How to reset and activate an iPad when you are unable to locate the original Apple ID that set it up

My son received an iPad as a gift from someone we don't know.  He got it to a state of needing to be reset.  I am having trouble activating it because it is looking for the original Apple ID that set it up.  I have an Apple ID and was able to reset it but am having issues activating it.  Any ideas???

Sorry, but you can't use that device; only the person who set the lock or Apple can remove it, and Apple will only do so for its original owner(assuming they're alive.)
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