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Ancestry/Genealogy

dflprincess

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8. If the kids were collecting Survivor's Benefits Social Security would know there had been a death.

Reply to secondwind (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 14, 2018, 09:34 PM

Apr 2018

And, the Social Security death index is used to clean up voting lists (at least in Minnesota - I imagine most states use it). My mom died in May of 2012 and, just out of curiosity I checked her registration before the November election and she had been taken off. I'm the only family member who would have reported her death and I only called the SS office.

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My brother-in-law died on Christmas Day, 2009. [View all] cbreezen Feb 2018 OP

I've been unable to few people I was looking for in the SS death index The Genealogist Feb 2018 #1

I know all of this info... cbreezen Feb 2018 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #3

Perhaps, but my niece and nephew are in their 20s... cbreezen Feb 2018 #4

Is there any chance his real first name radical noodle Feb 2018 #5

Nope. nt cbreezen Feb 2018 #6

I think they rely on the family to advise them if s death. secondwind Feb 2018 #7

If the kids were collecting Survivor's Benefits Social Security would know there had been a death. dflprincess Apr 2018 #8