Well, Joann That is a very good question to say the very least. My info comes from the 1960s when I helped take care of an old lady across the street. We became good friends. She had worked for the RR and told me she did not get Soc. Sec. because she had a RR pension and was not allowed to have both. Jeannie From OR In a message dated 5/30/2005 2:24:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jcolema1@elp.rr.com writes: Then why did my grandfather who worked for the B&O Railroad have a Soc Sec card??? Joann > > > People who worked for the Railroad did not collect Social Security. They > had a Railroad pension. > > Jeannie from OR > > In a message dated 5/30/2005 12:48:25 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, > ladybug@arends-sons.com writes: > > I've had good luck with SSDI; as I understand it, the family has to file > for > > benefits after the death? I miss some too; however, some occupations do > not > pay into SS? Otherwise, I don't know. ladybug > ----- 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. >> >>