I know the current town, but that is all.
2007-03-28 03:04:07 · 8 answers · asked by Mindy M 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
If they lived in the United States, a great place to begin would be to look them up on the Social Security Death Index. Here is the link
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
The Social Security Death index has their name, date of birth, date of death, the state the card was issued, and sometimes place of last benefit, and place of last residence. Not everyone is in there, but it would be a great place to start.
There is an advanced search on the page in case the person had a really common name. This would help narrow doen multiple hits.
2007-03-28 03:42:30 · answer #1 · answered by HSK's mama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To find out if someone is deceased is public record. Google the courthouse the person lived near and ask.
2007-03-28 11:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by takingchristtotheworld 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the Social Security Administrations website. They have a death index there. you can put in the persons name and state. if listed it will show the age of the person. these are up to date usually within a year.
2007-03-28 11:01:39 · answer #3 · answered by Pazzionflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are also records you could look up in that town's city hall, and also newspaper offices... death notices, obituaries, death certificates... etc... If you know the family's names then it would also be possible to call some of them, but it's a good idea to check the records first... then offer condolences...
We had a death in our family last year, my husband's oldest brother died in the summer and no one had told me about it!
When the family met at another gathering, it was told to me that another brother in law had also died... I really didn't believe it, but wanted to check it out first... I had to go through a lot of grief... but found out that the second brother in law was indeed still alive and well... He thought it was quite humorous that the family rumors had him already in his grave!
Good luck...
2007-03-28 10:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by MaggieO 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the local newspaper obituaries. Some papers have searchable files on line, others you may have to visit in person.
2007-03-28 10:13:05 · answer #5 · answered by SA Writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
talk to people and put the question out there. also look up there name in a phone book
2007-03-28 10:09:03 · answer #6 · answered by Layla_Smile 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave it to the Doctors.
2007-03-28 13:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by smartobees 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
check if the person is breathing...
2007-03-28 11:02:56 · answer #8 · answered by david_pugsley 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋