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Question: Looking for a possible twin sister of my mom's (please read-interesting story)!?
I didn't get much response!. posting it again in a different category!. it is long but interesting story!. please read
My mom had passed away for 3 years when my sister was on the plane to visit our family back home!. She sees this lady that looks exactly like my mother and starts crying and later takes a picture with her!. On her way out the plane, this lady sends my sister a flying kiss and waves!. exactly the way my mom used to do it!.
We have all seen the picture and she looks exactly like mt mom's twin sister would, if she had any!. You know only very minor differences that our friends wouldn't notice, but we as her kids would!.
My mom used to talk to us about how life used to be at her time when women were giving birth at home with the help of their midwives!. Some were horrible stories that when midwives used to deliver twins, they would steal one of the new borns, never telling the mother that she had twins!. She would then sell the baby to families who had no prospects of having any of their own!.
Horrible right!? Sorry about that but you need to know that!.
My theory is that this happened to my grand mother and she lost one of her twin girls!. The reason for my theory is that my grand mother had twin sons!. Now two of my other uncles who were not twins ended up with twins as well!. So I have a reason to believe that my theory is strong!.
Do you know how I can get in touch with this lady!? maybe her picture on the papers or internet!. Of course I don't want to be sued!. Are there services that unite people when there is so little information about them!?
by the way, my grandma is dead so is most of her family!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Wow, this is an interesting story! I am not sure that I can help, but I will give it my best shot!. I am in almost the same predicament, where my Dad's parents both died at a young age (26 & 28) he only had one sister and she has died also!. Some how the last name was changed, and my Dad said the army did it!. He doesn't believe that the father named on his birth certificate was his real father since he was told differently!.
I would not worry about being sued, as you have your mother's picture, that is your mother, you have every right to it!. You can post your mother's picture on an ancestry website along with the family tree possibly someone might see this and respond!.
I would start by the birth date and place!. If a child was adopted you can find those records!. Go by the same birth date and place your mother was born!. I would start your search from there!. Actually, I wonder if they kept records of your mother's pregnancy like they do now a days!? If so, this could also give you a clue!. What you need to concentrate on is any and all clues you can come up with!. Is there a picture of her when she was pregnant!? What was the midwives name!? Any records of the birth!? Such as weight of your mother and so forth!. Maybe having twins in this particular era where there could have been a depression was an indication that the twin could have been given up for adoption!. Have you checked that aspect out thoroughly!? You never know until all of the clues are resolved!.
Hopefully you have a family tree (which it sounds like you do) up already and have information in there to search out more clues!. I hope I have been of some help, I know this isn't much to go by, I have been doing research for many years on my ancestors!. It takes time and determination for sure!. Good Luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com