Does anyone know about adoptions

[Novas 1]

Hello: looking for my mother's biological birth record certificate,mother's name Jean Ellen Matthews (Smith) my mother was adopted as an infant in Glendale Los Angeles United States on June 20th 1923 her adoptive parents (my grandparents) Goldyn Jeanne Matthews & Clyde Herbert Matthews my question is need to find name of my mother's birth mother family name: unable to ask family members: can anyone help me please : for more information my email [email protected]

Thank you
Allison Smith Novas 1

[kiterunner]

Allison, can you please confirm that your mother has consented for you to post this, or that she is no longer living, as our site rules do not allow details of living people to be posted without their consent?

edit - I have found her death registration now. 24 Mar 1990 Orange, California, giving her father's surname as Matthews and mother's maiden name as Kerr.

[kiterunner]

There is some information on here about how to obtain adoption records in California:

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Adoption-Services/Adoptee-Information/Adoption-Records

and some Los Angeles County court info:
http://www.lacourt.org/courthouse/info/jvdep/ccj

[kiterunner]

That's interesting - her birth appears on the California Birth Index, 1905-1995 on ancestry. Jean Ellen Matthews born 20 Jun 1923, mother's maiden name Kerr, birth county Los Angeles. Ancestry's information about this database recommends you order a copy of the certificate via VitalChek, but I don't have any personal knowledge of whether that's the best way. Or have you already tried ordering the birth certificate? I don't know how the California Birth Index was put together, but in the UK an adoption would not appear on the birth index with the adoptive name. So I suppose my question is, are you certain she was adopted?

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=5247

[kiterunner]

Oh, o.k., I have found some more information about the California Birth Index, and yes, it includes entries with the adoptive name:
https://adoption.com/forums/thread/277024/question-about-california-birth-index/

[kiterunner]

Just posting a link to your thread on Rootschat so we don't go over the same ground:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=809124.0

[kiterunner]

And I see you have contacted the "Adoption Angels" - did you ever get a reply?
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/778384/tried-to-contact-adoption-angels-no-answer-yet-conserned

[newbie64]

Hello: Kiterunner such a pretty username,thank you for your information first of all I do not need consent for mother passed away in March of 1990 just when I was about 26 I have not tried La court system or www.lacourt.org as yet because I would not know where to begin since my mother was born in 1923 and might not have information anymore & no I've not received the vital check information as of yet but I did sent a query on them (asking where is my order)etc...I hope to hear from soon as far as adoption Angels from wiki tree they have said the same them thing as you have go to www.lacourts.org that will be my next step if I don't hear from any of the organizations above thank you again for the information have a good day.

Allison Ruth Smith
newbie64

[kiterunner]

Allison, you have two different usernames now! Can you say which one you want to keep, please (Novas 1 or Newbie64), and I will merge them.