They probably were but I'm sure the 1960 was before computerized automation and perhaps the 1967 as well. somewhere Roots web did have a blurb on the origins of SSDI which had the details. I'm working from memory and those details are a bit foggy. Betty wrote: > Hi David, > > My grandparents from Somerville and Medford, but who spent their last > years in Arlington died in 1960 and in 1967, and neither one of them > are listed in the SSDI ! > > My grandfather was 72 and my grandmother was 78, and I'm pretty sure > they were collecting Social Security checks. > > Betty (near Lowell, MA) > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David C. Richardson" > <chuck.richardson@mindspring.com> > To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:04 PM > Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Re: SSDI FAQ > > >> There are a couple of things which can affect SSDI. If the >> diciest was not collecting Social Security at the time of death they >> may not be listed. The Computerized system was not instituted until >> the mid 60s so if If the diciest died before computerization they may >> not be listed. >> >> bostonlew@aol.com wrote: >>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>> >>> Classification: Query >>> >>> Message Board URL: >>> >>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1732.1.1.1.1 >>> >>> Message Board Post: Doug, >>> >>> Glad you got your info. >>> >>> RE: SSDI - it's all a big mystery. I'm sure there's some fuzzy >>> logic there about what they do but I'd bet good money even the SS >>> people don't know. >>> >>> BTW, I love your Mary's name: Mary Merry. She must have taken a >>> razzing about that but it's soooo cute. At least she married into >>> it; her mother didn't play a cruel trick on her. I worked with a >>> guy named Charles O. Charles. Never could figure out what his >>> parents were thinking..... >>> >>> Have fun! >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > >

Remember that not everyone was covered by Social Security when it started. Self-employed persons were not (like professional people), teachers had state teacher retirement systems, railroad workers had railroad retirement. I don't know exactly what occupations WERE covered, but my mother began working when I was in college (1949) and continued until she was eligible to retire under social security because my father, a self-employed CPA, was not eligible for social security except under her. Yes, he's in the SSDI but that was because he did not die until 1994 and drew dependent benefits. Margaret Swanson Quoting "David C. Richardson" <chuck.richardson@mindspring.com>: > They probably were but I'm sure the 1960 was before computerized > automation and perhaps the 1967 as well. somewhere Roots web did have > a blurb on the origins of SSDI which had the details. I'm working from > memory and those details are a bit foggy. > > Betty wrote: >> Hi David, >> >> My grandparents from Somerville and Medford, but who spent their >> last years in Arlington died in 1960 and in 1967, and neither one >> of them are listed in the SSDI ! >> >> My grandfather was 72 and my grandmother was 78, and I'm pretty >> sure they were collecting Social Security checks. >> >> Betty (near Lowell, MA) >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David C. Richardson" >> <chuck.richardson@mindspring.com> >> To: <MAMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 8:04 PM >> Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Re: SSDI FAQ >> >> >>> There are a couple of things which can affect SSDI. If the >>> diciest was not collecting Social Security at the time of death >>> they may not be listed. The Computerized system was not instituted >>> until the mid 60s so if If the diciest died before >>> computerization they may not be listed. >>> >>> bostonlew@aol.com wrote: >>>> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >>>> >>>> Classification: Query >>>> >>>> Message Board URL: >>>> >>>> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AFB.2ACE/1732.1.1.1.1 >>>> >>>> Message Board Post: Doug, >>>> >>>> Glad you got your info. >>>> >>>> RE: SSDI - it's all a big mystery. I'm sure there's some fuzzy >>>> logic there about what they do but I'd bet good money even the SS >>>> people don't know. >>>> >>>> BTW, I love your Mary's name: Mary Merry. She must have taken a >>>> razzing about that but it's soooo cute. At least she married >>>> into it; her mother didn't play a cruel trick on her. I worked >>>> with a guy named Charles O. Charles. Never could figure out what >>>> his parents were thinking..... >>>> >>>> Have fun! >>>> >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx