[or-roots] Adoption Records

[Robyn Greenlund]

Hi Denise-

I don't know if this will be of help to you or not, but I ran across this brief obituary in our local paper here. I don't know if the Coos Bay papers might have had a bigger obituary, but it is certainly possible. 

Isaac Landrith, a highly esteemed citizen of Marshfield and well known over the county, died Oct. 14, 1904, age 45 years.
Myrtle Point Enterprise, Oct. 21, 1904

 Robyn

Interested in Oregon History? Check out my webpages at
coquillevalley.org or genealogytrails.com (Coos & Curry Counties)




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From: Denise Sproed <denisesproed at onlinenw.com>
To: or-roots mail list <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Tuesday, August 4, 2009 9:41:06 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Adoption Records

  
Many times in years gone by adoptions were not 
"formalized".  My great-grandfather was "adopted" and raised by the 
Little's who moved from Kansas to CA and then Coquille, Oregon.  All 
of his school records say Novia Little.  When he went to get married they 
told him he might want to go by his birth name, Novia Landreth 
(1876-1961).  Actually they had changed his first name but he kept the name 
he grew up with for a first name.  He was never formally adopted.  I 
have not yet been able to learn if his sister (Floy Little b. 1881 Oregon) was 
adopted or whatever became of Floy.  Anyone with clues or ideas is welcome 
to make suggestions.  I have a photo of the Thomas & Annie Little 
Family from the 1890's.  Thomas P. Little is the father who has been 
illusive to find after 1900.
 
I have another friend who was "adopted" in the 1940's I 
believe - it was never formal either.  He was never told he was adopted and 
didn't find out until he was in his 50's.  I think that will be less common 
in that time period.
 
Just tonight I was working on the family of Frederick W. 
Folsom and he has an "Adopted daughter" Nellie C. b Mar 1876 Oregon.  She 
is clearly listed in census as an orphan (1880), adopted dau (1900), adopted dau 
(1910) but I doubt I'll ever find any legal papers for the 
adoption.
 
Denise



      
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