Thanks Alicia. I appreciate the information. Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alicia Koski-Marshall" <alicia@chartermi.net> To: <minnesota@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:15 PM Subject: Re: [MINNESOTA] Social Security Application - abt. 1940 > Hi Virginia, > I found this on the Soc. Sec. Site: > Q9: What information is available from Social Security records to help in > genealogical research? > > A: You might want to start by checking out the Social Security Death > Index > which is available online from a variety of commercial services (usually > the > search is free). The Death Index contains a listing of persons who had a > Social Security number, who are deceased, and whose death was reported to > the Social Security Administration. (The information in the Death Index > for > people who died prior to 1962 is sketchy since SSA's death information was > not automated before that date. Death information for persons who died > before 1962 is generally only in the Death Index if the death was actually > reported to SSA after 1962, even though the death occurred prior to that > year.) > > If you find a person in the Death Index you will learn the date of birth > and > Social Security Number for that person. (The Social Security Death Index > is > not published by SSA for public use, but is made available by commercial > entities using information from SSA records. We do not offer support of > these commercial products nor can we answer questions about the material > in > the Death Index.) > > Other records potentially available from SSA include the Application for a > Social Security Number (form SS-5). To obtain any information from SSA you > will need to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. > http://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html > Regards, > Alicia Marshall > > > >> Does anyone know what information I might find by sending for a copy of a >> Soc. Sec. Application for a person who probably started collecting >> between >> 1940 and 1950? I know that you have to have a copy of your birth >> certificate now but probably then many people did not have one. >> >> I really appreciate all advice and information on this. >> >> Thanks, >> Virginia >> >> virgpat@usfamily.net >> >> >> --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- >> http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! --- >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 --- http://USFamily.Net/dialup.html - $8.25/mo! -- http://www.usfamily.net/dsl.html - $19.99/mo! ---