I believe It is the "Social security Death index" If no one puts in for the Death benefit the person is not listed. That is my understanding. Robin 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 > > >

If her mother is receiving death benefits, I don't understand why his death isn't listed in the Death Index either. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "RAL" <RLash@worldnet.att.net> To: <paclearf@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [PACLEARF] social security >I believe It is the "Social security Death index" > > If no one puts in for the Death benefit the person is not listed. > > That is my understanding. > > Robin > > 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 >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >