THAT IS THE "$1000.00 QUESTION" that we ask the-[Very Rude, and Arrogant Lady @ S.S.]??? -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Ray [mailto:sray@netnuevo.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:35 PM To: Ayers, B. J. Cc: roots@rootsweb.com; altuscal@rootsweb.com; alabama@rootsweb.com; alpickens@rootsweb.com; georgia@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] --***BIRTH RECORD-(1918)*** ROOTS Digest, Vol 3, Issue 54 If S.S. has the CODE which shows that they have SEEN a Certified Copy, then why must you provide them with ANOTHER copy?? Ayers, B. J. wrote: > 21JAN08 > > GREETINGS to One & all; > > Is there a Kind soul out there who can help an old War Horse, in a > time of need??? > Our Dear MOTHER- *RUBY FRANCES (MONTGOMERY)-AYERS* has recently passed > on into GLORY-[29DEC07], in her Nineth Year!!! > Born -(1918), in "GORDO/ PICKENS[Tuscaloosa],AL" to *NAOMIE > (HINTON)-MONTGOMERY & HOMER MONTGOMERY*!!! > We have been trying to get a "BIRTH RECORD", with negative results thus > far, When we made contact with "PICKENS COUNTY, AL", we were told they > could find "NO RECORD on their Computer", [This Cost $39.00]-that we > would have to send a payment of just over $100.00, for each record > search, to have someone Search thru the---"Old Paper Files"---, and > there was NO REFUND, if they could not find it!--[We think they have > Farmed out Research Duties??] > We have made contact [twice] with the "SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE", in an > effort to get a-"BIRTH RECORD"-; we were finally told that the--"BIRTH > CERTIFICATE"--, "Which We PROVIDED to them back in-(1981) - has been > purged, and/or destroyed, that all they have is the "CODE" verifying > that they had seen a Certified Copy of the BIRTH CERTIFICATE!!! > They would NOT give us any Intel from her file out side of > [name/rank/serial#], Maiden Name/Married Name---Place of > Birth,D.O.B.---, they would Not even verify any Intel that we gave them! > Nothing on Marriage Place, or Date, Nothing on Where they Lived over the > years-[way back then], Nothing on when they Divorced, Nothing on her > Parents, etc!!!! > We are facing a "Big Delima", We are the sole Surviving child, and we > were told to Provide SOCIAL SECURITY a CERTIFIED COPY OF BIRTH > RECORD-AGAIN" in order for them to Disburse her last "S.S.CHECK" to > us??? > ******FYI--to those who DID NOT KNOW--The so > called-"$255.00-DEATH/BURIAL BENEFIT" is NO MORE!!! > Per the "Lady @ S.S."---Apparently under PRES.BILL > CLENTON-[early-1990's], This Benefit was reduced to only Surviving > Spouse, or H/C Minor Child!!!!!!!!!!! > > If anyone has Connections, and/ or Sources to acquire a Birth Record, it > would be greatly appreciated!! > THANKS & GOD BLESS > SEMPER FI > > BA- In North GA!! > ===== > If you would prefer digest mode to mail mode, drop a note to roots-admin@rootsweb.com and ask for the digest... > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >