Kathy, I haven't seen an answer to your question yet so I will give it a try. If by “Social Security Records” you mean the SSDI, here is what I use to find people who might have been eligible. This will get you a reasonable list.
Be advised that SS did not start using a computerized database until the early 1960's. 1962 I think. Some but not all who died between 1935 and 1962 will be included. Also if you were self-employed such as farmers etc., SS was not available until 1951. Here is the search parameters: Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Birth Date How to look - After What to look for - 1873 (Possibly earlier) And Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Death Date How to look - After What to look for - 1935 And Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Living How to look - Equal To What to look for - No Clear List before this Search Create List Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Birth Date How to look - After What to look for - 1873 And Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Death Date How to look - Equal To What to look for - (leave blank) And Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Living How to look - Equal To What to look for - No Add results to existing List Create List Tag this List In the event you have already sourced some of these you may eliminate them by: Look for Whom? - Individual Where to look - Source-Master Source How to look - Contains What to look for - (key word in your Master Source such as SSDI) Clear List before this search Create List Untag (use same tag number as you used above) Happy hunting, Bobby From: Kathy Meyer [mailto:kmeyer2...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 9:42 PM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] Ordering Social Security records Does anyone have a successful way to search records to come up with a list of people who would be good prospects for ordering their Social Security records? I know they would have had to have died after 1936. I'm not sure if women registered or not or if everyone registered or if it was just a random thing for registration. I don't want to pay $29 just to find out the person never applied for social security or registered with the system. They're not always on the SSDI because if the family didn't apply for death benefits, they wouldn't be on there. Anyone have a good way to create such a list to consider? I tried but it was too general - too big. I have the deluxe version. Feel free to reply privately if you have any attachments to share that couldn't be sent thru the list. Thanks!! Kathy Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
