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From: Alice Johnson <>
Subject: Social Death Index Dates-Need Info
Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 07:02:52 -0800


1 Nov 1997

I access the Social Security Death Index often. I know SS started about
1935. It seems like I read somewhere on the Web, that the dates of the
Social Security Death Index only start from sometime in the 60's. Does
anyone know if this is correct? I have found a lot of ancestors on the
SSDI, but a lot of people that I feel probably had an SS number, like my
grandmother who passed in 1947 are not listed. All the people I have found
died in the 70's, 80's and 90's. If the 60's is correct does anyone know
why the earlier dates are not listed back to 1935?

Thank you,

Alice Johnson
Oxnard, CA
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