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From: "Jane Thompson" <>
Subject: Re: [IOWA] Re: IOWA-D Digest V04 #150
Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 17:57:01 -0500
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I am responding to the issue of sending a request to the Social Security for
a copy of the original paperwork. I had the social security number and name
of a person in my family, but it wasn't anywhere in any of the Social
Security listings (Ancestry, Rootsweb, Social Security death list, etc).
However, I sent for the original, using the name and number I had, and got a
copy of the original paperwork. Just because it isn't on any of the lists
doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
Jane
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Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:27 PM
Subject: [IOWA] Re: IOWA-D Digest V04 #150


> Kaye
> Try sending for his SS records using his original SS# with the
letter"D"
> at the end of the number. Sometimes the clerks aren't too swift. When a
> person dies his file is given a suffix of "D" when he retires he is given
a
> suffix of "A"
> He would not be in the death index unless he had reached retirement
age
> before he died.
> The cut off use to be age 16 to receive benefits for Surviving children
> unless they were FULL TIME STUDENTS then it was up to 23 years. My
youngest son
> was 18 in Sept. and I had to return the money for June July & August. He
> graduated High School June 10th of that year.
> I hope this helps
> Margaret
>
> In a message dated 5/31/2004 8:58:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> Thank you for your reply to my query. Yes, I have checked the Social
> Security Death Index for his name "David Alfred Wilson". I also have his
> original Social Security Card and I have also tried checking for him with
> just the number. There are several with the same name, and nobody with
the
> same number.
>
> I finally received his Death Certificate which says "Probably" suicide. I
> also have his military papers that he had in his possession at the time of
> his death, they are basically just copies of papers he received telling of
> his security clearances. I am wondering if his family received some kind
of
> benefits because of the word "Probably" on his death certificate. Which
> seems that they couldn't say for sure it was suicide.
>
> As for sending for his original Social Security application, I think it
> would be a little hard to do, unless they are cross filed under birth
dates
> and death dates. As I said above there are a lot of David Alfred
Wilson's
> and the number I have doesn't help either. I have gone to the Social
> Security site and tried the number there also.
>
> Now, for his military records. I was told that in the 1970's there was a
> fire in St. Louis where all the military files were kept and they were all
> burned. So, depending on what branch of the service he was in, (which was
> Air Force), for get about sending for them as they are gone. Please let
me
> know if that isn't true, and I'll definitely send for them.
>
> Thanks again,
> Kaye
>
>
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