> > From: fsuedu@hotmail.com (fsuedu) > > > > i ran across information in an obituary for an individual which > > stated that the person's father was deceased. the father's full > > name was printed in the obituary, so i check the ss death > > index.....every way i tried, no matter what combination, the > > individual's father didn't pop up on the index. > > It is my understanding that many/most individuals who died before a > certain date (can't remember the date, but think it was early 1960s) > are not shown on the automated index. For instance, my grandfather > who died in 1958 is not listed although he was receiving SS payments > when he died. > > I believe you can have SS Administration look up the individual for > a fee. When they do the search and find the records, you get more > data than what is shown on the automated index. > > ron48@aol.common (Ron Recer) Additionally, an individual not receiving payments gets put in the records only if the SS office is notified.