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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
