If you have the Social Security Number of the person you're trying to find, the tools and sites listed below may aid you in your search, especially if you're looking for information about someone who is deceased.

Verify a Social Security Number
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Validates numbering sequence Verifies if and when # was issued Reports active or deceased

Search the Social Security Administration:

Search: In: All of SSA Office of Disability Office of Policy SSA History Benefits Information

Mode: Concept Boolean Pattern

Ancestry.com's Social Security Death Index is generated from the U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File. It contains the records of deceased persons who possessed Social Security numbers and whose death had been reported to the SSA. In most cases a report of death was made in connection with Social Security death benefits.

	Surname
	First Name
	Middle Initial
	Social Security #	- -
	Issued by	Any State Alabama Alaska Am Samoa Arkansas Arizona Asia California Colorado Connecticut Dist of Columbia Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Philippine Islands Puerto Rico RR Retirement Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virgin Islands Virginia Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
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	Advanced Option#1--Last Known Residence
	City
	State/Country	Any State Africa Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Asia California Canada Central America Colorado Connecticut Washington DC Delaware Europe Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Mexico Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Oceania Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Philippine Islands Puerto Rico Rhode Island South America South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virgin Islands Virginia Vermont Washington West Indies West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
	County/Province
	Zip Code
	Advanced Option#2--Birth & Death
	Birth	Day Any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  Month Any Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec  Year
	Death	Day Any 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31  Month Any Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec  Year