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Updates: 14 Nov 2019: Changes were made to improve the performance of this collection. No new records were added. Ancestry.com – Search the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) to find names, birth and death dates, and locations for your ancestors.
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The "Social Security Death Index" is a database created from the Social Security Administration's Death Master File. This is an index of deceased individuals whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. It has been kept since 1962, when operations were computerized. The index includes a few deaths from 1937 to 1961, about 50 pe...
The following information may be found in these records: 1. Name of the deceased (Married women are usually listed by their married name.) 2. Birth date 3. Death date 4. State or territory where the Social Security number was issued 5. Death residence, zip code and corresponding localities The death residence is the last place of residence that the...
To search the index it is helpful to know: 1. The name of your deceased ancestor 2. The place where your ancestor died 3. The approximate date of the death
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
1. Add any new information to your records 2. The death date and place may help you obtain a death certificate which may lead you to additional records 3. The birth date or age along with the place of birth to find your ancestor’s birth records and parents' names 4. If your ancestor was born before 1940 you can use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records 5. When 2 geographical divisions are given they represent County/State as opposed to City/S...
I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?
1. Look for variant spellings of the names 2. Try searching by surname only 3. Married women are usually listed under their married names 4. If a woman was married multiple times search using the surnames of all husbands
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Name index to deaths recorded by the Social Security Administration beginning in 1962. Current as of February 28, 2014.
Aug 11, 2023 · The index includes a few deaths from 1937 to 1961, about 50 percent of deceased persons from 1962 to 1971, and about 85 percent of deceased persons from 1972 to 2005. 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index.
Ancestry ® has a Social Security Death Index (SSDI) collection spanning 1935 to 2014, which has over 90 million records. The index includes people who had a Social Security number, received Social Security benefits (or whose families received survivor benefits), and whose deaths were reported to the SSA.
Description: The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name ...
Data in the Social Security Death Index include: Given name and surname; and since the 1990s, middle initial; Date of birth; Month and year of death; or full date of death for accounts active in 2000 or later; Social Security number; State or territory where the Social Security number was issued; Last place of residence while the person was alive .
