The difference would be the year of death -- After medicare came in the 1960's, everyone had to have a SSN to get Medicare benefits but before that many people did not have one. Women in particular did not as they did not work outside the home, but also in the early years of SS those who were self employed were required to have one -- farmers often did not. Also women in the earlier years of Medicare would have the same number as their husband with an A attached (000-00-0000A) instead of having a separate number. Tricia Fortney triciaf66@earthlink.net EarthLink Revolves Around You. > [Original Message] > From: <m.mullikin@att.net> > To: <md-baltimorecity@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/22/2006 11:31:57 PM > Subject: Re: [MD-BALTIMORECITY] Social Security Applications > > This really is not necessarily true. My grandmother died at the age of 86 in 1973--Never worked a day in her life outside her home, never paid social security, but she had a social security number. She is listed in the SSDI. She did receive survivor's benefits from her son--my uncle, who was killed in an industiral accident at Ellicotts in Baltimore. He also had a social security number, and obviously paid into social security. He died in March 1967 and is not listed in the SSDI. > > Monica > -- > Monica Mullikin > Goose Creek, South Carolina > > > -------------- Original message from "Ed Arthur" <edward.p.arthur@verizon.net>: -------------- > > > > Emily, > > > > Your question is answered by asking if your grand mother ever worked. > > Social Security was a work related program. If she worked after 1936 she > > was required to haver an SSN. If she didn't work then she didn't have an > > SSN and thus no record. > > > > EA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:08 PM > > Subject: [MD-BALTIMORECITY] Social Security Applications > > > > > > > Hi list, > > > > > > I was wondering if anybody could answer this question for me: > > > > > > My great-grandfather died in 1928. My great-grandmother, his wife, never > > > worked after his death. She died in 1944; a social security number was > > > not > > > listed on her death certificate, but it was likely the informant just did > > > not > > > know if she had one or not. Would there have been any reason for her to > > > apply > > > for a social security number in the 1930s? I'd love it if she had one > > > that > > > I could send for (clues as to conflicting birth places, etc.). > > > > > > Have a great Thanksgiving! > > > Emily > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > MD-BALTIMORECITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > MD-BALTIMORECITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MD-BALTIMORECITY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message