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Solving The Unknown In Your Family Tree

Updated: Oct 15




At BirthParentFinder.com we get a wide range of clients, mostly looking for their unknown parents. Whether they were adopted, the product of a non-paternity event, or just had a parent left off their birth certificate, they come to us to solve that mystery with our DNA expertise. We also solve cases that go beyond just finding unknown birth parents.


This is the story of a client who knew who her biological father was but wasn’t raised by him. She engaged BirthParentFinder.com to discover more about his background, including his parents, siblings, and personal story. All she was armed with was a date of death, possible date of birth, his name, and his location.


Taking the information provided to BirthParentFinder.com, we were able to start researching this gentleman. We found a very scarce death announcement for him with no family listed but noted that his name was a “Jr”. So we got to work looking for who his father, the “Sr” was. Our genealogist found someone who had her father in his family tree, but limited information on him. So, we contacted the tree owner, and he provided a key clue (he believes Jr’s mother’s name was Lucille), but that’s all he knew.


We then turned to her DNA results. The client had tested at 23andMe and had a few top matches. Working these matches, the genealogist at BirthParentFinder.com was able to quickly lock onto a DNA line, and low and behold, one of them had an aunt named Lucille, who was at the right place and the right time period when the grandfather was born.




The genealogist at BirthParentFinder.com then reached out to one of the matches – who it turns out was Lucille’s great-granddaughter from a previous union. She was very open to speaking about Lucille and confirmed that she was the client’s grandmother. She knew her as a child and was aware she was married for a brief time to the client’s grandfather. She was able to provide the names of all the client’s aunts and uncles, as well as great-aunts and uncles. She also was able to bring Lucille’s story to life - sharing not just the tragedy that befell her as a child but sharing how resilient and sweet she was as an older woman.


This cousin also provided photographs of not only Lucille, but her parents’ gravestones and obituaries (from Find a Grave.com). Something this client felt she would never know about. Shortly after this, we were able to connect the client with her cousin. Several months later, they met, along with 7 of her other cousins!




 Our client later messaged us with great joy and said “Now I have family!"


Whether you’re looking for your unknown or just want to know more about your family history, BirthParentFinder.com can help!


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Not real sure you want to hear my comments as you were paid $2,400.00 the last part of July and to this day you have not come up with anything the only answer I have gotten is we are working on it. No updates ,no conversations just nothing. I have found out more own my own then you have. I think I would feel ashamed to take money from people and not do anything to earn a dime of it. I guess it doesn’t bother you as you must do this everyday.

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