Need this information in order to locate a deceased husband of my 91 year old Mom who has Alzheimers. Cannot get VA benefits for her without this information. VA is of no help so far.
2007-04-30 01:43:27 · 5 answers · asked by Linda T 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Unfortunately, the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) only tells you where someone lived when they last received benefits or made a contribution to SS. But it won't tell you where they died. So if your mom's husband was in Florida for 6 months and Chicago in 6 months, either address could have been on file for him, but that wouldn't tell where he actually died, especially if he was in Texas visiting a brother when it happened.
The easiest way to find out where he died is to find out where he is buried. In the US, no body can be buried without a death certificate and the permission of the County. So the easy way is to find the cemetery and ask if they have the information on the death certificate or if they can give you the name of a funeral home that handled things. If he was cremated, it's a little different.
If you have an idea of when he died, then you just need to search for an obituary. The sad part is that the VA already has records on him. But they don't cross-reference each other's units. If you really can't find anything, then the next step is to take the information you do have and start searching every state's vital records unit (most have indices online). You can narrow down the obvious states first, then expand to the less obvious. It only becomes more difficult if he died pre-1972 since that's when most of the online indices were started.
If you get really stuck, drop me a note through my profile and I'll be happy to help you search and snoop for him. Good luck and a big hug to your mom.
2007-04-30 09:05:42 · answer #1 · answered by GenevievesMom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey Linda,
I put a few sites below, the SSA and Family Search sites may give an indication of where the death occurred. The site locatingfamily is quite useful sometimes. Family Search by LDS should give a Death location if they are found in it, this may take a few searches, and looking through a lot of names.
PS - I forgot to put peoplefinders.com in the original answer, this one works for living and deceased fairly well.
2007-04-30 02:13:51 · answer #2 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Linda:
Have you tried the social security death index? Do you know where he is buried? In the papers you might have do you have an obit or a funeral home record that might give you some clues.
Email me and I'll try to help you. Send it thru my profile and send me what ever info you have and I'll see what I can find for you. Please include her name and date of birth too. That will help with the search.
P.S. I forgot to tell you how to send me an email thru the profile. Up at the top you'll see a little envelope. Just click it and it will give you a letter to send thru yahoo. If you have problems just add it to your question and I'll get back with you
2007-04-30 01:53:46 · answer #3 · answered by Holly N 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Assuming you know the man's name, try interment.net and/or findagrave.com. Does he show up on SSDI? You can search that at several sites familysearch.org, ancestry.com, rootsweb.com.
2007-04-30 03:07:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should probably do some research. i don't think you can
2007-04-30 03:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by kmtpa7 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋