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Archive for March, 2009
The Locator TV Show – All New Episode
The Locator TV Show
We want to remind you that Troy Dunn ’s The Locator TV Show has an all new episode this Saturday, March 21 at 9 pm Eastern Time / 8 pm Central Time on WE TV.
Troy Dunn has reunited thousands of birth parents and adoptee s. The Locator TV Show will give you an inside look at what is involved with searching for your birth parents, an adoptee or a birth sibling.
Here is an episode summary provided by the WE TV website:
“Episode Summary: In 1985, Wendy and Christopher Radcliff’s mother, Jennifer, left them to be raised by their paternal grandparents when they were young. The brother and sister have called on Troy to locate Jennifer, who originally escaped from an abusive relationship with Read More
Find Family Members With The Social Security Death Index
Find Family Members – Social Security Death Index
By Chris Maione – Head Of OmniTrace Research Department
Our OmniTrace staff often searches Death Indexes to find living persons. Why? Because developing information on a deceased person can help you identify and find living family members.
The most commonly used Death Index is the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). The Social Security Death Index is a searchable database of over 83 million deceased individuals. This index in maintained by the Social Security Administration (SSA) and is comprised of records from The Death Master File.
The following information is available on each decedent listed in the Social Security Death Index:
- Last Name
- First Name
- Date of Birth
- Date of Death
- Social Security Number
- Last Known Residence
The Social Security Death Index is usually available for a small fee at various websites, but it also accessible, free, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com and is often searchable by the above search fields; however, access may vary depending on the website or source you are utilizing.
Please Note: The absence of an individual in the Social Security Death Index is not Read More
