PLEASE HELP,,, LOOKING for 1st wife Elaine,of JAMES LEON DEZERN,may 24,1916....they had one or two chilren.... one dau. Valoria born about april 14, 1940, wieght 5lbs.... might have been born in Astoria, Or.... James Leon( DEZERN)smith, lived several places in Or.,, JAMES and Elaine divorced and she remarried and lived in Portland,OR., know husband name( will not post),, James may have been in world war 2,, late in life might have lived Ca. or wash., area. Family has searched for years trying to locate james leon DEZERN, adopted or raised by Smith Family..... The four dezern children were placed in Baptist childrens Home, Ky..... Elise,,,,,mattie lee (neidg), brother Wm. clarence dezern,,,,, they were born Nelson , nelsonville Ky,,, to parents Albert DEZERN and Anna Elizabeth myers DEZERN,,,,, family wants to find this family.... Hole inside familys' heart.... we want our family back together.. all clues helpful, laverne family could fill in blanks for us.... also the smiths and dezerns.. WE HAVE FAMILY GROUP PICTURElarrymorton@mindspring.com