How to Search the Social Security Death Index

By The Citizen on October 8, 2020

Looking for a totally free database of US death records? The Social Security Death Index (SSDI) is a valuable record set created from the Social Security Administration (SSA)’s Death Master File to track tax withholdings and Social Security survivors’ benefits. Here’s what the Social Security Death Index is, how genealogists can use it, and where to find it online. Though it doesn’t include every…

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Source: Family Tree Magazine.com

Published in Birth, Marriage and Death Records