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From: "Jean R. Legried" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] Why we don't find everyone in the Social Security DeathIndex
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:40:55 -0600
References: <7.0.1.0.1.20070114164348.01ee19d8@deskmedia.com><KLEHKLBKCGJNIPPLHNGOCEKPDDAA.clcasper@sprynet.com>
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CheriC

There isn't a zip code that starts with the first three numbers of Mom's SS #.

Jean
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At 06:28 PM 1/14/2007, Cheri Casper wrote:

>The first three numbers are the area number:
>
>The Area Number is assigned by the geographical region. Prior to 1972, cards
>were issued in local Social Security offices around the country and the Area
>Number represented the state in which the card was issued. This did not
>necessarily have to be the state where the applicant lived, since a person
>could apply for their card in any Social Security office. Since 1972, when
>SSA began assigning SSNs and issuing cards centrally from Baltimore, the
>area number assigned has been based on the ZIP code in the mailing address
>provided on the application for the original Social Security card. The
>applicant's mailing address does not have to be the same as their place of
>residence. Thus, the Area Number does not necessarily represent the state of
>residence of the applicant, either prior to 1972 or since.
>
>CheriC
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [mailto:]On
>Behalf Of Jean R. Legried
>Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:11 PM
>To: Michael Neill
>Cc:
>Subject: Re: [APG] Why we don't find everyone in the Social Security
>Death Index
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>
>Michael --------
>
>She was living in Minnesota -- the only state in which she ever
>lived. Doing the wildcard search, I find 3993 people with the same
>first five numbers as Mother had and they were *all* issued in the
>District of Columbia. What is the significance of that?
>
>Jean
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> >Jean-
> >
> >Do you know where she was living when she got her number?
> >
> >Try searching the Rootsweb ssdi for other deceased individuals whose
> >numbers start with teh same 4-5 numbers using a wildcard search. That
> >may at least provide a clue if no one is able to explain the situation
> >with the number.
> >Michael
> >
> >>
> >>My mother was a school teacher. She died in 2005 and is not on the
> >>SSDI. She received SS benefits and Teachers Retirement checks. Her SS
> >># was "different" -- not numbers like others from our state. Can
> >>someone explain her situation to me, please.
> >>
> >>
> >>Jean R. Legried
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