How do you find a social security number for someone who is deceased?

Question:

How do you find a social security number for someone who is deceased?

I need to find my mothers social security number. She died in 1948.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Unless your mother worked out of the home, she wouldn't have had a SSN. Even if she did work outside the home, it was only post-war that women paid into SS, so that's less than 2 years.

If she did have a SSN, you can write a letter to the Social Security Administration requesting records on your mother's application and any benefits received. But if she was under 65 and not a widow, it's only mildly possible they have anything on her.

For those putting the SSDI up as the answer, her mother died 17 years before the SSDI was started. It's not going to help her at all.