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Obituaries collected and archived compared to the U.S. Census estimate of
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SSDMF - Effective November 1, 2011, the DMF data provided by SSA
no longer contains protected state death records. Section 205(r) of the
Act prohibits SSA from disclosing state death records SSA receives through
its contracts with the states, except in limited circumstances. (Section
205r - Click Here)
This change
has resulted in a reduction of over 40% of the Records provided in prior
years.
In addition, the current SSDMF Records added since November 1, 2011 do
NOT include City and State of Residence, while ObituaryData records
always do.
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record collection and publication history of ObituaryData.com compared to
Social Security for 2018. With almost double the number of
records, the collection of City and State of Residence, as well as the
full obituary text, it is easy to see why ObituaryData.com has emerged as
the most complete and current resource for U.S. Death information.
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ObituaryData and SSDMF Records Compared |
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Social Security Death Master File Record
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Name |
Social Security Number |
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JOHN
D. JONES |
185-18-5555 |
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Last Residence |
Last Residence Zip |
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Age |
Date of Birth: |
Date of Death |
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90 |
03/04/1922 |
05/20/2012 |
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This sample record shows
the current SSDMF format. The information is valuable but extremely
limited.
Most Obituaries, by comparison, contain a wealth of information
including:
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Survivors and Beneficiaries
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City and State of Residence
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Education and Employment History
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Obituary / Death Notice
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Name |
Residence |
| John D. Jones |
Meadville, PA |
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Age |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death: |
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90 |
03/04/1922 |
05/20/2012 |
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Obituary / Death Notice |
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VERO BEACH, Fla. - John D. Jones, 90, of
Meadville, passed to
eternity Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Meadville Medical Center
Transitional Care Unit after a two-week illness. He was
born March
4, 1922, in Linesville, a son of the Rev. John Burns and Julia
Augusta Owen Jones. He was a 1940 graduate of Meadville High
School, never having missed a day of school. He entered the
U.S.
Army Air Corps in 1942 and served as a
message decoder in the
Philippine Front of World War II. He married his lifelong love,
Doris Irene Romasser, on May 24, 1943, and
she preceded him in
death Feb. 18, 2000. After the war he graduated from Allegheny
College in 1949 with a degree in economics. He made a value
decision to raise his young family near family in Meadville rather
than take one of the many lucrative opportunities offered to him
in the cities and abroad. He was hired on at Gelvin, Jackson &
Starr Inc. and eventually became president of the firm. He was
very involved in the Meadville community, serving on the board of
incorporators of Meadville Medical Center, volunteering his
talents for many years in the Charity Follies, as president of
the Allegheny College Alumni Association, member and past
president of Meadville Kiwanis Club, member of
Meadville
Roundtable, past board member of the Meadville Public Library,
member of the Army of the Cussewago, member and past master of
Masonic Lodge 408, member of
Crawford County Shrine Club and
Zem
Zem Shrine Temple, Erie, member of Elks Lodge 219, past president
of the Meadville Country Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2006,
American Legion Post 111 and First Presbyterian Church. He was
also a member of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. In 1984 he
received the Blue Citation from Allegheny College in recognition
and appreciation of outstanding service to the college. John was a
student of the Civil War and held a significant war library which
he donated to the Crawford County Historical Society. He
retired
in 1987 and spent many years enjoying travel abroad, playing golf
and enjoying his many friends and relatives. He was
preceded in
death by his wife, Doris; his parents; a brother, Howard B. Jones;
four sisters, Pauline Jones, Bernice (Bea) Higgins Old, Dorothy
Lee and Gaynelle Rickerson; two brothers-in-law, James A. Lee and
Lorian Rickerson; and two nephews, James A. Lee Jr. and John C.
Higgins. He is survived by his children, Peter O. Jones and his
wife, Deborah Allen-Jones, of Blooming Valley; a daughter, Carole
Andreas of Meadville; his companion, Gerri Heibel of Meadville;
three grandchildren, Bess C. Andreas Weidner and her husband,
Jamey, of Cambridge Springs, Elise Andreas and partner, Joe
Casper, of Meadville, and John Andreas of Meadville; and his two
adored great-grandchildren, Alexa Jade Casper and Weston Joshua
Lee Weidner. He was greatly appreciated, enjoyed and will be
greatly missed. Calling hour will be Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at
Robert W. Waid Funeral Home Inc., 581 Chestnut St., Meadville. The
memorial service will follow at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Dr. Timothy
Solomon, pastor of Emmanuel United Church of Christ, officiating.
Interment with military honors provided by Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post 2006 will be in Greendale Cemetery. Memorials may be
made to the Crawford County Historical Society, 411 Chestnut St.,
Meadville, Pa. 16335; or a charity of the donor's choice. |
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ObituaryData City and State Collection Details |
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ObituaryData is dedicated to providing you with the most powerful tools to help
find the records you are looking for.
In an effort to improve in locating your person by location, ObituaryData
has incorporated a revolutionary way to search and match your records
based on the city and state you provide.
Many Obituaries use City and Town Names that are NOT
recognized, as “Primary” for Social Security or Zip Code purposes. This
could mean that the city you have listed for your person is not the same
as what is listed in that person's obituary. For Example, see the
record below:
Obituary / Death Notice
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Residence |
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Michael R. Johnson |
Bath, NY |
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Age |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death: |
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86 |
08/04/1927 |
08/19/2013 |
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WHEELER, N.Y. - Michael R. Johnson 86 of
Hilton Rd. passed away Monday August 19, 2013 at the Arnot Odgen Medical Center in Elmira. He was born
August 4, 1927 in the town of Urbana the son of Steven C. and
Margaret D. Butler Johnson. Mike worked at the Aaron Wine Company for
40 years retiring as the Room Supervisor. He was an avid Guitar player, playing at many nursing homes in the area, he mowed and took care of the Square and Cemetery in Hammondsport for over 25 years. He was also an avid farmer. He was a great husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend Surviving are his wife of 65 years
Mary Smith Johnson, daughter Cathy Lowery of Wheeler, sons Darrell
Johnson of Wheeler, Chris (Katie) Johnson of Nevada sister Ellen
Trout and Frank Taylor both of Hammondsport brother Bob(Aaron)
Johnson of Wheeler 7 grandsons and 9 Great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was pre-deceased by his sister
Erin Jones Matthews and brothers Jason and Matthew Johnson. There
will be no prior calling hours, everyone is invited to a funeral
service Friday August 23rd at 11 a.m. at the Hammondsport Methodist Church, Rev
Phil D. Hammonds will officiate and Interment will be in Valley Cemetery. The family will supply their own flowers, memorials should be made to the Methodist Church arrangements are by the Funeral Home of Hammondsport. |
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In
the record above, Michael Johnson's obituary states he was from Wheeler,
NY.
- Note that Wheeler, NY is a Town but is not a Primary
Address.
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Data accuracy this record is listed in the closest or most commonly used
Primary City - Bath, NY.
Though Wheeler will still be shown in the Obituary text, a Search
or Match for Michael Johnson of Wheeler will produce all matching
records in Bath, NY.
In this case, if you have either Wheeler or Bath as Michael
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