Gerald, this sounds interesting. Please tell me how to do just this. I try to avoid having to have contact with county clerks (which are you talking about---chancery or circuit---civics was not a favorite subject of mine?) and I am unsure as to just what the SSDI is and how to "get" there. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Gieger <giegerg@hotmail.com> To: <jacknday@datasync.com> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [MISSISSIPPI] Corrected Death Certificates... > Mary, there are hundreds of thousands of DC that have incorrect > information...The persons providing the information are distraught, pressed > for time, or plainly should not the one filling out the Form. Precisely, why > you must document with more than one source...so don't even consider > spending money to correct it...just go to the Rootsweb SSDI and put that > information in a Post-it note against his SS entry...In Texas, you can do > what you suggest and submit an Amended or Corrected Certificate, at about > $30, and it will get filed, albeit future researchers can still get both, or > either... > > Some well-to-do folks used to take their Will to the County Clerk and file > it for record, just in case someone else tried to destroy the Original, > after the Testator's demise, but before it was Probated...or were afraid it > might get lost and not be there to Probate...This practice was discouraged, > but not prohibited...so you could file a Corrected Death Certificate at the > Clerk's office for about $3, or an Affidavit of Fact stating the same > info... > > If they left it open for anyone to change, anytime, we would have lots of > conflicts...People's memories change with time. > > Gerry > > >From: "Mary Lander" <jacknday@datasync.com> > >To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] Ridiculous charges. > >Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 03:17:47 -0500 > > > >I have been watching the messages about the injustice of SS fees. Think > >about this one. > >My grandfather died in 1945. Several years ago I ordered a copy of his > >death > >certificate and found that my own father had given the information and > >that, > >for some strange reason, had listed as Grandpa's mother's name the name of > >his grandmother. I have checked with the Vital Statistics in Jackson > >several > >times, with several attorneys, and all agree that I would have to hire a > >specific type of lawyer, wait until the "case" goes to court to present my > >"evidence" and pay a huge fee to accomplish the simple matter of correcting > >incorrect information. Meanwhile, > >anyone searching for genealogical information would find incorrect, > >misleading information that I have long tried to > >have corrected. How's that for injustice? I don't have the kind of money to > >waste when a simple matter of correcting > >information on a form (I can see having it notarized and paying for that) > >should be free and easy to do. > > > >How's that for trying to change the subject? > > > >Mary Lander > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >