Milford chronicle., 1957-09-20
Proof Needed For :
Social Security

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ager of the Wilmington office.
Most housewives have far less
occasion to establish documentary
evidence than do their working
husbands"
Milbouer also stated that birth
certificate is the best proof of ones
age, but it is not the only proof.
A baptismal certificate certified by
the custodian of the church re-
cords is also acceptable.
EoG1ver, even if an applicant
doesn't have birth certificate or
baptisual certificate, he may use
a number of othe records to estab-
lisn proof of age to the satisfaction
of social security officials. Without
knowing it, most people in their
lifetime leave a trail of records be-
hind them. There's one thing to
bear in mind, though-the evidence
should show month and year of
birth. There are many documents
which show persons age at a
certain time, but usually evidence
of this sort is acceptable only if it
is accompanied by something else
which shows month of birth.
Generally speaking, the older
the record, the more acceptable it
is. Here are some of the sources of
proof of age, if a birth certificate
or baptismal certificate are not
available:
ID Hospital birth record, certi-
fed by the custodian of such. rec
ord.
(2) A foreign church or govern
ment record.
(3) A signed statement by the
physician or midwife who was in
attendance at birth, as to the date
of birth shown on their records.
(4) Family Bible, or other FAM
lily record. (Do not remove pages
from the Bible.)
(5) Naturalization records.
60 immigration records.
ID Military record.
(8) Passport.
90 School record.
(10) Vaccination record.
CID An insurance policy which
shows the age or date of birth
| (whether active or lapsed).
(12) Labor union or fraternal
record certified by the custodian
of such record.
(13) Marriage records showing
date of birth or age.
f14) Employment record show
ing date of birth.
(15) Age of parent shown on
child's birth certificate.
(1cA eh1
censes, voting records, Poll tax re-
ceipts, etc.
(1O Other government records.
bureau of the Census, Washing
ton 25, u. c., will search its rec
ords for age evidence upon the
execution of an application and the
payment of fee.)
"All of the above types of evil
dence are not of equal value in
determining exact date of birth,
Milhouer stated, therefore, if a
birth certificate is not available,
you should bring in other docu-
ments you can obtain in order that
the best of this evidence may be
used"
A woman applying as a widow
VINO mas never nleQ Tor Wlfe
benefit must produce proof of mar
riage in addition to proof of age.
According to Milbouer, the fol-
lowing types OF evidence are ac-
ceptable:
% The original certificate of
marriage.
(2) A certified copy of or state
ment as to church record of mar
riage.
90 A certified copy of the pub
lie record of marriage.
A public record of marriage may
be obtained from the clerk of the
court in the city or county where
the marriage license was obtained,
or the Bureau of Vital Statistics of
the State where the marriage was
performed.
Most people wish to retain inn
portant personal documents, such
as military discharges or naturali-l
cation records. Milbouer said that
in such cases, the documents will
be returned to the applicant after
copies have been made by his Off
ice.
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