----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanine Reckinger" <jreck@ecenet.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Social Security Application - abt. 1940 >I was told that what I got was ALL that was available . . . and because it > was the only time I ever ordered one, I was not impressed. I understand your frustration. I don't know when your person may have applied for their SSN, but the Social Security Administration handles millions of applications...(we have now 300 million citizens). They receive thousands of such requests yearly. At the time you requested, someone else may have requested the same file, thus it couldn't be found. Or, at some point the application had been lost. It happens. Also, since you had ordered just the computer extract, that was all they were required to provide, "all that is available". They can not set up a file for "awaiting further payment", or send documents COD. The SSA's responsibility for genealogy research is not part of their Congressionally mandated responsibilities, so for budget, they don't receive the additional thousands of dollars to perform those duties. So, there is also a long delay in receiving those documents. Again, I'm sorry for your experience. (I am not an employee of the SSA).

My experience with the SSA went better than I could expect. My grandfather, born 1892 and died 1969, had filed for a number in 1936 when first the numbers were assigned. The information I received was very close if not matching to what Ron had said earlier with exception to one piece of information. The form I received included everything mentioned in Ron's explanation over the form with added and expected occupation at the time of his filing. It shocked me; it was not what I had been told his employment was during the time frame he filed for his SSN. As for cost, I can not recall exactly however, I believe it was the higher number listed by Ron as to what I had to pay for a copy of Grandpa's SS-filing form. Shelia -----Original Message----- From: minnesota-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:minnesota-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ron Bestrom Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 5:11 PM To: minnesota@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Social Security Application - abt. 1940 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanine Reckinger" <jreck@ecenet.com> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:56 PM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Social Security Application - abt. 1940 >I was told that what I got was ALL that was available . . . and because it > was the only time I ever ordered one, I was not impressed. I understand your frustration. I don't know when your person may have applied for their SSN, but the Social Security Administration handles millions of applications...(we have now 300 million citizens). They receive thousands of such requests yearly. At the time you requested, someone else may have requested the same file, thus it couldn't be found. Or, at some point the application had been lost. It happens. Also, since you had ordered just the computer extract, that was all they were required to provide, "all that is available". They can not set up a file for "awaiting further payment", or send documents COD. The SSA's responsibility for genealogy research is not part of their Congressionally mandated responsibilities, so for budget, they don't receive the additional thousands of dollars to perform those duties. So, there is also a long delay in receiving those documents. Again, I'm sorry for your experience. (I am not an employee of the SSA). ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MINNESOTA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message