Am I right in assuming that those who "signed up" would have been working at the time? (vs elderly and retired) Maureen O'Brien On 2 Jun 98, at 9:07, by way of Genealogy Records S wrote: > Social Security began in 1936 and it is possible to find ancestors if they > lived into the late 1930's or 1940.  In the earlier years there was not as > much of a requirement to sign up.  There was a push to do so during these > early years.  There was another major one somewhere around 1950/1952.  > Good Luck.  Sharon