Hi Kathy and all, The form you want is the SS-5 Application Form . It is recomended that you request the longer form, which provides more genealogical information. You are better offf applying with the Social Security number, and the Ancestry SSDI can be provided for proof that the person in fact died. Take care, Barb Metro NYC Research =========== MizScarlettNY@aol.com writes: > > Hi Kathy, > > Do you know that your guy in fact died in 1966, at this location? > > You shouldn't have to don't have to supply too much information, as I've > done this before, and the price was $29.00. It does give you information > about > his first job and employeer. > > Why don't you send the name and I'll look at it and send you a response? > I'm 95% certain thatyou do not need a death certificate, if it is the > legitimate place. > > Take care. > Barb > Metro NYC Researcher > ============= > > > > ancestree@verizon.net writes: > > > > I would like to order my cousins social security card application. He > was > > born in 1900 and a man with his name and date of birth are listed as > > having died in 1966. Joseph's son died in the 1970's and his other two > children > > are women so they're pretty hard to find. My problem is that in order to > > > get the social security application what I found says I have to provide > a > > death certificate or some other source of information saying the man has > died. > > Because I don't have enough documentation to prove a connection to > Joseph > > the only source I can come up with is the information on Ancestry. Does > > > anyone know if that's enough? There's also a site called archives.com > that > > promises instant access to Joseph Brown's death record but I'm > skeptical. > > > > Kathy >