Nancy, Do you think this could be him ? I got no hits for birth year of 1903. James Hunt SS#: 371-10-5802 Issued in: Michigan Birth date: Sep 23, 1902 Death date: Apr 1970 Residence code: Michigan ZIP Code of last known residence: 49733 Primary location associated with this ZIP Code: Frederic, Michigan other site says : 49733 (Grayling, Crawford, MI) If you think so, and you have $7.00 to spend, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm or http://www.familytreemaker.com/fto_ssdisearch.html and type in the SS# to find him listed, then click "write it" and it will write you a letter to send to the SS office to get his SS application. It takes about 6 - 8 weeks to get an answer. It will probably list his place of birth & his parents names. Fields includeds on the application are: U. S. Social Security Act Application for account number 1. (First Name) (Middle Name) (Last Name) 2. address - Street and number 3. (Post office) (State) 4. (Business name of present employer) 5. (Address of present employer) 6. (Age at last birthday) 7. (Date of birth) (month) (date) (year) 8. (Place of birth) 9. (Father's full name) 10. (mother's full name) Courtney tompkin@c2i2.com ---------- > From: RDsNancy@aol.com > > This is my first time posting to this group so I hope I'm doing it right. I'm > trying to work on my father's family. His name was James A. Hunt. Born Sept > 23, 1903 somewhere in W. Virginia. Died April 17, 1970 in Frederic, MI. This > information from his death certificate.