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How do i find a family member that was adopted. I have all her info on birth and death, plus i know

User15896575875923273543
User15896575875923273543
May 16, 2020 edited February 12, 2021 in Search
How do i find a family member that was adopted. I have all her info on birth and death, plus i know the family name she was adopted into. Eva Dell Howard was adopted by William Howard and Hattie Inman. Eva was born in 1894 and past away in 1973.

I have done research to find her, but keep coming up wit nothing. I would appreciate any help on how to find Eva.

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  • Melissa S Himes
    Melissa S Himes ✭✭✭✭✭
    May 17, 2020 Answer ✓

    There is also a group in the Family Search Community that may be of great help. @Adoption and Unknown Family Research​ 

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  • User15895098814231681398
    User15895098814231681398 ✭
    May 16, 2020

    Do you have more specific info on when and where Eva passed away? An obituary could reveal more, if one exists.

     

    When you say find her, do you mean find where she is buried? Or do you mean find where she lived during her life? Or something else?

     

    Update: Did Eva marry Arthur Burns Green? Did she have a brother Fred Howard? If so, there are all sorts of records for her, including census (both state and federal), social security, etc.

     

    Update: Fred W. Howard died in 1963 and was buried in Hartland Central Cemetery. His obituary includes a sister Eva Green of Lockport as a survivor (available for free at fultonhistory.com) Perhaps she was buried at the same cemetery?

     

    Update: Here's her grave:

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81686246/eva-green

    Her brother's:

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103294034/fred-w_-howard

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  • User15895098814231681398
    User15895098814231681398 ✭
    May 17, 2020

    From US Census records I see that her grandparents (George and Delphine Howard) adopted her, but I don't see that her parents adopted her. What evidence do you have that her parents adopted her?

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  • DeetsEthelMarie1
    DeetsEthelMarie1 ✭
    May 17, 2020

    1900 census lists Eva as granddaughter with William and Hattie as parents. So William is the adoptive father I think.​

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  • LegacyUser
    LegacyUser ✭✭✭✭
    August 16, 2020

    Christine, do you have the DNA of any of the descendants of Eva? You could search for genetic connections to Howard's and Inman's? You would probably be able to determine if this was an adoption from within the family.

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