Mike, I don't know how your Ancestry home page is set up, but find "Birth Marriage and Death Records." Once you are in that category, look for the "Featured Titles in this Category" and the Social Security Death Index is the top one.
It was the mid-1950s when Soc. Sec. allowed the self-employed to apply. No body made them apply. It was up to the individual to do so. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
