BUT, I think if there was a minor child surviving, the child might collect on his deceased father's account and the documentation might be under the deceased father's SSN. Anyone know for sure? It's been too long since my oldest son collected when his father died, and he only collected for about six months until he graduated from high school and enlisted in the Army. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sally Thoreson" <pegrags@kc.rr.com> To: <FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 12:53 PM Subject: Re: [FO] SSN fact not showing in reports > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 10:54 PM > > > Is there a spouse issue here? > > > > For example can't the wife collect on her dead husband's SSN after his > > death? > > > > \s\Rick > > I believe my mother collected my father's amount after he passed but it was > under her SS No. Sally > > > > > > > ==== FAMILY-ORIGINS-USERS Mailing List ==== > My very basic Windows beginners help: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~adelr/index.htm > basic HTML: http://freepages.computers.rootsweb.com/~pasher/ > >

My mother is still collecting SS on my father's number. To the best of my knowledge her own number is not being used at all. Our son is disabled and is collecting on his own number but is eligible to collect on his father's, as he was under 22 when he became disabled. He has chosen to make do with the $60 less per month. FYI: Back in the "old days" SS benefits were paid on minor children and also for college students. I was helped through college by SS until I turned 22, the limiting age, as were my sister and brother. My dad died in 1967, Mom got a SS check for all of us (herself and 3 children) Benefits stopped for her when my brother turned 18, but he still got them until he dropped out of college. Kathy