In the USA, half-sisters met for the first time 50 years after birth
In the US, half-sisters who had never met each other met for the first time after 50 years thanks to a database of relatives. Their story tells People.
Karen Sundin, 55, and Jennifer Johnson, 52, didn’t know each other existed until early 2024. The women were born to the same mother, but Johnson was given up for adoption six months after birth, and Sandin was raised by her father’s parents. “For many years I was interested in learning about family history. I always suspected that I might have a brother or sister,” Sandin said.
One day, a woman was sorting through old documents and photographs that her grandmother had shown her, and finally decided to start looking for her relatives. In early 2024, she registered on the website of the genealogical research company Ancestry.com Inc. and immediately found Johnson. In addition, there she found her uncle, her mother’s brother. It turns out that at the same time he was trying to find relatives.
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On May 26, the newfound sisters met each other and their uncle for the first time. Sandin and Johnson said they were very similar in appearance. In addition, they both love Diet Coke, shopping and value their friendship. Now the relatives decided to unite and continue the search. “We hope to find our birth mother and also talk more with our uncle and second cousins to learn more about the family,” Sandin said.
It was previously reported that in the United States, sisters separated in childhood found each other after 81 years. Maurilia Chavez and Andrea Lopez, 90, were five years old when they lost their parents and then lived separately with relatives.
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