G. M. Lupo wrote: > > <mlomax1074@msn.com> wrote... > : > : > I'm curious what resources exist for locating people during the > : > 1930s and 40s. > : > > : > G. M. Lupo a.k.a. matt at lupo dot com > : > : When was he born and when did he die? When did he live in Dallas? > : In Atlanta? Where was he living at the time of the 1930 census? > > This is a point of contention also. The best evidence I have > suggests he was born in February of 1901, at least, that's what's on > his headstone. His death certificate doesn't give an exact > birthdate. He died in July of 1950. He lived in Atlanta 1948-1950 > and lived and worked in Dallas immediately prior to that, but I > don't know when he went there. His obituary only states that he > came to the Atlanta Journal from the Dallas Morning News. If he was a writer, not a compositor or typesetter or a pressman, try the Texas state Press Association. I dunno if it goes back that far or what kind of records they keep if it does, but can't hurt to ask. Might also contact the paper in Dallas where you may find copies of his articles, or list of them with citations, and the citations would tell you the dates. > : Do you know your grandfather's Social Security number? You might > : want to send for a copy of his Social Security card application > : (form SS-5 > > As far as I can tell, he never had an SSN or didn't use it. I've > checked the SSDI and that's how I found his ex-wife, but he died in > 1950 and it doesn't look like SSNs were as common place at that > point as they've become. My guess is he never registered for one. Yeah, he did. Newspapers weren't among the exempt, unless they were tiny-tiny, and the Dallas papers weren't tiny-tiny. If he died in 1950, he's not on the SSDI because it started in 1962 with current deaths and they haven't had "time permits" to get to the 1950 deaths yet. Cheryl singhals@erols.com