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I was taken under Alger county (MI) custody as a dependent neglected child. The petitioner was Sophie Ames as guardian of her daughter Lillian (Esther) Ames. My birth name was Keith Sherman Ames born 10-9-1931 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. No father was listed on the custody order on June 25, 1932 signed by Judge Richard W. Nebel. I was committed to the Children's Aid Society of Detroit (Arthur B. McGraw, acting president). I was adopted by Richard Harold and Edythe Madge (Barry) Brown on August 8, 1933 in Houghton County Probate Court, Houghton, Michigan. Decree of Adoption 309 |
