Barbra (Barbara) Ann (Cooley) Bettis
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Barbara Ann "Cooley" Seated in 1935-37?: Do you recognize these children...could they be other adoptees just as my Mother Barbara was. Her DOB is given as 10/21/1931 (?) Not positive this is true. Locations would be PA, WV or Ohio. Looking for Birth Family! Thank you, Suzan, Barbara's daughter. Update: The boy in the back is Robert Hitchens from Wheeling, WV. His Uncle Herbert M Cooley adopted my mother Barbara. He does not remember the other children in the photo.
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Age: 6
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Updated Feb 17, 2019
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That is so sad....even adopted children should know where their roots are...even though they consider the adoptive family their own....
Esther Evans I was adopted and do not care Who gave me life. The people who Loved and Nutured me are the Only ones who matter.🤗
Yes, and I know many who feel the same way...I wasn't referring to a child finding their birth parents...only the roots....
Brenda T. Davis I am very aware my attitude is odd but tis only how I feel. Everyone else Should look if that's what gives them peace of mind.
It appears to me, personal opinion only, that the four children on the left clustered somewhat "together" are related: two boys and two girls. The adopted child is the girl who is on the far right and has a darker complexion, has darker hair and is heavier.
She already said her mother (adopted) is on the left sitting on the ground....And none of them are related...
My cousin Dicky died in the last few years.He was a bit younger than my dad,who will be 88 this year.Dicky was born to one Aunt who had 12 kids They gave him to another Aunt. he was the only one they gave away. I never understood that. He seemed like it was fine though.
Back in the1940s and earlier... Having a child without a husband was detrimental to the entire family. First to the child who would be considered a bastard and treated badly all his life to the unwed mother who would be considered a whore and a loose woman...limiting her future for a husband or job...many unwed mother's committed suicide because they couldn't bear the shame. My grand mother found herself pregnant at 15. Her mother or my great grandmother posed as pregnant for 9months to save her daughter's reputation. The child, my father, grew up thinking he had a very loving and wonderful big sister....when she passed in her fortys he was told the truth. Whole families were affected by the stigma.....thank goodness things have changed since then. My dad is now 85.
Lori Russell
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Lori Russell
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Lori Russell
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