Hi Everyone, Just wanted to point out something I discovered today. My grandfather gave so many different ages on different documents, that I was really unsure when he was born. On his marriage certificate it shows him as aged 28 in 1927, my mothers birth certificate - aged 42 in 1932, his death certificate showed his date of birth as 9-3-1897 (info given by his wife, and I felt this was the most reliable unless he lied to her also!), and when I checked the SSDI (Social Security Death Index), his date of birth was given as 9-3-1886 and the date of death was the one shown on his death certificate. I sent for his Social Security card application, and received it today. While the online SSDI database shows his date of birth as 9-3-1886, his application shows 9-3-1897. So, here is my tip: If you search the SSDI for your ancestor, and something turns up, but the dates are not correct, don't pass it over! It could very well be a mistake of those who entered the information into the database in the first place. From the info on the application, I was able to determine his exact birthplace (other documents just said Indiana) and his fathers middle name (comes in handy when all you have is Edward Cooper to work with! Lots of those around!), not to mention corroboration of his birth date. Happy hunting! Christy Searching: Harkness, Archer, Woodland, McDermott, Fox, Dunn, Hall, O'Dell, Cooper, Becker, Vrooman, Wright, Bulivard/Bulivand/Bullivant, Philo/Fillow