As I said in the previous chapter, Social Security Records are the place that you want to start when you are looking for family history. You can use an online website to dig up social security records or you can go to www.socialsecurity.gov to find out about the registry. You will probably have a better time looking up the records at an online site than you will through the social security administration. This is just your first start on your journey to find out about your family history.
When I looked up my grandfather’s history, I found the day he died and his birthdate. I found out the county where he died. This was the first step to the piece of the puzzle that I needed in order to get started on my search. The day that he died and the county in which he died was very important. This is because the county keeps copies of death certificates that tell you much more than just this piece of paper.
If you are not sure about the day of death for a relative, or if there are many people who have the same name who died around the same time that your relative died, this is where it gets confusing. You have to go into the records to find out more information about them. This can help you narrow down your search and prevent you from chasing after the wrong leads. I was lucky - my mother knew the day that her father-in-law died and the area where he was living when he died. This gave me a head start as I knew I had the right person when I pulled up the social security information.
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