I do not know my father. I have no name for him, my mother took the secret to her grave. How can I go about finding him, or relatives?
You might want to try and do a back search.
As someone myself who has had to find lost and unknown family members, I have a few suggestions for you.
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I am Anthone Hat. I am 17years old and I live in Zambia. I was raised by a Zambian mum who turned out not to be my real mum. She passed away when I was 12, but before she died she told me to say my real name is "Anthone Hat" and that she picked me in the streets when I was 4. She gave me her name and pretended I was her son.
So after she died, her two sons who hated me so much told me to go look for my biological parents because they can't afford my needs anymore. Now am not sure how I can find them since am in Zambia and the name she said is my real name is American.This story almost sounds like you were kidnapped off the street and taken to her home. If this is the case the best place for you to start is at the police station in your area. You can go there and find out if anyone reported a missing boy 13 years ago. Maybe in the state they have a way for you to check records from this time to see if anyone was looking for a missing boy.
You can try posting some notification online about your story and see if anyone who was in Zambia 13 years ago had a son kidnapped off the streets and has been looking for him. Also try and check old missing person records in your area and see if anyone has filed a report.
Maybe go to the local TV station or radio station and tell your story. They might air this so someone can hear it and maybe come forward with some information about your kidnapping.
How sad for you...Do you know the vicinity you were in when your "Mum" took you? I'd begin there to find information. You need to get yourself out there in a lot of different venues to have many people all over see/hear/read this info you need. What about the "Mum's" friends or relatives she was close to and knows about your situation. Now with her death, they may open up and tell you information you need in your search for birth parents. In the U.S. there are websites to search for missing children; check those out using the name told to you. Even though it's been a long time since you were lifted and cared for, some websites still leave the case open hoping for current news to come. Also, genealogy websites have forums you can post your look up for in the HAT surname and just maybe you might get lucky and get replies. Check them often.
My sister and I do not share the same dad. She has been trying her whole life to look for her father but gave up cause all we have is a name. We don't even know if we are spelling it right. We also have an approximate year of birth.
We don't know if he is alive or dead. Any suggestions on what we should do? I wouldn't want to go my whole life not knowing who my father is and I don't want my sister to either.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), sometimes known as Mormons, have done a really great job of compiling geneology records. They're very good about making their research findings available to anyone and everyone (you don't have to become a Mormon to ask their help). Why not start your inquiries there? And good luck!
I have been reading numerous posts on your website and thought I would see if anyone could help me. I found out several years ago that the man who raised me is in fact not my biological father. I am 52 years old now and desperately want to find out any information on my biological father, but the only information I have for him is his first and last name, approximate age and that he worked at a restaurant called the Hi Spot in Corona, California in 1963.
My family moved from California not long after because the father who raised me was in the service and we were relocated. I am a member of ancestry.com, have searched Facebook, contacted the Corona Historical Society, researched the Corona Library and googled numerous other free websites, but keep hitting a brick wall. Was hoping someone could share their wisdom with me as to what else I can do to possibly find him with so little information.
Is the restaurant by any chance still in business? Have you searched old newspapers on microfisch? Have you searched the social security death index?
If you can't find any online trace of him there's the sad possibility that he died in the 90s , before he could leave a digital footprint.
There are sites lie spokeo and pipl and dobsearch.com that can for free or for a fee find you stuff about someone
Re restaurant is a good lead if you can find the contact information of the last manager
More tips here m.wikihow.com/
I assumed you used white pages? I see there are some Donald Martins over 65 years of age near Corona. Good luck. I have been searching for 2 years for a friends mother so don't give up!
