The U.S. Department of Social Security states on their website that they will forward mail to those with Social Security numbers, who are alive. They use the person's SSN to track them through employment. In this instance, someone born in 1908, is probably deceased, but she still should have had her own Social Security number after 1953. Collect her birth, baptismal, and marriage certificates, names of her parents, places of all these vital records replated to her. Then, I recommend going in person to a Social Security Office, and show them everything you have. At least they can give you her last known surname, and date and place of death. I once had to go there to correct a record, as my long deceased grandmother's surnames, maiden and married, were reversed. Barb Metro NYC Researcher ==================== [email protected] writes: > Hi Everyone, > I am still trying different ways to find a death record for my > grandmother. She divorced my grandfather in 1953 and was not heard from by any of her > kids ever again. Since she was only 45 years old then and I am not able to > find her by her maiden name or her married name, I am assuming she > remarried. She divorced in FL. and apparently was living in Jacksonville at that > time. I believe she made trips back and forth to NY, since she had family > there. > I have tried MANY ways to find her, but I have had no success. I've tried > doing a first name only with her d.o.b. without any success. I know I have > to look for a few years prior and a few years past her birth year, but I > wondered if also I should look for d.o.b. with different months and days. So > her d.o.b. is 28 Jul 1908, should I look for dates other than Jul 28th? I > have looked for this date with 1907, 1906, 1909, 1910. > Any advice would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks, > Liz