Actually, if you have the social security number, and you can possibly get than from the social security death index, you only pay $7. If you don't have the SSN you pay $16. I know as I've ordered several within the past 6 months. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:42 PM Subject: Re: [TNROOTS-L] James Trapp of Tennessee > Bob .. > > Just a thought .. have you contacted the Social Security folks about > getting a copy of the original application? That would have all the data you > need on it .. place and date of birth, parents names, etc. They only charge > about $10 for these .. I have ordered them for my Gran and her brother .. but > they do take about 4 - 6 months to get. > > Don't contact the lcoal office .. they only act horrified and tell you > everything is private! Go to Ancestry.com, search the SSDI, and when you > find the exact listing, click on the button to print the form letter, which > requests the copy under the Freedom of Information Act. It also gives you > the correct amount and address to send your request to. > > One other suggestion .. in my Gran's case, the Courthouse was burnt and > there WERE no birth records, so she must have provided other documentation. > I have requested that they copy all documentation in their file for my > genealogical research purposes and explained that she is my maternal > grandmother. You might want to do the same. I've heard stories of people > getting a whole packet of wonderful information this way. > > Good luck! > Maggie > in MI > > > ==== TNROOTS Mailing List ==== > For researching all Rootsweb List Archives, > please go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >