Well, here’s what is going to make it more difficult—recently my mom had to be committed into long-term care for dementia, and as part of that, her house was sold. I live out of state and didn’t get a chance to get back there before the place was cleaned out, so I have basically no information. For example, I don’t remember my dad’s SSN, and my mom’s in no shape to give it to me. I might be able to pick up some more info from my brother, who I’m somewhat estranged from...at least enough to help the archival folks narrow a search.
Thanks for the links and ideas, looks like I’ve got a good base here to get started!
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You may be able to find your father's SSN number by searching the Death Index for SS:
If you put his name in the appropriate boxes, you should get a listing which should include his SSN.
> I don’t remember my dad’s SSN <
Very easy to find. All you need is to consult the Social Security Death Index. If you can’t find a free source on the Internet for this Index, and if you don’t want to subscribe to Ancestry.com, then ask the reference department at your local public library. They should be able to help.