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Social Security Death Records Provide Important Information about the Living
Social Security Death Records are not only used as proof that someone has
passed away. They are often utilized to know more about the person while he was
still living amongst us.
There have been Social Security Death Records since the creation of the
Social Security Administration in the year 1935. Anyone who applied for a Social
Security Number (SSN) and subsequently died has a record within the system.
Not all information is available immediately though. This is because the Social
Security Administration only started with the automation of their databases in
1962. And people only started inputting data into their computer banks with new
data coming in. This means that only deaths reported after the start of
automation are available in digital format.
SSDI Data and What It Can Tell You
The information available through the administration’s automated system is
called the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). A record in the SSDI contains
essential information about the person who died. This information includes the
person’s name, last known address, places (zip codes) and dates of birth and
death, the destination of death benefits and of course, the person’s social
security number. The SSDI is available free of charge through several websites.
The index was originally intended to help provide concise information for record
update purposes for companies or institutions that need them. For instance,
banks would need to know if a person who has an account at any of their branches
is still living. Insurance companies may also require some form of evidence of a
person’s death aside from or in lieu of a death certificate. SSDI information
can serve as corroborating or alternate evidence of a person’s death.
Social Security Death Records for Genealogical Purposes
Genealogists have since found data in the SSDI to be of extreme value in tracing
someone’s lineage. At the very least, knowing a person’s parents’ place of birth
provides them with a starting point to continue their research. The Social
Security Number more or less establishes where the person had first worked or at
the very least, attempted to find work. This is because the first three digits
of the SSN are key-coded to a particular state or location. And further, names
in the SSDI can be used to verify the spelling of a person’s name (first, middle
and/or last name).
As with any stored information, the veracity of the data is only as valid as the
information given. If any portion is untrue, whether intentional or not, then
that makes the information in a particular record questionable. However, this is
more of an exception than the rule. One can almost always count on the
reliability of the information in SSDI or the actual social security death
records themselves.
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