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I live in Houston Texas and was born and raised here. I have had a great family life and now I am in search of my birth mother. My mom passed away in 99 and my father can not offer any help as to how and locate my birth mom. My relatives are very supportive of what I am about to do and wishme the best of luck and even offer me more help than I could ever ask for. I have been searching for a short time and have had nothing but roadblocks from the adoption agency to the court system to vital statitics in Texas. All I can get from my father is that this is where it was and I don't remember much. This is in part to the fact that my mother passed away and he can not deal with the pain. I was born 11-4-1972 in Harris county Texas Houston hospital St Joseph. If there is a way to find out any info on how to find a birth mother I have seen it here. I do not know the name of her or any other info. She went to the University of Houston and my birth father was from Holland. This is all I can know for now and if there is any way that someone has info or can help in this please let me know. I feel at the age of 38 and all the years that I have had wondering it is now time.
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Welcome to the forums Jeh, You should request your non-id from the state and sign up for the mutual consent registry they maintain. [url=http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/texas-laws.html]Texas Adoption Laws[/url] You should also request any non-id, letters in the file, social history etc from the adoption agency or maternity home you were with if you know it. If you don't then it might be noted in your non-id. Sometimes you get lucky and there is enough info to piece things together or they forget to black out a name etc. It gives you a starting point. You should also register your search on the reunion registry here (see tab reunite above). Search the registry but don't be too specfic - search the month vs the day because things were changed in our records and after this length of time people forget stuff. Search for details that match your story. ISRR.net is another place to register with. Once all those things fail then create a post asking for a search angel - if no one responds let me know and I will see what I can do to help you find one. SEARCH ANGELS do not charge for their services. Kind regards,Dickons
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Jeh, Not sure where you live but if San Antonio is close you should consider joining up and helping other adoptees fight to change the laws in Texas August 8th, 2011. Plus meeting other adoptees is good for the soul... [url=http://adopteerights.net/nulliusfilius/]The Adoptee Rights Demonstration — Why are our identities a state secret?[/url] Kind regards,Dickons
I can help some - contact me thru email at candyeigenbrod@gmail.com and I'll see what I can do.
This shows that your mother or father (being Billye, I'd say your mother) was Billye Renshaw - I'll start looking for more info. The formatting is a bit messed up here, but this in in the birth books and since that is your birth cert number, this is about you!
LAST NAME FIRST NAME MN MONTH DAY YEAR BOOK/COMPUTER BIRTHCERT COUNTY
RENSHAW BILLYE J 11 4 1972 BN 142-72-203231 HARRIS
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WOOHOO
I have found marriage and contact info for Billye Jean Rehshaw - contact me by email so I can help you.
candyeigenbrod@gmail.com
Thanks to Sister7 I have found much information, but here is where I am stuck. I am not trying to make this a public thing just in case she does not want other who may not know to see things. Here is where I am on this, I have sent a private message on Facebook with no response, and I did not say alot but just asked her if Renshaw was her maiden name, that way she could say yes or no and then I would ease into some questions. If she does not answer how hard should I press. I don't want to make anyone mad but would like to get some info.
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jeh1972
Thanks to Sister7 I have found much information, but here is where I am stuck. I am not trying to make this a public thing just in case she does not want other who may not know to see things. Here is where I am on this, I have sent a private message on Facebook with no response, and I did not say alot but just asked her if Renshaw was her maiden name, that way she could say yes or no and then I would ease into some questions. If she does not answer how hard should I press. I don't want to make anyone mad but would like to get some info.
Thanks
UPDATE
I have made first contact it was strange because I did it 2 ways and confused her,LOL but she wrote back and I have sent a email off. Heres to the nexts step.
Sister7 I could not hav efound this out as quick as I did without your help.. You Rock don't know you but Love you. Keep up what you do we need more speical people like you.
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