Flavia, >From "A Guide to using the SSDI" on RW: "As marvelous a finding aid as it is, the SSDI does not include the names of everyone, even if they had a Social Security number (SNN). If relatives or the funeral home did not report the death to the Social Security Administration, or if the individual died before 1962 (when the records were computerized) then they probably will not appear in this database." http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm The SS# was most likely issued to him. Sharon Dulcich -------------------------------------------------- In a message dated 4/29/2010 9:34:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, flavia@infionline.net writes: Now I have another question - I have a SS# on a death certificate....the person was born 1880 and died 1946 - he does not appear in SSDI - is there a way to find who the # was issued to - probably not considering all our privacy and protections - just curious if anyone had tried. Flavia