The SS system started payouts in the late 1930s, but the SSDI only begins in about 1962 (with a few exceptions.) Wouldn't a lot of researchers be happy to have an index to those missing years! Cheers, Dee in Maryland ====
On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 4:57 PM, Paula Ryburn <[email protected]>wrote: > Kathy, > I know my paternal grandmother and her mother both applied, so it's not > like women couldn't apply. I also know my folks got SSN's for me and my > sister in the early 60's... before "everyone" got one in order to work. > What I remember (a vague childhood memory?) was that my brother was > "supposed to" get one, while Dad just went ahead and got ours, too (ie, not > "required" for girls) -- however, that could just be a reflection of the > times... who was supposed to get a job and who wasn't...? > > --Paula > ------------------------------ > *From:* Kathy Meyer <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:41 PM > *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/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > 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 > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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
