The Social Securtiy system was set up during or at the end of the depression and so your person who died in 1900 would not have been in there. A person must have rec. Soc. Sec or been eligable to rec it. ALSO someone had to file for the death benefit. There are regulations that are followed in getting the benefits. If one spouse gets it, the other doesn't, as I understand it. And if you were on another pension plan, such as a railroad pension then you didn't get ss and so were not eleg. for the death benefits. I don't think the woman who didn't work would be eleg. You have to contribute to be eleg. Look for that person who died in 1900 in the local newspaper obituaries. Hope this helps. I'm sure that others will be able to add to this. Jan At 10:24 PM 10/19/99 EDT, you wrote: >Hi, > >Can Anyone tell me when the SS Death index began. I used it to get info on my >grandfather But he died in 1967. For instance if a person died in 1900, would >they be in there? Also would a woman who didnt work be in the SS Death Index? > > >==== LA-LGHS Mailing List ==== >LGHS: Serving Louisiana Genealogist since 1953. >To submit an article to be considered for publication in The Register, >contact David Howell at <[email protected]> > > >