This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McGOWAN, RUSSELL Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Xd.2ADE/1537.1 Message Board Post: Teresa, Perhaps this is the man you are looking for: Lonnie RUSSELL, b. 15 MAR 1896, d. APR 1968, SS# 258-07-0686, issued in GA, last residence ZIP 31901 (Columbus, Muscogee Co, GA), no death benefits ZIP given. I found several other RUSSELL men with this same birthdate, including a John who died in 1973 and last resided in Mobile, AL, but no Nonnie. This is the closest I came on Irene: Irene M. RUSSELL, b. 08 OCT 1901, d. 28 OCT 1987 (Verified), SS# 260-42-5717, issued in GA, last res. ZIP 31709 (Americus, Sumter Co, GA), no death benefits ZIP given - could this be she? You might call Parkhill Cemetery in Columbus at (706) 561-6360 and ask if Lonnie is buried there. Incidentally, if anyone is interested, the Social Security Death Index is searchable (free of charge) at the following address: http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Hope this helps, John in TX