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Now What? Accuracy of Social Security Applications

By David A. Fryxell Premium

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Q: Were the data on Social Security card applications verified?   A: When Social Security cards were first issued in November 1936, the massive task of enrolling the nation’s workforce fell to employers, labor unions and the US Postal Service. Employees completed an SS-5 form that included much genealogically useful data, but they weren’t required View Website VIP Subscription

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