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At 95 my sweet Grandmother has always wanted to know who her birth mother or family was so I figured I would try to make her wish come true before she leaves this earth.
Facts we know..
Born 2-22-1919
Abilene Texas or somewhere close
Adopted by Tom & Janie Gary from Amarillo, Texas
Name Given by adoptive parents: Nell Irene Gary
She does not have a birth certificate & the adoption papers have no mention of her birth mother or father.
Things she was told by her adoptive Mother..
She was brought to them after birth by a man called Dr. Nicholson or may be Dr. Nichols...the story is he would go around picking up babies that were to be given away then deliver them to families that wanted to adopt.
The birth family was believed to have owned a ranch dealing with cattle most likely. The birth family name was believed to be Madden. This was never in writing just something her adoptive mother had told her so it could be Maden/Madding/Madon or some other variant spelling.
My grandmother has told me two separate stories but strange encounters of meeting people that have been very interested in her and her background. At age 6 her family moved to Nashville, AR where her dad worked for a plant that had to do with Peaches. When she was a little older she started working there packing peaches when a driver came in and had to know everything because she looked so much like someone. Then in the mid 40's after she married my grandfather Jack Goins they moved to Texarcana, TX where they bought a small store that she ran. An elderly man came in took one look at her and only thing he said was you do look just like my sister. Turned around walked out without purchasing anything and she never saw him again. Seems so odd, as if someone was keeping up with her but nobody ever shared any more information with her.
Anyway, my hunt begins so if anybody has information or any tips on where I should start I'd really appreciate it.
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