I would like to thank those of you who have sent me some very helpful information and links to help me get started. I have just sent off letters to the Social Security Administration for the following record: Keith White SSN 513-16-1528 Residence at time of death: Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 67212 born: 17 Feb 1925 died: 24 Apr 1993 Social Security number issued in Kansas before 1951 I believe it most closely matches the information I have. I have also written the MHGS for the 2 obituaries listed for him in 1993. Again I appreciate you ideas and anything else you might want to share. If anyone is interested in this line I can post the information when it comes. Thanks again Pam ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill & Diana Sowers <wrs@cjnetworks.com> To: <KSLINCOL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 2:29 AM Subject: Re: [KSLINCOL] White/Tannehill families of Kansas > Pam..... > > Woke up in the middle of the night and where do I go..... the computer!!!! > Thought I'd post this response to the whole list just to let those of you > who are unaware of the two great resources on the Internet mentioned below. > > Just out of curiosity I checked the Social Security Death Index at > Ancestry.com and found the following: > > Keith White > SSN 513-16-1528 > Residence at time of death: Wichita, Sedgwick Co, KS 67212 > born: 17 Feb 1925 > died: 24 Apr 1993 > Social Security number issued in Kansas before 1951 > > You can go to the site and search > > > http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/vital/ssdi/main.htm > > Put in the last name, White, first name, Keith and right underneath that > put Kansas in the box that says > "Issued by". Notice when you bring up Keith White off to the right hand > side there is a link saying "Request Information." Click on this and > you'll get detailed information on how to request this Keith White's > original Social Security application. It should list all sorts of helpful > info that might help determine if this is the correct Keith White. > > Also, the Midwest Historical and Genealogical Society, located in Wichita, > has an extensive webpage at: > > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/mhgs/ > > They have an online obituary index of the Wichita newspaper. I checked > under 1993 at: > > http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/mhgs/93obits.htm > > and sure enough listed twice is: > White Keith W.------------ 26 Apr 1993 > White Keith W.----------- 28 Apr 1993 > > If you'll go to the top of the obituary page for the Society you'll see > that you can request (via "snail mail") copies of these obits/death notices > for just $3 each. The obits might be info enough for you to establish > whether this is the right Keith White or not. > > Good luck with your research. > > > Your message: ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hi There, > I am helping a friend of mine do some geneology research. He is kind of lost > and doesn't know where to start. In the note below I have included all the > information he has. Any information that any of you could provide or add > would be greatly appreciated. We have kind of hit a dead end. I am sending > off an application for a copy of the marriage license to Ellsworth County > but I am not sure if they will give it to us since we don't have all the > information they are requesting. I am not sure if any of these people are > still alive. So, here is what we have and I am hoping this rings a bell > with someone. > Keith White married Wilma J. ? (maiden name possibly Tannehill but > just speculation could be completely wrong) in Ellsworth, Kansas about 1945 > The number of children is in question . It is not known for sure if they had > 3 or 4 children. In one set of records it is believed that they had > a daughter born in or around 1946, another daugther in 1948, > a son in 1949, and another son in 1953. > >From what I can tell Wilma J. ? 's mother was born in 1888 > and her father was born in 1878. My guess at the moment is > that if Wilma is a Tannehill she would be from Lincoln or Ellsworth > county in Kansas. > Wilma J. ? attended 2 yrs of high school in Lincoln, Kansas. > I know there was a William Tannehil that graduated from Lincoln High School > in Kansas in > 1948. Maybe that is a relative? > She was employed for 10 yrs in a sheet metal aircraft work (Cesna Aircraft > Company). It looks like they lived for a time in Haysville, Kansas but by > November of > 1961 had moved to Witchita, Kansas and may have lived their through the > 1981's or in > nearby Derby. > > Any help would be very very much appreciated. > Thanks for your time and help. > Pam > > Bill & Diana Sowers > 1746 Fairmont Rd, Topeka, KS 66604 - wrs@cjnetworks.com > Lincoln Co KSGenWeb page: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/lincoln/index.html > Gove Co KSGenWeb page: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/gove/index.html > Graham Co KSGenWeb page: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/graham/index.html > Allen Co KS ALHN page: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/allen/index.html > Barton Co KS ALHN page: http://www.geocities.com/irus86/ > >