On 6/6/2011 8:52 PM, Gerry wrote: > In article<4ded9ab3$0$12504$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com>, > sharonf<me7@privacy.net> wrote: > >> On 6/5/2011 8:30 PM, Gerry wrote: >>> In article<4dec466c$0$12502$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com>, >>> sharonf<me7@privacy.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Why would someone who had a social security number and is now deceased >>>> not show up anywhere in the SS death index? >>> >>> They may be in the index but under another form of their name. You may >>> know the person as James Richard Smith, but is listed in the index as >>> J.R. Smith or just J. Smith or J. Richard Smith. When did the person >>> die? If it was before mid 1960s those who died then are not in the >>> index. If the death is recent it maybe no one has reported the death to >>> Social Security, and if they have it takes time for the data to be >>> entered and there is always delay in posting the database on the >>> internet. >> >> I have searched under several different forms of the name. The person >> died in 1992 so it really should be listed but it's not. > > Why not list the name of the person and any other particulars such as > birthdate& place, residences, and death date and place so that other > eyes can have a look. Good idea. Name at time of death: Elsie Wise Maiden name Elsie Janstrom. Was also Elsie Taylor from 1943 to 1950. Her first husband, George Taylor died in 1948. She was born 8/29/1921 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , Canada. She died 12/28/1992 in Brighton, Michigan. Her family was originally from Finland and her birth name was Elsa Sanelma Janstrom. However I never heard her called anything other than Elsie. She was my mother's sister.

In article <4deeeb65$0$12458$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com>, sharonf <me7@privacy.net> wrote: > On 6/6/2011 8:52 PM, Gerry wrote: > > In article<4ded9ab3$0$12504$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com>, > > sharonf<me7@privacy.net> wrote: > > > >> On 6/5/2011 8:30 PM, Gerry wrote: > >>> In article<4dec466c$0$12502$8f2e0ebb@news.shared-secrets.com>, > >>> sharonf<me7@privacy.net> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Why would someone who had a social security number and is now deceased > >>>> not show up anywhere in the SS death index? > >>> > >>> They may be in the index but under another form of their name. You may > >>> know the person as James Richard Smith, but is listed in the index as > >>> J.R. Smith or just J. Smith or J. Richard Smith. When did the person > >>> die? If it was before mid 1960s those who died then are not in the > >>> index. If the death is recent it maybe no one has reported the death to > >>> Social Security, and if they have it takes time for the data to be > >>> entered and there is always delay in posting the database on the > >>> internet. > >> > >> I have searched under several different forms of the name. The person > >> died in 1992 so it really should be listed but it's not. > > > > Why not list the name of the person and any other particulars such as > > birthdate& place, residences, and death date and place so that other > > eyes can have a look. > > Good idea. > Name at time of death: Elsie Wise > Maiden name Elsie Janstrom. > Was also Elsie Taylor from 1943 to 1950. Her first husband, George > Taylor died in 1948. > She was born 8/29/1921 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , Canada. She died > 12/28/1992 in Brighton, Michigan. Her family was originally from Finland > and her birth name was Elsa Sanelma Janstrom. However I never heard her > called anything other than Elsie. She was my mother's sister. When did she come to the US? Did she always live in Michigan? Did she ever work? Who was Mr. Wise and when did he die? Did she received any SS benefits from her husbands? In another post you mentioned you were given what was supposed to be her SS# what was that number? I suspect at this point either she never had a Social Security number or if she did her death was not reported to Social Security.