Kathy (Urbach) Nava

Ancestors

Kathy (Urbach) Nava was adopted 25 Mar 1969
Location: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Adoptive Parents	Biological Parents
Father: John Urbach	Father: Howard Allen
Mother: Mary Trevor	Mother: Carol Sharp

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 My Surnames 1.2 Free Space Pages 1.3 One Place Studies 1.4 One Name Studies 1.5 WT Projects 2 Sources 2.1 Digital Afterlife

Biography

I was born in 1968, and originally named * Sharp. As my birth mother was a teenager, as was common, I was given up for adoption. I was officially adopted by John and Mary Urbach from Rochester, Monroe County, New York, UnitedStates and my name became Katherine JoAnne Urbach - the only name I answered to.

In August 1970 my family moved from Rochester, New York to Portola Valley, California,

In September 2016 I took a mtDNA test with Family Tree DNA hoping to find my birth mother not knowing at the time that it wouldn't be helpful. A few months later In November 2016 I did the family test with Family Tree DNA hoping to get matches that could help me find my birth parents. I didn't get anywhere with those matches.

In November 2017 I did the Ancestry DNA test and got a 1st-2nd cousin match (who turned out to be a first cousin once removed). The match was my birth mother's first cousin who helped us connect in Feb 2018.

I was hoping to find my birth father but I was only able to narrow it down to a family. I put my research on hold for awhile as I was going to meet my birth mother and her family.

In January 2019 I flew to Rochester, New York to meet my birth mother. I was there for 2 weeks and met my half siblings and their families, my aunt and her family and my uncle and some of his family. When I came back to California my birth mother came back with me to meet some of my adopted family and my immediate family.

In June 2019 I started my research again looking for my birth father. In August 2019 I had a new DNA match on my paternal side. This was my closest match to date. She is my birth fathers first cousin on his paternal side.

In December 2019 I did the 23 and Me DNA test. I had a first cousin match. I was able to confirm who my birth father was.

January 15, 2020 was a great day for adult adoptees - New York was a closed adoption state. I ordered my original birth certificate to see if my birth father was listed. It wasn't.

• My birth mother told me that if she kept me she would've named me Beth after her favorite character in the book Little Women.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 23andMe test match between Kathy Nava and MH, first cousins. Their most-recent common ancestors are Howard Sagers Allen and Teresa Di Bitetto, the grandparents of Kathy Nava and grandparents of MH. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: First Cousin, based on sharing 1037 cM across 35 segments.

I am married and have 5 children, but they are connected to my biological profile Kathy Nava which is connected to my biological parents for DNA purposes.

My Surnames

Click on Surname to view EKA - Earliest Known Ancestor

• Paternal Grandfather ancestors

Bresslauer

Fischer

Pollak

Turnauer

Urbach

• Paternal Grandmother ancestors

Bauer

Federn

Spitzer

• Maternal Grandfather ancestors

Abbott (Abbot) , Annesley , Arnold , Arundell , Arundell , Aslett , Aucher , Audley , Ayala , Ayer

Bailey, Baulston , Beauchamp , Bennett , Berkeley , Beverley , Bickham , Billinge , Blount , Bond , Boone , Booth , Boteler , Botetourt , Brancestre , Breading , Bromley , Buckingham , Burdett , Butter , Butter

Catesby, Cattlyn , Cave , Cheney , Clark , Clarke , Clem , Clifford , Clinton , Coggeshall , Cokayne , Cole , Cole , Coleman , Coltheram , Cornerde , Cornu , Cotton , Cralle , Crandall , Cranford , Cridland , Crowley , Culpeper

Danvers (Alvers) , Dauntsey , De Verney , Denton , Dickson , Durant

Earle, Edgenall , Ellis , Eulowe , Ewing

Farnham, Fennel , Ferrers , FitzAlan , FitzWarin , Forde , Forster , Foule , Freville , Frost , Frye , Fulsnape

Gainsford, Gaynsford , Genell , Giffard , Gillespie , Gould , Graves , Green , Greene , Greene , Grey , Griffin , Grovehurst , Guild , Guildford , Gulley , Gurdon

Hannah, Hardreshall , Harris , Haskell , Hatton , Hewitt , Hexstall , Hill , Holland , Holt

Ince, Ingleby , Ingleton

Jeue (Jewe, Jeu)

Kayle, Kimball

Langelee, Langford , Langston , Langston , Lanyon , Latham , Lawton , Lee , Leycester , Littlefield , Load , Lovett , Lucombe , Lure

Mainwaring, Malsores , Marchant , Maryot , Massey , Mauduit , Meriet , Meryott , Mile , Montford , Mortimer , Moyle , Muntague

Neville, Newton , Nichols , Nichols

Paddocke, Passemer , Peake , Pellor , Pigott , Plantagenet , Porter , Porter , Poynings , Praers , Proctor , Purrier

Robyn, Roper , Ros , Rowlinge

Salerne, Salisbury , Sandys , Saxby , Saxby , Scrope , Shottesbroke , Sibborn , Slocum , Smith , Smith , Smith , Somervile , St. Barbe , St. John , Stafford , Standon , Stevens , Stewart , Stourton , Stradling , Sweet

Tatesham, Tatesham , Tattershall , Thickines , Timberlake , Trafford , Trerise , Trevathion , Trevor , Trugian , Tucker , Tufts , Tybbott

Ufford (Peyton, Caen) , Updike

Venables, Verney

Walcott, Walsh , Wangford , Wansfford , Warner , Warrener , Welles , Westcott , Weston , Wheeler , Wilbore , Wilbur , Willoughby , Wilsford , Wilsford , Winters , Wooley , Worsley

Zouche (Mortimer)

de Vere

of Cornwall

• Maternal Grandmother ancestors

Kirsch, Krisch

Lang

Weber

Free Space Pages

• 15 for 15 tracker
• Allen Family Research Notes
• American and British English spelling differences
• FFA and StanCo Fair
• FHC look ups
• Magdalena Kastner
• To Do List
• Kathy's WT Notes
• Misc Links for Things
• My Citation Page
• My Counties of Appalachia
• My Pets
• Nic's OT2 Standards
• NFL Teams
• Superbowls
• Categories for Super Bowl FSP's
• Thon Cookbook Page

One Place Studies

• 142 Crescent Ave
• Crescent Avenue, Portola Valley, California One Place Study
• Portola Valley
• Castle Air Museum
• Bisceglie

One Name Studies

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Nava_Name_Study
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Urbach_Name_Study

WT Projects

When I joined WikiTree I thought I knew more than I actually did. I have learned so much by becoming involved in projects and challenges. I love the collaboration here. We can all learn from others experience. I am active in the following projects:

1. Appalachia Project
2. Data Doctor
3. England Project (Bio Builders Team Leader, Trailblazer)
4. GEDI Project
5. Holocaust Project
6. Italy Project
7. Jewish Roots Project
8. Latin America Project
9. Mexico Project
10. Profile Imporvement Project
11. Scotland Project (pending)
12. United States Project
13. USBH Project
14. WT Thons

Kathy's current to do list

Sources

• "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVRP-KQN : 20 September 2019), Armando Nava and Katherine J Urbach, 4.
• Unclassified: "U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2"
  Ancestry Record 1732 #186176779 (accessed 15 November 2021)
  Name: Katherine J Nava; Birth Date: 29 Jan 1968; Address: 2281 Dumbarton Ave; Residence Place: East Palo Alto, California, USA; Zip Code: 94303-1514.
• Unclassified: "U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2"
  Ancestry Record 1732 #191105598 (accessed 15 November 2021)
  Name: Katherine J Nava; Birth Date: 29 Jan 1968; Address: 4542 Sugar Oak Dr; Residence Place: Turlock, California, USA; Zip Code: 95382-8666.
• Unclassified: "U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019"
  Ancestry Record 62209 #284123471 (accessed 15 November 2021)
  Name: Kathy Joanne Nava [Katherine Joanne Nava] [Kathy J Denava] [Kathy J Urbach]; Birth Date: Jan 1968; Residence Date: 1994-2020; Address: 2281 Dumbarton Ave; Residence: East Palo Alto, California, USA; Postal Code: 94303; Second Residence Date: 2005-2019; Second Address: 4542 Sugar Oak Dr; Second Residence: Turlock, California, USA; Second Postal Code: 95382; Third Residence Date: 1990-1996; Third Address: 2368 Oakwood Dr; Third Residence: East Palo Alto, California, USA; Third Postal Code: 94303; Fourth Residence Date: 1990-1996; Fourth Address: 2368 Oakwood Dr; Fourth Residence: Palo Alto, California, USA; Fourth Postal Code: 94303.
• Unclassified: "U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1"
  Ancestry Record 1788 #205198289 (accessed 15 November 2021)
  Name: Kathy J Nava [Kathy Denava] [Kathy Nava]; Birth Date: 29 Jan 1968; Phone Number: 368-9733; Address: 426 Madison Ave; Residence: Redwood City, CA; Postal Code: 94061-1678; Second Phone Number: 368-9733; Second Address: 426 Madison Ave; Second Residence: Redwood City, CA; Second Postal Code: 94061-1678; Third Residence Date: 1996; Third Phone Number: 368-9733; Third Address: 2281 Dumbarton Ave; Third Residence: Palo Alto, CA; Third Postal Code: 94303-1514; Fourth Residence Date: 1996; Fourth Phone Number: 368-9733; Fourth Address: 2281 Dumbarton Ave; Fourth Residence: Palo Alto, CA; Fourth Postal Code: 94303-1514.

Digital Afterlife

It may seem morbid, but in the event of my untimely demise I want to be sure that none of my hard work on WikiTree ends up being deleted. While I fully intend on being around to manage all my profiles for the next 50 years or so, in the event of my sudden death I hereby give permission for all of my private profiles to be transferred to any of the following non-active WikiTreers in my family, whether or not they are currently on the trusted lists:

1. Pablo R Nava
2. Alejandra Nava
3. Steven Nava
4. Brenda Nava

Or any other Wikitreer who is related on any of my lines or interested in any of my lines.