ANCESTRY QUICK TIP ===================================================================== I knew my grandmother was adopted, and couldn't find any information. I found her original adoption paper ca. 1910. It was called a "Deed of Adoption," and is recorded in the Book of Deeds. I don't know that it was this way in all states, but this was in Missouri. As unsettling as it is, if you are looking for an adoption record, look in the deed book. Sherida Sutherland Maxine Capezza