You are welcome. My address is a bit tricky since it is a hyphenated name
and some systems won't even accept it but have had it since 1999.
Eric
----- Original Message -----
From: "Madaline Preston" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] ssdi and rootsweb
> Eric, I tried to write you back with a thank you for your time and efforts
> on Fred Quiring...your address was rejected twice.
> To the list, my regrets of adding personal messages to this VA list
thread.
> Mitzie a.k.a Madaline
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Christine Rakoci <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > I ran a quick check for you through Ancestry and World Vital Records but
> > couldn't find a death record for him either. He may not have had a
social
> > security number as it didn't come around until 1937 and wasn't required
of
> > all employers. You might try finding union records or others for the
> > Chicago police department. Try the death indexes for Chicago
> > http://www.deathindexes.com/illinois/cook.html. The Newberry Library in
> > Chicago has a good genealogy section and is usually pretty helpful with
> > where to go to find info.
> >
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sep 10, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Madaline Preston wrote:
> >
> > 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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