Your social security number only shows up if you were collecting social security before you died. If Thomas Woods died at the age of 19, he would not have been on social security. My parents names did not show up until shortly they passed away.
make that: until shortly AFTER they passed away.
It’s too early!
That may not be completely accurate. A friend died in 2001, never lived to collect Social Security but is listed in the database. Another, however, is not.
I’m not sure I understand what you’re saying. Just to be clear. There are many folks on the SSN death list which were not collecting SS at the time of their death. I just went to the list and verified several I know from personal experience as I maintain a webpage of all of my classmates by class with their birthdate and date of passing for my small HS in Southern Oregon.
Children can collect SSI if they are disabled or a dependent of a person who died. Many children collect SSI until they are 18 years of age because a parent passed away, and if they remain in school they can collect until 21 or 22 years of age.