This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LHSwisher Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/199.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As you state, you have Joe Kenneth Fowler's death date. (From the SSDI: Name: Joe Kenneth Fowler SSN: 249-56-1831 Last Residence: 29684 Starr, Anderson, South Carolina Born: 17 May 1938 Died: 20 Jul 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: South Carolina (1953) So you can either: 1) Pay for the death certificate 2) Pay to obtain a copy of his SS-5, the Social Security application, on which his parents should be listed. See here for how: http://search.ancestry.com/search/dbextra.aspx?dbid=3693 3) Investigate as to whether he had an obit, and see if a person, society or library will copy it for you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.