Re: Searching for birth family (Rankin) Arkansas
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In reply to:
Searching for birth family (Rankin) Arkansas
Tonya Johnson 12/13/07
U.S. Veterans Gravesites
Name: Bobby Ray Rankin
Service Info.: SR US NAVY
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1941
Death Date: 11 Nov 1995
Service Start Date: 30 Jul 1959
Interment Date: 22 Nov 1995
Cemetery: Little Rock National Cemetery
Cemetery Address: 2523 Confederate Boulevard Little Rock, AR 72206
Buried At: Section 5 Site 7044a
You may be able to obtain his military service records.
This site will walk you through the procedure.
{Be sure to request EVERYTHING THE MILITARY HAS ON HIM}
http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.htmlhttp://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/get-service-records.html
If you apply for his SS 5 it will contain a wealth of info
The application form (SS-5) contains the following information:
Full name
Full name at birth (including maiden name)
Present mailing address
Age at last birthday
Date of birth
Place of birth (City, county, state)
Father's full name "regardless of whether living or dead"
Mother's full name, including maiden name, "regardless of whether living or dead"
Sex and race
Ever applied for SS number/Railroad Retirement before? Yes/No
Current employer's name and address
Date signed
Applicant's signature
A standard letter to the Social Security Administration is available with the search results on the Ancestry.com(rootsweb.com also) Social Security Death Index. This letter may be printed and mailed to the Social Security Administration to request a copy of your ancestor's SS-5 form. The Social Security Administration now charges $27.00 for each individual copy (an abbreviated NUMIDENT printout is available for $16.00).
Note:
Not everyone who has, or has had, a Social Security card will appear on the Social Security Death Index (SSDI). The SSDI lists only those individuals for whom a lump sum death benefit was paid. Many other enrolled persons are not listed either because their death was not reported or they are still living. If you haven't found your deceased ancestor on the SSDI, but he or she was likely enrolled with the Social Security system, it may still be possible to get a photocopy of his or her original SS-5.
To request this information, you will need to send the name and Social Security number of the person you're researching. You might be able to locate the person's Social Security number in the following places:
personal papers
death certificate
funeral home records
records held by financial institutions
voter registration rolls at county courthouse
former employers of the individual
If those sources don't produce the number, you may request a "records search" with the Social Security Administration. To request this service you must send $29 and provide the following information: full name, state of birth, and date of birth to:
Freedom of Information Officer
4-H-8 Annex Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
Providing names of parents are also helpful, especially with common surnames. Be sure also to provide proof of death, as the records of living individuals are not publicly available.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU
CONNIE