Searching for biological parents from Venezuela
My name is Natalia Harvey and I am searching for the birth parents on behalf of my good friend John David Turner.
He has many records and we need your help finding his birth parents.
He was born in Maracay, Venezuela February 19, 1957
From a couple of documents we were able to determine his mother’s name was Rosa Dominguez Ferreira, which states that she was 17 years old, single, and having this illegitimate child. Through this were able to deduce at this point that from her age in 1957 she was born around 1940, so she would be about 81 years old by now if she is still living.
From the birth certificate we were able to see his fathers name was Josè but the last name we are unable to decipher due to the handwriting. I think it may say Martinez with a fancy cursive “M”, but we are unsure.
His adoptive father’s name was John Milton Turner who was in the US Airforce military in Venezuela at the time of adoption.
His adoptive mother’s name was Barabara Beatrice Turner (Maiden name Williams). They were both from Georgia, USA.
Both his adoptive parents have passed.
He is hoping to find out more information about his birth parents.
I am asking for your help. He is looking for any information on his birth parents, even photographs if possible. He may also have relative or siblings that he could possibly get in contact with.
If there is no way you are able to help us, would you please point us in the right direction. We are so greatful for you taking the time to read this letter and so very hopeful.
We thank you for reading this letter and for your consideration.
With all sincerity,
Natalia Harvey
Who is helping her good friend John David Turner
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Natalia, you have done the best thing you could by posting your question in all the possible relevant groups. I think your best location to watch will be the Latin America group. But who knows what someone might find. I would recommend looking into his adoptive father's military records as well. You can request them from the National Archives here: https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/military-personnel. I know from my own experience in the military that they keep track of all spouses and children of a military member because the family receives transport and benefits from the military. I have no idea if there would be anything in the records that would point directly to the correct name of the father or any addresses for the biological family.
Other than that, your best bet is to start searching Venezuela records for your family. A good starting place for those would be at the FamilySearch Wiki - Venezuela. I did note on the Aragua page a number of church records exist online for that time period. If his biological parents had him baptized, perhaps his baptismal record would have a clearer surname for his father? Perhaps also, you might find his mother listed later on? Possibly a marriage for her later? Have you searched the Civil Registration records for either parent's marriage later? (or possibly the father's marriage to someone else prior to this birth)? I don't see any recent censuses to find the mother in. If she would be 81...have you simply tried searching for her in phone books?
I hope this gives you some ideas. Definitely keep an eye on the Latin America group to see if anyone there suggests other ideas.
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