This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/TFC.2ACE/593.1 Message Board Post: What to do with this record? Name: LOWELL CROM SSN: 397-16-6651 Last Residence: Born: 30 Jun 1923 Last Benefit: Died: Jan 1974 State (Year) SSN issued: WI (Before 195) What can you find from a copy of a Social Security application? When you find your ancestors in the Social Security Death Index (also known as the Death Master File), you may want a copy of your ancestor’s original Social Security application. This application has valuable additional information and can serve as documentation for your own records. The Social Security Administration makes copies of the original Social Security application form (the SS-5) available to third parties who request information on a deceased individual. The application form (SS-5) contains the following information: • Full name • Full name at birth (including maiden name) • Present mailing address • Age at last birthday • Date of birth • Place of birth (City, county, state) • Father’s full name "regardless of whether living or dead" • Mother’s full name, including maiden name, "regardless of whether living or dead" • Sex and race • Ever applied for SS number/Railroad Retirement before? Yes/No • Current employer’s name and address • Date signed • Applicant’s signature Get copy of original application »