Below is a partial copy of your answer from this rootsweb site: http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/questions.html#7 How do I correct an error in your database? Return to Top Return to HelpDesk Errors found in databases typically cannot be updated or changed, just as you would not expect a census record to be updated if you found an error. On most of our databases we offer you the ability to use our Post-em Notes. Post-em Notes enable you to attach a notation to a database record, giving corrected information. If you find an error in the Social Security Death Index, you should contact your local Social Security Administration (SSA) office. Be sure to bring documentation with you. They will correct the main Death Master File (DMF), and the change will be distributed to those who maintain copies of the file with the next set of updates. They will also give you a verification document of SSA's current records, which you can use as proof of the error. You will want to add a Post-em Note to the file, as it may take a while before we get the update. - ----------------------------- AHamptonResearch@aol.com wrote: > Here is a note for anyone researching the HAMPTON lines of Polk Co. TN. > > My Grandfather, Acarious Monterville (Monty) HAMPTON is listed incorrectly on > the SSDI Interactive Index at Rootsweb. I have tried several times to > correct this information and it still has not been changed. > His name has been incorrectly spelled as "Ackrious Hampton". > His birth date is 2 June 1879. > If anyone knows how to go about correcting this information with both > Rootsweb and SSDI, please let me know. > Thanks, > Arlene Hampton > AHamptonResearch@aol.com -- Richard A. Mathis ramat@mindspring.com