Ellen Naliboff
Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:45:05 -0700
Everything you ever wanted to know about the structure of social security numbers is at: http://www.cpsr.org/cpsr/privacy/ssn/ssn.structure.html Government employees and others with retirement plans were exempt under the original SSA. Delayed birth records were commonly issued in 1942 because of WWII. My parents were born in St. Louis and submitted 3 affidavits (baptismal records, school records, mother (in one case still living) or elder sister (who represented her deceased mother) swore to date of birth. About 1960, the SS# became the Tax ID # so many people who were never covered by SSA applied for a number. Ellen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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 > > ==== LDS-GENEALOGY Mailing List ==== ==== LDS-GENEALOGY Mailing List ====