[or-roots] lost family?

[Sue Steward]

    I have been told that if there is no surviving spouse to receive the
    small death benefit ($255) that they are not listed.


    About Social Security Death Index

The Death Master File (DMF) from the Social Security Administration 
(SSA) currently contains over 89 million records and is updated weekly. 
The file is created from internal SSA records of deceased persons 
possessing social security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the 
SSA. Often this was done in connection with filing for death benefits by 
a family member, an attorney, a mortuary, etc. Each update of the DMF 
includes corrections to old data as well as additional names. [NOTE: If 
someone is missing from the list, it may be that the benefit was never 
requested, an error was made on the form requesting the benefit, or an 
error was made when entering the information into the SSDI.]

Sue

On 9/24/2012 8:15 AM, Glen Jones wrote:
>
> If they are working for wages after 1933 (Approx. Date) they must have 
> a Social Security Number.
>

> By the way everyone if the font comes through large I have it set for 
> 18pts.
>
> so I can see it better on my computer.
>
> Glen Jones
>
>
>
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> *From: *"Bill & Chris Strickland" <lechevrier at q.com>
> *To: *"or-roots mail list" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
> *Sent: *Monday, September 24, 2012 7:52:04 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [or-roots] lost family?
>
> On 9/23/2012 3:56 PM, Glen Jones wrote:
>
>     It has to be reported to SSDI ...
>
>
> But if the person never registered for Social Security, they don't get 
> listed.  Most folks were registered by the time WW II was over though, 
> so why not these folks?  Butch Cassidy syndrome?  Any locals still 
> living that remember them?
>
> Bill Strickland

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