Is there ANY way to find a biolgical parent if all you know is his name at the time?

Question

I know my real father's name and have a rough idea of where he lived at the time just prior to my birth. That is the ONLY information I have. I have searched school yearbooks on classmates.com for everything and every school in the surrounding and local area up to 5 years before and after when he should have graduated and can find nothing though my mom showed me the yearbook pic when I was 13 so I know it exists. Still, I have nothing to go on except the above mentioned info. Any ideas on where to begin??? Any help would be most greatly appreciated!!!! His name is terry Dean Johnson, formerly of the Harrison county, Ohio area. More specifically, my family lived in Scio, Ohio and he lived around the Tappan Lake area just outside of Scio, between there and cadiz, Ohio. ANyone knows anything that might help, please let me know! Thanks!

Answer 1

Here are a few suggestions, you may have already tried some or all ... but here goes.

1) Do a white pages search on his name, and call any and all names that come up, tell them you are doing geneology research, and did they ever live in such and such place (where ever he lived at some time, go back to time of your conception if that is all you know). If the answer is no, go on to the next name. If the answer is yes, ask a few other leading questions.

2) If you know where he was at a certain period of time, or where he came from, you can go back to highschool yearbooks, property records, etc, and compile as much info as you can.

3) You can call people with the same last name who live in or around areas he has lived and again saying you are doing geneology research, ask if he is a relative, and go from there with whatever info you get.

4) Pay one of the people search websites to get all the info yu can in one place ... it may be worth the cost ... they have access to places easier than you do because that is what they do. Make sure it is a reputable one.

5) Post on varioius geneology and people-search forums, and someone/s may offer to help you with your search. That is how I found my birthmother. (Still looking for birth father)

Hope this helps some, and good luck!

P.S. The social security death registry is available online free ... check this, also, if you know any other relatives names at all, like parents or grandparents, check here. Also ... do an open search on the last name for the state/s you know he has lived in ... you might find some relatives names to help in the search ... even dead peoples names can lead you in the search.

Answer 2

Im sure there is a database that the state in which he recided in will have his info. And possibly you can track him through the DMV. I would say to go to the local library first to find data about state departments that deal w/ that sort of thing.