My father, James R. Logsdon was born at Fairmount Maternity Hospital on 28 Nov 1919. He was adopted through the Jackson Family Court on 19 Nov 1920 by Della Demaris Mounkes (Steffen) & Carl Steffen. Upon his adoption, Dad's name was changed to James Cecil Steffen. Due to Missouri's closed adoption laws, to date the court will not release the name of Dad's birth-mother to me. Even with changes to Missouri adoption law in recent years, allowances were not made for older cases where all parties are now deceased. I have engaged an intermediary to the court to prove Dad's birth-mother, who would be well-over 100 yrs. old, is indeed deceased. The court will provide the name of Dad's natural mother to the researcher, whom I have paid a minimal fee. I do not know & I may not ever know whether Logsdon was the last name of my father's natural mother or his father! Suggestions are welcome!