The sites you suggest are wonderful, Barbara. Doris -- "S - Barbara" <barbara@saxbury.net> wrote: The individual may not have actually lived in the area in which she died. For example, if the individual died at a hospital or nursing home outside of the area they spent the majority of their life, an obituary may not have been published in that area but rather in their 'hometown'. As for the social security index, not all deaths are recorded in the index due to a variety of reasons. For more information see the following sites: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ssdi/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/faq.htm Barbara (Saxbury) Freeman http://www.Saxbury.net http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com http://www.PikeCoILGenWeb.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "mamahop" <mamahop@pioneer-net.com> To: <IL-OBITS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 1:48 PM Subject: [IL-OBITS] RE: So Sec death index > I wanted a obit look up and got the death date from the So Sec death index > and the lady lived in the same town as where the So Sec death index said she > died and the lady couldn't find anything....why does death index say > something and then no one can find anything...this has happened twice. > > Also So Sec death index says its up to date though 2004 and I know someone > died in 1990 and I have the So Sec number but its not there and I know he > died in 1990 as I was married to him.. > > anyone know why the So Sec death index say's one thing and then you can't find the information. Anyone else have this problem. > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > > > > ==== IL-OBITS Mailing List ==== http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volil.html ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx