no. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> To: <rigenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:53 AM Subject: Re: [RI] Help with finding birth fanily > Interesting angle! Rhode Island has closed adoption > records, but it never occurred to me that DCYF > [department of children, youth & families] would > release information on foster children. > > Have you ever gotten information from them? > > Lisa > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "CAROLYN SCHWAB" <piermonarchs@verizon.net> > > > | Try contacting Rhode Island, DCYF, for old records. > > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "Regina Pipes" <rgpipes@hughes.net> > | > > | > > | > Several years ago I was asked by my mother-in-law to help find her > birth > | > family. My mother in law passed away two years ago and I have put > this > on > | > the back burner BUT I just received an e-mail from her birth nephew > and > he > | > is still hoping to connect with more of his dad's family. I am once > again > | > asking for help to make my mother-in-laws dream come true by finding > her > | > only living brother Richard CLARK or at least we are hoping he is > still > | > living. If we could find Richard it would mean a lot to me as well as > his > | > nephew that he knows nothing of. > | > > | > > | > > | > This is from a letter I posted on the CLARK web site. > | > > | > > | > > | > Thank you so much for letting me post this again and hope that someone > may > | > be able to help us find Richard. > | > > | > > | > > | > Regina > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > > | > Several years now I have been helping my eight two year old > mother-in-law; > | > Betty ROCKLEY PIPES, search for her birth family. Betty was born > Blanche > | > Laura CLARK/CLARKE March 12, 1923 at St. Mary's Children Home in > Cranston, > | > R.I. to Florence Edith CLARK. Florence Edith CLARK was the daughter of > | > Fred > | > and Anna BOHLIN CLARK and sister of Blanche (b. 1905) and Harry R. > CLARK > | > (b. > | > > | > abt 1908). When we started our search we had the name of Betty's > mother > | > and > | > the names of her two half brothers; Robert Henry CLARKE born March 7, > 1926 > | > and died 1993. Robert "Bob" was raised by a Frances LYNCH in R.I., and > | > Harold Vincent CLARK born Nov. 29, 1930 and died April 1, 1995. Harold > was > | > placed in one foster home after another and finally joined the > service. > We > | > have been very blessed with much help and good luck finding these two > | > brothers even though they both have passed on. Through our search we > find > | > that there is still another half brother; Richard CLARK that had to be > | > born > | > after 1930. Richard is the only one of the children that lived with > | > Florence > | > Edith CLARK in Rhode Island. I have called every Robert CLARK listed > in > R > | > I > | > without any luck so I once again am hoping to find someone on the list > | > that > | > may be able to help me. I've placed messages on CLARK/CLARKE web sites > as > | > well as the ones in R I. without much success. I'm putting everything > I > | > know > | > about this family here so just in case someone knows someone that may > know > | > someone. > | > > | > > | > > | > In 1899 Anna BOHLIN came to the states from Sweden Oct. 28, 1904. Fred > | > CLARK > | > of Augusta, Maine married Anna BOHLIN of East Providence, R.I. > | > > | > 1900 census Providence, R I Ann BOHLIN is a house servant from Sweden > and > | > came to the states in 1899. > | > > | > > | > > | > Children of Fredrick and Anna BOHLIN CLARK: > | > > | > > | > > | > Blanche born abt. 1905 > | > > | > Blanche may have married a Gene FOLEY but don't think they had any > | > children. > | > > | > > | > > | > Florence Edith CLARK born abt. 1908 never married that we know of and > had > | > four children, Blanch Laura (Betty), Robert Henry (Bob) CLARKE , > Harold > | > Vincent CLARK and Richard CLARK/CLARKE. When Florence died her brother > | > Harry > | > paid for her funeral. I am guessing she is buried at St. Ann Cemetery > in > | > Cranston, R I as that is where Harry is buried. Do not know the year > she > | > died but it had to be before 1991 since that is when Harry died. > | > > | > > | > > | > Harry R. CLARK born June 12, 1908 in Providence, R I and died March > 1991 > | > Conyers, Georgia and is buried at St. Ann Cemetery in Cranston. > | > > | > Harry married Laura HUDSON. They children are Robert F. CLARK born abt > | > 1931 > | > and died May 22, 1992 in Georgia, Paul J. CLARK lived in Coventry, R I > and > | > just died in the last year or so and Catherine CLARK that married a > WILBY. > | > > | > > | > > | > Rhode Island is such a small state so I am hoping someone may know > Richard > | > and Betty will finally get to meet her brother if he is still living. > Last > | > anyone can remember Richard was living with Florence when she died. > Paul > | > CLARK remembered Richard coming to Harry F. CLARK and asking if he > could > | > help pay for Florence's funeral as he was unable to do this. I have no > | > idea > | > how old Richard was at the time. > | > > | > > | > > | > Finding Richard would make such a nice gift to this eighty two year > old > | > that > | > has searched all her adult life for this family. > | > > | > > | > > | > Thank you for listening. > | > > | > Regina > | > > ------------------------------- > > RIGENWEB MAILING LIST > > LIST TOPIC: The discussion, exchange, and research of genealogy and > history information pertaining to Rhode Island. 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Still worth it for Regina to call DCYF. She already knows foster care was involved, so maybe they have a contact address or some other piece of information that could help. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "CAROLYN SCHWAB" <piermonarchs@verizon.net> To: <rigenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:46 AM Subject: Re: [RI] Help with finding birth fanily | no. | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> | To: <rigenweb@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 1:53 AM | Subject: Re: [RI] Help with finding birth fanily | | | > Interesting angle! Rhode Island has closed adoption | > records, but it never occurred to me that DCYF | > [department of children, youth & families] would | > release information on foster children. | > | > Have you ever gotten information from them? | > | > Lisa | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "CAROLYN SCHWAB" <piermonarchs@verizon.net> | > | > | Try contacting Rhode Island, DCYF, for old records. | > | > | > ----- Original Message ----- | > | > From: "Regina Pipes" <rgpipes@hughes.net> | > | > | > | > Several years ago I was asked by my mother-in-law to help find her | > | > birth | > | > family. My mother in law passed away two years ago and I have put | > | > this on the back burner BUT I just received an e-mail from her birth nephew | > | > and he is still hoping to connect with more of his dad's family. I am once | > | > again asking for help to make my mother-in-laws dream come true by finding | > | > her only living brother Richard CLARK or at least we are hoping he is | > | > still living. If we could find Richard it would mean a lot to me as well as | > | > his nephew that he knows nothing of. | > | > This is from a letter I posted on the CLARK web site. | > | > | > | > Thank you so much for letting me post this again and hope that someone | > | > may be able to help us find Richard. | > | > | > | > Regina | > | > | > | > | > | > Several years now I have been helping my eight two year old | > | > mother-in-law; | > | > Betty ROCKLEY PIPES, search for her birth family. Betty was born | > | > Blanche Laura CLARK/CLARKE March 12, 1923 at St. Mary's Children Home in | > | > Cranston, R.I. to Florence Edith CLARK. Florence Edith CLARK was the daughter of | > | > Fred and Anna BOHLIN CLARK and sister of Blanche (b. 1905) and Harry R. | > | > CLARK (b. abt 1908). When we started our search we had the name of Betty's | > | > mother and the names of her two half brothers; Robert Henry CLARKE born March 7, | > | > 1926 and died 1993. Robert "Bob" was raised by a Frances LYNCH in R.I., and | > | > Harold Vincent CLARK born Nov. 29, 1930 and died April 1, 1995. Harold | > | > was placed in one foster home after another and finally joined the | > | > service. | > | > We have been very blessed with much help and good luck finding these two | > | > brothers even though they both have passed on. Through our search we | > | > find that there is still another half brother; Richard CLARK that had to be | > | > born | > | > after 1930. Richard is the only one of the children that lived with | > | > Florence Edith CLARK in Rhode Island. I have called every Robert CLARK listed | > | > in R I without any luck so I once again am hoping to find someone on the list | > | > that may be able to help me. I've placed messages on CLARK/CLARKE web sites | > | > as well as the ones in R I. without much success. I'm putting everything | > | > I know about this family here so just in case someone knows someone that may | > | > know someone. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > In 1899 Anna BOHLIN came to the states from Sweden Oct. 28, 1904. Fred | > | > CLARK | > | > of Augusta, Maine married Anna BOHLIN of East Providence, R.I. | > | > | > | > 1900 census Providence, R I Ann BOHLIN is a house servant from Sweden | > | > and came to the states in 1899. | > | > | > | > Children of Fredrick and Anna BOHLIN CLARK: | > | > | > | > Blanche born abt. 1905 | > | > | > | > Blanche may have married a Gene FOLEY but don't think they had any | > | > children. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > Florence Edith CLARK born abt. 1908 never married that we know of and | > | > had four children, Blanch Laura (Betty), Robert Henry (Bob) CLARKE , | > | > Harold Vincent CLARK and Richard CLARK/CLARKE. When Florence died her brother | > | > Harry paid for her funeral. I am guessing she is buried at St. Ann Cemetery | > | > in Cranston, R I as that is where Harry is buried. Do not know the year | > | > she died but it had to be before 1991 since that is when Harry died. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > Harry R. CLARK born June 12, 1908 in Providence, R I and died March | > | >1991 Conyers, Georgia and is buried at St. Ann Cemetery in Cranston. | > | > | > | > Harry married Laura HUDSON. They children are Robert F. CLARK born abt | > | > 1931 | > | > and died May 22, 1992 in Georgia, Paul J. CLARK lived in Coventry, R I | > | > and just died in the last year or so and Catherine CLARK that married a | > | >WILBY. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > Rhode Island is such a small state so I am hoping someone may know | > | > Richard and Betty will finally get to meet her brother if he is still living. | > | > Last anyone can remember Richard was living with Florence when she died. | > | > Paul CLARK remembered Richard coming to Harry F. CLARK and asking if he | > | > could help pay for Florence's funeral as he was unable to do this. I have no | > | > idea how old Richard was at the time. | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | > Finding Richard would make such a nice gift to this eighty two year | > | > old that has searched all her adult life for this family. | > | > | > | > Thank you for listening. | > | > | > | > Regina | > | | > | > -------------------------------

The reason Betty found out about the two brothers she had was because at the time she was having medical problems. I want to think that she knew someone that was either working at the home or something like that. She had gotten a lawyer and that is how she got some of the information and her two brothers somehow dropped in her lap. All we had on the first two was their names and their date of births. It took a lot of digging and help to find them BUT unfortunately it was after they both had passed away. I finally was able to get in contact with an ex family member of the CLARK family that gave me information on how to contact the one CLARK member that told me about Richard CLARK that was raised by his mother. This family member was very sick at the time and I didn't get much information out of him and he has since passed on. From everything I was told Florence Edith CLARK raised Richard until her death. I am guessing he was almost grown when she passed away. I doubt that he knew about his brothers and sisters as they were left at the home and only Betty AKA Blanche Laura CLARK was ever actually adopted. Thanks for sending me all your ideas. Regina -----Original Message----- From: rigenweb-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:rigenweb-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Lepore Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 7:20 AM To: rigenweb@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [RI] Help with finding birth fanily Still worth it for Regina to call DCYF. She already knows foster care was involved, so maybe they have a contact address or some other piece of information that could help. Lisa