Hi John, I find Donna's story interesting, in that we have a similar situation in our own family. My aunt had a baby when she was 15 yrs old and was told the baby died. My mother was about 11 years old then, but remembered when it happened so I have an approx. year for this baby's birth/death too, (1933) but no birth or death record appears. So, we're fairly sure my aunt was lied to and the baby given up for adoption. Doctor Merkert was our family doctor too , I remember him well. His office was on Franklin and Chicago Ave. and I lived just a few blocks away from Deaconess Hosp. My daughter works in the medical insurance field and I've asked her to see if she can find out what happened to the records for Deaconess Hosp. as a possibility Donna's brother was born there. However, there's a better chance he was born at Minneapolis General Hosp., now Hennepin County Medical Center. I believe that's where my aunt delivered her baby too. My aunt's baby was born about 1933 though. My daughter thinks Deaconess Hosp. is now used as an Adult Drug and Alcohol treatment facility, but is going to look into it. I have a 1955 Minneapolis City Directory and found Don A. Buchanan listed, address was 1206 Humboldt Ave N. This doesn't help at all I suppose, but the grandmother's name was not listed. If my daughter can find any information on the hosp. I'll let you know. There's a good chance Donna's brother was adopted out and the records are sealed in Hennepin County. I'd like to find out what became of my aunt's baby too, since he/she has a brother who would also like to know. I haven't really pursued it much, except for trying to find a birth or death record. Claudia Schuman - Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnhennep/ http://hennbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://fdlbios.tripod.com/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnscott/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Slaughter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 7:45 AM Subject: [MNHENNEP] Where to look for missing brother > Good morning, everyone. > This is further information from Donna. I noticed on the list that her > e-mail didn't come through. Her address is [email protected] > Here is the info: > Her mother's name was Helen Leona MAYCLIN, b. 8/12.22, father was Donald > Alexander BUCHANAN, grandmother's married name was Mrs. Whilhemina BUCHANAN. > They were members of St. Stephen's Catholic parish in Minneapolis. The 1941 > date for her brother's birth is an educated guess from what little is known. > She and her other siblings were born at Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis > and had the same doctor, Dr. Merkert. > Her parent's were not married at the time and the grandmother may have > been involved in taking the baby. > > There have been a few replies, and thank you for your help and ideas. I > hope you can help Donna find her brother. > > John Slaughter > In loving memory of our son, Brennan, 11/10/88-5/31/01 > http://john-slaughter.rootsweb.com/Brennan.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > >