Judy, this is correct. Only when someone filed for the benefits is the person listed on the SSDI. We had a terrible time getting my Grandmother to file as she was not about to accept "relief", as she called it. Her pride (and that of her generation) considered SS to be a government handout and she wasn't about to lower herself to living off of what she considered other people's charity and would not accept the "entitlement". We live in a different world today. -----Original Message----- From: paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of jj.carroll Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:48 AM To: paclearf@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] social security Thank you. Don't have a social security number, or know if nobody filed. But the information helps clear up a muddy situation. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Heald" <jheald@pennswoods.net> To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:31 AM Subject: [PACLEARF] social security > My Dad was a Dairy farmer who died in 1966. When I looked for his Social > Security Death Index in 2000+ I could not locate it. I finally went > backwards using his SS# and called Social Security. After proving that I > was indeed his daughter, they told me no one had ever filed for benefits. > Apparently my Mom, thinking that because he was self employed, did not > have > a SS # (as it was not required for the self-employed then), never filed > for > benefits. For some strange reason even the lawyer missed it. The > benefits > to Mom would probably been minimal, but no filing was even done, therefore > it is NOT in the system. So - if no one files for benefits - I don't > believe you will find it in the system! > > Judy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
If someone is currently receiving benefits, is the death still shown in the SSDI? My dad died in 2002; my mother is receiving his benefits, but he is still not listed, and I never understood why. Thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farnsworth" <farnsworth@charter.net> To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] social security > Judy, this is correct. Only when someone filed for the benefits is the > person listed on the SSDI. We had a terrible time getting my Grandmother > to > file as she was not about to accept "relief", as she called it. Her pride > (and that of her generation) considered SS to be a government handout and > she wasn't about to lower herself to living off of what she considered > other > people's charity and would not accept the "entitlement". We live in a > different world today. > > -----Original Message----- > From: paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of jj.carroll > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:48 AM > To: paclearf@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] social security > > Thank you. Don't have a social security number, or know if nobody filed. > But the information helps clear up a muddy situation. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith Heald" <jheald@pennswoods.net> > To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:31 AM > Subject: [PACLEARF] social security > > >> My Dad was a Dairy farmer who died in 1966. When I looked for his Social >> Security Death Index in 2000+ I could not locate it. I finally went >> backwards using his SS# and called Social Security. After proving that I >> was indeed his daughter, they told me no one had ever filed for benefits. >> Apparently my Mom, thinking that because he was self employed, did not >> have >> a SS # (as it was not required for the self-employed then), never filed >> for >> benefits. For some strange reason even the lawyer missed it. The >> benefits >> to Mom would probably been minimal, but no filing was even done, >> therefore >> it is NOT in the system. So - if no one files for benefits - I don't >> believe you will find it in the system! >> >> Judy >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
The following site explains why an entry might be missing from the SSDI: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/ssdi/missing.html Mark & Cherie Moyer wrote: > If someone is currently receiving benefits, is the death still shown in the > SSDI? My dad died in 2002; my mother is receiving his benefits, but he is > still not listed, and I never understood why. > > Thanks. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farnsworth" <farnsworth@charter.net> > To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 10:12 AM > Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] social security > > > >> Judy, this is correct. Only when someone filed for the benefits is the >> person listed on the SSDI. We had a terrible time getting my Grandmother >> to >> file as she was not about to accept "relief", as she called it. Her pride >> (and that of her generation) considered SS to be a government handout and >> she wasn't about to lower herself to living off of what she considered >> other >> people's charity and would not accept the "entitlement". We live in a >> different world today. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:paclearf-bounces@rootsweb.com] >> On Behalf Of jj.carroll >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:48 AM >> To: paclearf@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] social security >> >> Thank you. Don't have a social security number, or know if nobody filed. >> But the information helps clear up a muddy situation. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Judith Heald" <jheald@pennswoods.net> >> To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:31 AM >> Subject: [PACLEARF] social security >> >> >> >>> My Dad was a Dairy farmer who died in 1966. When I looked for his Social >>> Security Death Index in 2000+ I could not locate it. I finally went >>> backwards using his SS# and called Social Security. After proving that I >>> was indeed his daughter, they told me no one had ever filed for benefits. >>> Apparently my Mom, thinking that because he was self employed, did not >>> have >>> a SS # (as it was not required for the self-employed then), never filed >>> for >>> benefits. For some strange reason even the lawyer missed it. The >>> benefits >>> to Mom would probably been minimal, but no filing was even done, >>> therefore >>> it is NOT in the system. So - if no one files for benefits - I don't >>> believe you will find it in the system! >>> >>> Judy >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACLEARF-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >