A newborn baby who got separated from his mom after birth now finds her after 73 years. The baby was separated from his mother after his mom decided to put him for adoption in 1941 due to she was in custody and was unwed. After 73 years, the much awaited reunion happened, the baby and mom were back in each other's arms.
In 1941, Pauline Lott, the mother of the child, who was only 15-years-old that time was taken by the Mississippi Welfare Department into custody. Having found out that she was pregnant, the authorities transferred her to King's Daughters Home, a place for unwed moms. The state promised her to pay all her medical and birthing fees but in one condition, she must put up her baby for adoption. Lott agreed.
On Jan.20, 1941, she conceived a healthy bouncing little boy. She took care of the baby for almost two months till the adoption date and named him Charles. When the adoption date came, the baby was dressed with blue suit as well as readied him for the potential parents. During that day, three boys were up for adoption, however the baby in blue cap was the one chosen.
Before the mom and the son were separated, Lott had one request to her baby's new family and that was to retain the baby's first name, Charles. So the baby was named Charles Bruce Pate.
Even decades after, Lott longed for her baby. What she did not know is her son sought her as well. In 1964, one year after his wedding, Charles Bruce Pate started his search of his mom. He went to the hometown of his mother, searched through obituaries, set a one-on-one meeting with the doctors, talked to strangers and even started calling homes. However nobody knew his mom.
Until one day, Pate found the obituary of Jessi Paul Lott, the twin bro of Lott, through Ancestry.com, The Tennessean has learned. The obituary included names of the surviving members of the family and so he was able to locate nephew of Lott. The nephew then connected Pate to Lott and the two reunited again.
After 73 years, Pate was able to kiss and hug his birthmother. Today, the two always talk over the phone. "It helps me to know who I am now, where I came from," LittleThings quoted Pate as saying.
