bob@furtaw.com writes: > I've noticed that SSDI names were added only after all claims were > satisfied. IOW if someone in the family is still collecting from > that account, the name will not show up. I haven't confirmed this. > Anyone else notice this, or has anyone found a rule stating this? Bob- No, that is not true. Any death reported to SSA will appear--existing claims on the account have no bearing on whether the deceased wage-earner's name will appear or not. See the RootsWeb Guide lesson 10 for reasons why a name might not appear on the SSDI: http://rwguide.rootsweb.com/ Joan JYoung6180@aol.com