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Social Security Death Index

The Death Master File from the Social Security Administration currently contains over 76 million records and is updated regularly. The current update reflects the latest information provided by the SSA. The file is created from internal Social Security Administration records of deceased persons possessing social security numbers and whose deaths were reported to the SSA. Often this was done in connection with filing for death benefits by a family member, an attorney, a mortuary, etc. Each update of the Death Master File includes corrections to old data as well as additional names.

 

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Searching Tips

When you know the information, be as specific as possible to avoid a large of hits. (Large can be somewhere over a couple hundred or so.) If you are unable to find someone you are looking for, here are some things to try:

Change dates around (e.g. instead of searching for 5 Oct 1954 [10/5/54], search for 10 May 1954 [5/10/54])

Change years around (e.g. 1984 becomes 1948)

Use all other possible spellings of the name (and perhaps some that aren't so likely)

Switch last name and first name around

Try searching for a middle name as a first name

Even if you know a piece of information, try omitting it (e.g. if you know first and last name and death date, try leaving off the first name).

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