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Re: ssdi and rootsweb
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Megan M Isely <[log in to unmask]>
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Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history." <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:23:57 -0500
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  Bayfield County is in far north-west Wisconsin, just south of  Lake 
Superior, if this is the right person.

Megan in Wisconsin


On 9/10/2010 10:59 AM, Wayne Dunn wrote:
> There is a Fred Quirin listed in Wisconsin Death Index, d. 29 May 
> 1959, b. abt 1894.  Died in county of "BAYF"
>
> Then in SSDI:  Frederick J. Quirin,  b. 29 Sep 1911, d. 21 Jun 2004, 
> Last Residence: City: New York, County: New York, State: New York
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madaline Preston" 
> <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 11:34 AM
> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] ssdi and rootsweb
>
>
>> I admit patience isn't one of my virtues but I've spent way too much 
>> time
>> trying to find an ancestor on a social security death index that is a
>> free index, not one that is advertised as free until they search, find a
>> match and then tell you you have to be a member to view the data.
>>
>> In 2003 I went to ssdi.rootsweb.com, put in the state and the last 
>> name of
>> my ancestry line and up would pop all the data.  Of course all of 
>> this now
>> belongs to Ancestry which is another sore subject.  (They can take a 
>> simple
>> data base and present it in a way to involve the maximum time spent in a
>> search.)
>>
>> I'm looking for Fred (Frederick) J. Quirin born 21 Jul 1893 in Brooklyn,
>> NY.  His WWII registration card, dated 27 April, 1942 states he 
>> worked in
>> the 11th District Chicago Police Dept. (91st and Cottage Grove, 
>> Chicago) and
>> gives his home address as 7921 Indiana Ave, Chicago.  You'd think 
>> this info
>> would be sufficient to find the lad.
>>
>> What have I missed?  Is there a site such as my 2003 find that will 
>> give you
>> his death date without belonging to one more "free" site?
>>
>> All I want is his death date.
>>
>> Thanks for listening to my rant.  I hope you will have the wisdom to 
>> put me
>> on the right track.
>> M. Preston
>>
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