Submitted By: Jean Catobius(an Adoptee)
Origionally Added: Mar 28, 2003
Highlights of the Adoption Record -- the Adoptee
Birthplace:
Ohio
Birthdate:
July 30, 1959
Gender:
Female
Agency:
Hospital:
St Rita Hospital
Adoptee's Birthname:
Jean Catobius
Adoptee's Name:
Jean Catobius
Birthmother's Name:
Martha McCoy
Birthfather's Name:
James McCoy
Birth & Adoption Details
Adoptee's Birthdate:
July 30, 1959
Birthplace:
Lima, Ohio, USA
Adoptee's Gender:
Female
Multiple Birth:
BirthMother's Age:
3
Attorney/Agency
Adoption Date:
May 23, 1963
Adoption Location:
Lima, Ohio, USA
Maternity Home:
Orphanage:
Hospital:
St Rita Hospital
Doctor:
local Cert:
134-59-A-108345
Fedral Cert:
Caseworker:
Mrs. Arvella Shellenberger
Case Number:
59JG07717
Judge:
Paul J. Rockey
Decree Date:
May 23, 1963
Adoptee
First Name
Jean
Middle Name
Marie
Last Name
Catobius
Birth Lastname
McCoy
Birth Date
Jul 30, 1959
Birth Place
Ohio
Gender
female
Height
average
Hair Color
brown
Eye Color
Handicap
none
Handicap
none
Race
Unknown
Religion
Protestant
Married
yes
Military
no
Other Info
I was in 2 or 3 foster homes before I came to my parents. They got me when I was about 5 months old.
Birthmother
First Name
Martha
Middle Name
Marie
Last Name
McCoy
Maiden Name
Maithias
Birth Date
NA
Handicap
none
Handicap
none
Race
Unknown
Married at Birth
yes
Married at Adoption
yes
Spouse Name
James
Brothers
one dead sibling
Military
no
Other Information
My mother signed off on my adoption right after I was born. She said she didn't want to hurt me. She went into a mental health institution after my birth.
Birthfather
First Name
James
Last Name
McCoy
Birth Date
NA
Handicap
none
Handicap
none
Race
Unknown
Married at Birth
yes
Married at Adoption
yes
Spouse Name
Martha Marie (Maithias)
Brothers
one dead sibling
Military
no
Other Information
My father did not sign off on my adoption until I was almost 3 years old. He would come to see me, but not come in.
