Hi, Since he was not adopted legally, was he an abducted child? You'll need to search the birth records of all males born his dates. Then try to find them or records of them currently.. then what's left work with that, contacting living relatives (ask about Ydna testing) More Questions we can talk off list ... NeldaNelda Percival IBSSG Volunteer Administrator "Gilpin & Bonstein DNA Project websites - http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/~~ LCG&DNARG: http://www.rootsweb.com/~molcgdrg/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Genealogy & DNA are like husband & wife: They work so much better when paired up properly..." Peter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <KPagape@aol.com>> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 2:07 AM> Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] I need to pick your brains=off topic> > > > I don't know if that was a maiden or a married name. He was born in San> > Bernadino County in California. The problem with checking with adoptive > > sites> > is that my husband wasn't "Legally" adopted. (his life would make a > > great> > Jerry Springer show)> > The people who raised him changed his name (again, not legally) and he was> > raised with the new name.> > I've done lots of research many years ago (before I had access to > > computers)> > and now I feel like I have more of an advantage in searching, but I keep> > coming up empty.> >> > I'm not one to give up so I'll keep trying and I really thank you all for> > your suggestions and help.> >> > Love,> > Kathy> >> >> >> >> > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > > hottest> > products.> > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)> >> > -------------------------------> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message