In my prior post on this subject:
there was a question in a comment about how much information is really contained on the (cheaper) computer abstract versus the actual SS-5 original application. I must again stress that the information on the abstract is very likely a subset of what you can find on the original SS-5 form. As a recent, more extreme example, I’ll compare information found on my great-grandmother Marvel (nee Martin) Sherwood’s abstract vs. her original application:
Abstract (Numident):
Name: Marvel M Sherwood
DOB: 04/01/1895; PLB (Place of Birth), UN
Applied at Binghampton [sic] NY 04/18/1963
DOD: 10/XX/1971
Original SS-5 application:
Present Name: Marvel Martin Sherwood
Mailing address: 11 Jay St. Binghamton, NY
Full name given you at birth: Marvel Martin
Age on last birthday: 61
Date of Birth: April 1 1895; Place of Birth: Noank Connecticut
Father’s full name: William Clark Martin; Mother’s full name before married: Euretta May Wilcox
Date of application: Dec. 7, 1956 and her original signature.
Quite a difference! As I recommended before, get the original even if it’s a little pricier!
Pat
