Shelia, Having worked for about 50 years as an accountant. I do not assume every one has received social security. But I do say that the list helped me. and maybe it will help someone else. There is many people that did receive social security - that was born many years prior to the birth of social security. Yes, a person was supposed to work so many quarters to be entitled to draw (or benefit) from Social Security. But I also know that if the wife didn't work - if the husband is deceased - she can draw off her husband's earnings. But so much for discussing Social Security. I still feel that it was a good search unit for me. Thanks for your comments. Ruth At 10:08 PM 6/26/1998 EDT, you wrote: >Ruth, >Thanks for the post on the SSDI. It is a good tool, but as I have discovered >in the past few days, it is common to assume everyone has a social security >card. Now days kids have one shortly after birth. But as in my case of >looking, the older the individual, especially females, did not have social >security numbers. They did not work outside the home and did not need one. >An example is my mother who died in 1966. She was working for my grandfather >in his garage as his bookeeper and did not pay taxes because she was paid in >cash. She did have a social security number, but it is not on the SSDI >because she/nor survivors recieved any benefits. I looked for my father on >there for 6 months before I finally found him quite by accident. It was not >listed under his name but simply under an initial. >Again Ruth, Thanks for Sharing. >Sheila > > >==== KORNEGAY Mailing List ==== > > > > > >