 25, 1989 (now 36 years old)
Gender: Male
Birth Location: Hemet city, Riverside county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Gayla Lynn Thornton
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: Unknown
Age at Adoptee's Birth: Unknown
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Hemet Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: private attorney
Additional Info
has one sister about 7 years older who was with grandmother in temucula ca I believe there was one older brother and one younger both adopted out the mother lynn thornton was believed to live in temucula ca area at time of birth and grandmother was believed to own a real estste company also around temucula. father was listed unknown on original birth certificate
Registered: September 5, 2010
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