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Originally Posted By Brian - Baby Yarnell

I am searching for my birth mother and just recently was given her name and a little info about her. Her name is Lois Nadine Yarnell, although I don't know if Yarnell is her maiden name. She gave birth to me on July 29, 1955 in a hospital in the city of Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. She was 30 years old at the time of my birth. She was not married at the time of my birth but had been married once for 3 1/2 years. The info I received came in the form of a letter that she had written to my adoptive parents. My adoption was completed before my birth and I was delivered to my adoptive parents on August 2, 1955. My birth mother was baptist, but had graduated from a catholic high school...in Colorado, I believe. She may have been born in Colorado. I am not sure about this next info, but I think at the time of my birth, my birth mothers parents may have been in Colorado, ages 54 & 56. I also understand that my **'s mother had come to live with her 3 months prior to my birth.
The letter my adoptive parents received from my **, Lois Nadine Yarnell, also stated that she was 5' 6", brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. She loved sports, ballroom dancing, wrote poetry, loved crossword puzzles, camping, trips to the beach and mountains. She did typing, shorthand,light bookkeeping, PBX in her job as a secretary. She was of Irish/German descent. She stated that she and my birth father had no plans of marrying.
The adoption legalities were handled by " The Law Offices of Gitelson, Ashton, Moore, & Coyle" in Los Angeles, California.
My adoptive parents, whom I love with all my heart and are still both alive and well today, are James & Dorothy Croker.
I am very new at searching for her so if you can tell me where else I can list this info I would appreciate any info. I have been told that there are sites that Birth Mothers also list themselves looking for the children they gave up for adoption. If you can give me the names of these sites I would appreciate it also. Thank you, and good luck to all adoptees looking for relative and for birth parents looking for their children.
Once again, Thank you.
J.Brian Croker

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***Non-identifying information***
Information can be requested from the adoption file by contacting the adoption agency that handled the adoption. The non-identifying report should have most or all of the following about the birth family. If the information you currently have was given to your adoptive parents at the time of your adoption you should request “updated non-id”. Or, if the report does not contain all of the information below contact the agency for updated information:

A. Age of birth parents at the time of relinquishment
B. State of birth of birth parents
C. Marital status of birth parents
D. Other siblings born before the adoptee to the birth parents
E. Physical description of birth parents
F. Ethnicity of birth parents
G. Religion of birth parents
H. Occupation of birth parents
I. Education of birth parents
J. Information about aunts, uncles and grandparents such as ages and occupations
K. Reason for relinquishment


***Waiver for Consent to Contact Form***
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Sacramento CA 95814
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