[LDS] Birth Record - filed 39 yrs late & SS#'s

[ResearchingWho]

This may seem odd to all of us who are used to birth certificates being made 
out by the hospital at the time of birth.  Think about our descendants 
talking about the confusion with social security numbers.  Nowadays babies 
are also given social security numbers at birth.  I remember having to apply 
for one before I could get my first job.  I work in a bank and I ran across a 
social security number with an "a" behind it.  I asked my boss about that and 
he told me it was used by older generations.  It was for wives who did not 
have social security numbers.  They used their husband's number and added an 
"a" behind it.  The instance I saw it used was for tax purposes on a trust.  
My grandfather, who was a policeman did not have a social security number on 
his death certificate.  His brother, who is not listed in the social security 
death index, did have a social security number on his death certificate.

Paulette
St. Louis, MO
Researching:  SCHRAPPEN/SCHRAEPEN, LEMAL, 
CODY, DALY, POSNER, BEYER, HOMBERG, HIPPE


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