From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Mon May 15 01:00:05 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k4F705jb026467; Mon, 15 May 2006 01:00:05 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4F700cH028210 for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 01:00:01 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k4F4PoFI001574 for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 00:25:50 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k4F4PoLQ001573 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Mon, 15 May 2006 00:25:50 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k4ELAmFI000782 for ; Sun, 14 May 2006 17:10:48 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k4ENikko020087 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sun, 14 May 2006 17:44:46 -0600 X-Envelope-From: martinfamilytree@gmail.com Sun May 14 17:44:46 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k4ENikjb020076 for ; Sun, 14 May 2006 17:44:46 -0600 Received: from nf-out-0910.google.com (nf-out-0910.google.com [64.233.182.186]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k4ENight029725 for ; Sun, 14 May 2006 17:44:43 -0600 Received: by nf-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id g2so36037nfe for ; Sun, 14 May 2006 16:44:41 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=GA1wwLIO93SGEDPAg5ZKafQQ2dNLTxf+Ghi4inTlSB44m7PItVu72wdShNqycuF6TscZnYzJpY2H00clKxBkLypVXqxSq8/WvxFSohYS+SPWSzkvRGcKtiI8C3qC4jyqdKnKcXYy/NHlUanz9NFUHabXL5yj1K6dGb1Z2UKKkUU= Received: by 10.49.49.14 with SMTP id b14mr1815091nfk; Sun, 14 May 2006 16:44:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.31.6 with HTTP; Sun, 14 May 2006 16:44:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 18:44:40 -0500 From: "ctm 007" To: "blj916@juno.com" Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Medical records Cc: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <20060513.234042.2424.6.blj916@juno.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed References: <20060513.234042.2424.6.blj916@juno.com> X-Spam-Score: 1.319 (*) BAYES_00,RCVD_BY_IP,RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET,TO_ADDRESS_EQ_REAL X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Hi Brenda, Here below is a copy of an email message posted by Elaine on another email list. Carl ETM to GEN-NEWBIE-L 1c. USING ROOTSWEB: Exploring the SS-5 Now that you have found Aunt Grace in the RootsWeb SSDI (Social Security Death Index) (http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/), what's next? Let's assume you wish to send away to the Social Security Administration for information included on Grace's SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Number). This information is available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for deceased individuals. To request Aunt Grace's data, click on the link that says "SS-5 Letter" under the Tools column on the line with her SSDI listing at RootsWeb. You will find a preprinted request letter with her Social Security number and other pertinent information already typed in for you. Print the letter and enclose a check for $27 and mail it to the address provided on the request form. You can also request the SS-5 information without the Social Security number, but it costs $29 in such cases. What information can you hope to learn from the SS-5? You can expect to receive a printout from the microfilm of the items on the SS-5. It probably will provide the following information: --Full name --Full name at birth (including maiden name) --Present mailing address (at time the application was made) --Age at last birthday --Date of birth --Place of birth (city, county, state) --Father's full name "regardless of whether living or dead" --Mother's full name, including maiden name, "regardless of whether living or dead" Many of the requests being made for old SS-5 application data will include the information the person provided to obtain his or her Social Security Number originally -- based upon the questions asked on the old form. The items originally found on the SS-5 application when Social Security first began can be viewed on the Social Security website: http://www.ssa.gov/history/ssn/ss5.html Keep in mind that birthdates and other information supplied by the applicant were generally not verified at the time of application on the older applications--but rather, proof was submitted at the time the individual or his family members applied for benefits on his account. The information on the SS-5 may or may not be 100 percent accurate. Besides requesting SS-5 information, what other data can you obtain from SSA? Requests for Computer Extracts of Social Security Number Applica- tions, called Numidents, may be made at a charge of $16 -- if the SSN is provided and $18 if the SSN is not provided. The Numident has limited information but it does include name changes for married women. This information is not found on the original SS-5 forms. Many Numident records of older individuals, primarily those born in 1910 or earlier, are abbreviated records that do not contain the names of the individual's parents and may not contain the place of birth. While it happens infrequently, there have been cases where only the Numident form still exists. The SSA will also search for information about the death of an individual for a fee of $16 if the SSN is provided, and $18 if it isn't. Note that SSA does not usually have the place of death, burial, or cause of death. It will not search for the Social Security number of anyone born before 1865. SSA attempts to handle request within 20 (working) days from the date it is received. However, it may take longer depending on the difficulty of finding the record and depending upon the current case load. Requests are processed on a "first in" "first out" basis. On 5/14/06, blj916@juno.com wrote: > > Mr Haycook, > > My mother died at Griffiss AFB Military Hospital in 1965 while my father > was stationed their on active duty. The base is now closed. How can I > receive copies of my mother's medical records. I do have my mother's > date of birth and death but not her social security number. I do have my > father's social security number. > > thanks > Brenda L Jones > blj916@Juno.com > >