The child, abandoned on an Atlanta doorstep and wrapped in a blanket, "had more than the normal amount of good traits for a baby," an Atlanta Constitution reporter wrote.
She dubbed him "Baby X."
That was Jan. 7, 1941. Now, Jerry Hopkins of Moultonborough, N.H., wants to learn all he can about that waif's birth.
Who were the infant’s parents? Did he have siblings? Hopkins said his children are curious about their dad — his grandchildren, too. Who were his biological parents? Are there any people in the Atlanta area who look like their old man?
"This is a curiosity for me," Hopkins said. "It's a question that's always been there."
He has a birth certificate identifying him as the biological child of Wightman Bishop "Pete" Hopkins and Naomi Eidson Hopkins. The birthdate is correct; Hopkins knows now that the other information is not.
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