Didn't Ancestry.Com and Rootsweb merge? Regards, Robert Lipprandt ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom & Kay Scholtz <scholtz@tznet.com> To: <WICLARK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 3:41 PM Subject: [WICLARK] SSDI index tip from Kay S. > A week or so ago there was a good discussion about the Social Security Death > Index. > > If you are using ancestry.com you may not come up with as many hits as > rootsweb.com for the same name. > I just tried both searches with the exact same name, with ancestry I got 3 > hits, but with rootsweb I got 12. One of the names listed on rootsweb had a > death date of 1958 - this person was not mentioned on ancestry at all. > > I had previously thought also, that it was rare to find someone listed in > this index pre1962. > > Hope this helps, > Kay > > > > ==== WICLARK Mailing List ==== > New Subscribers **** Please take the time to introduce yourselves > and let us know the surnames you are researching! > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >