In a message dated 5/22/01 11:37:39 PM Central Daylight Time, skbeamer@mcsi.net writes: > I am helping my cousin try to get all of her information together for her > Degree of Indian Blood Card. She is having a hard time because her Dad's > Middle name is wrong on her Birth Cert. My question is, did they have to > have a birth certificate in the 40's to get their Soc. Sec. card? Even > though my Dad has a delayed Birth. Cert. they can find no record of my > Uncle's. Also, I noticed that 80% of the Army records for 1912-1960 were > burned in a fire in 1973 if we have problems getting Military Records any > other ideas. > Thanks !!! > Sharon Beamer > Oregon > Hi Sharon, Maybe this page will help answer your question - http://www.ssa.gov/history/histindx.html Barbara