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Female baby born on May 14, 1957 in Miami, Dade County , Florida Born between 7:00 p.m. and 7:20 p.m. Birth mother was not married and had never been married. I was the first child born to birth mother. After the birth, my birth mother returned to her home state in the Northeast . She also wrote a short letter to the Case Worker on July 19,1957, explaining that she did not feel as if she could provide for me alone and that marriage to my birth father was not possible. She also stated that she was to be married to someone else and that her future husband was not receptive to raising a child that was not his own. My birth mother stated in her letter that adoption for me had been the plan throughout her pregnancy and when she told her doctor that she wanted to place the baby up for adoption, it was her physician who referred her to Mr. James H. Earnest. It was Mr. Earnest that found my adoptive parents Mr. and Mrs. Conrad M. Rizer. It was also Mr. Earnest who took my birth mothers Consent for adoption the day after I was born; on May 15, 1957. My birth mother was born in a resort center in a Northeastern state in the fall of 1937, which made her 20 years old at the time of my birth, she was of English-Irish decent and she was Presbyterian. She was the oldest of three children born to her parents. She had one younger brother, who was 17 years old at the time of my birth, and a sister who was 16 years old at the time of my birth both of her siblings were students in school, the brother was in the tenth grade and the sister was in the ninth grade. Her brother also worked part time as a bell hop. My birth mother described herself as being five feet, four inches tall weighing 122 pounds. She had brown hair and eyes and a fair skin complexion. She was a high school graduate and she had completed one year of college. At the time of my birth, she was employed as a PBX operator and receptionist. She listed her special talents, she was a dancer. She stated that she enjoyed art and water-skiing. Her father was 49 years old when I was born, and at the time of my birth he was employed as the owner of a bar, He had a tenth grade education. Her mother completed the eight grade and she was employed as a bar maid, and was 40 years old at the time of my birth.My birth mother also stated that both of her parents were aware of her pregnancy and were supportive of her plans to place me up for adoption. My birth father was not named on my birth certificate, he was born in 1934 and was of Polish descent and was of the Presbyterian faith.At the time of my birth he was not married. My birth knew about the pregnancy, but did not assist my birth mother in any way during her pregnancy. My birth father lived-in Florida for about a year before I was born. He was described as being five feet, ten inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. He had blue eyes, blond hair and a fair complexion. In 1957 He had completed three years of college, in addition to his college work he served in the Air Force for four years. This is all the non-identifying information that I have about my birth family. I hope it will help some-how? I would like to find one or both birth Parents, or maybe my birth Uncle or Aunt ( mentioned ) or any other blood relatives, or any information leading to them. Thank You so much, Thanks again, Mary Beth Williams

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