This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AFB.2ACI/4692.1.1.1 Message Board Post: The Social Security Death Index has an entry for James STOUTER, who was born Sept. 30, 1884 and died May 1965. If you need the names of his parents consider applying for a copy of the SS-5 form he filled out when applying for a Social Security card. To do so, go to http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi?letter=y&lastname=STOUTER&firstname=JAMES&ssn=215-07-3240&birth=30+Sep+1884&death=May+1965&middlename=&namesiffix= Print out the letter displayed on your screen and mail it with the fee to the Social Security Administration---then wait several months. Reg Niles