| Social security death index. What is it? Containing | | | | Date of Birth |
| around 65 million names and vital information of | | | | Date of Death |
| mainly deceased Americans, the SSDI is an | | | | Where the last SSB was sent |
| extremely large and important database, | | | | State of residence |
| especially for geneology enthusiasts.What sort of | | | | Where the SSN was issued |
| details are kept? For information to be archived in | | | | Last known addressA Search Tip: When doing a |
| the SSDI, a death needs to have been reported, | | | | search in the SSDI, do not include the middle initial. |
| or, for example, a surviving relative may have | | | | Middle names were not indexed. Use first and last |
| contacted the Social Security Administration | | | | names only.What period is covered by these |
| (SSA) seeking to stop the Social Security Benefits | | | | records? Most of the birth dates recorded are |
| (SSB) of a parent.Social Security Death Records | | | | from the early decades of the last century: 1900 |
| (SSDR) contain the following data on a deceased | | | | to 1930 Death dates are mainly from the period |
| person:Last name | | | | 1962 to 1988. |
| First name | | | | |