Thanks for the replies. They are appreciated. I received a letter from the Social Security Administration which says, "Enclosed is a computer-prepared statement, called a Numident printout, containing the personal identifying information given on the above application for a Social Security number (SS-5). In recent years, we have recorded information from original SS-5s onto a computer record. We have advised agencies that require photocopies of SS-5s that we will furnish statements instead." There was also a sheet attached that says: How to read the numident print-out. The numident print-out is an official record of the information we have in our records. You presented some of this information when you applied for a Social Security card. Only coded items which contain information will appear on the record. If there is no information on our records for a particular item, the item will not be shown.. So it appears that my grandmother did not provide the names of her parents when she applied for her card and that is what I was most anxious to obtain. Thanks again to all who replied. George "DSuarez" <drsuarez@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:1Ryh8.18855$106.1515883@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net... > > George <georgema(nospam)@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message > news:fWvh8.10318$Ek1.1213681@news-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca... > : Folks: > : > : Just received the above for my grandmother who went to the > Boston States in > : the 20s. I was trying to verify once and for all what her > mother's maiden > : name was. Unfortunately it was not recorded. The > information shown was > : limited to her birth date and when she applied for a > social insurance > : number. > : > : Regards > : George > : > You need to order a photocopy of the original not a > transcription. > > Donna >