How can I find my biological father?

Question

His name is Donald Lawson and he should be in his late 40's now. In the late 70's he lived in Cleveland, OH where he met my mother Myrna White who had two daughters at the time. They met through an Uncle Milton Profit who taught at his high school John F. Kennedy. The only other thing I know is that he lived with an aunt at the time and after high school he enlisted into the US military. I was told the Army, but I can't be certain.

Answer 1

Hey Trueveliawhite,

There are 86 Donald Lawson entries in the ZABASEARCH for OHIO. You can look through them, do you know his middle name?

Anyway, that is a great tool to find people. Do you know his birthday? Maybe year? Birth location? You can get his birth certificate by applying for it with the Municipality Records department near where he was born, or the state.

Answer 2

Because your father is not that old, it should be easy to find him. Here's some suggestions:
Contact any relatives of his that you know of. Find out where he was born and try to trace back his birth records which will show his father and mother's info. Contact the Army and see if you can get the dates that he enlisted and left the military. Contact Socail security and see if you can get his SSN#. Use his middle name when you search for him.
Hopefully one of these will get you closer to him. Good luck. Also check the census bureau under when the year he was born. The more info you have the easier it will be to put together the pieces.

Answer 3

I googled Milton Profit and as of about 3-4 yrs ago, he was still associated with the same school. And I don't see him in the ssdi, so he is likely to still be alive.
Call the school, see if he is still there, or retired. If he is dad's Uncle, he should have better details, or even might know present location.

Answer 4

Check with zaba.com...it list the last known address of anybody

Answer 5

Use these links. :) People in your position need all the help you can get.