I
found a new piece of information about my great grandfather, Jasper Pascal Brown.
I have census records, his marriage record & death record. I have family
stories. I have found him in published genealogies. Each of those sources told
me Jasper was born in Mississippi!
Now
I know where, in Mississippi, he was born. An Ancestry search showed me Jasper’s
Social Security Application. Because Jasper was born in 1865 I did not think of
him as having a Social Security number. This application, for which I believe he must have supplied the information himself, gives his birth place as Gillsburg, Mississippi!
US
census reports showed his parents in Amite Co., MS in 1850 & 1860 and in
Pike Co., MS in 1870 & 1880. Jasper was born between those reports. Which
county was he born in? Gillsburg is in Amite County.
This
is just one more reminder to never overlook a resource!
Social
Security Application for Jasper Pascal Brown
Name Jasper
Pascal Brown
SSN 426182499
Gender Male
Birth
Date 15 May 1865
Birth
Place Gillsburg, Mississippi
Father Allen Brown
Mother Emerline [sic] Smith
Type
of Claim Original SSN
Note Aug 1938
Ancestry.com.
U.S., Social Security
Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo,
UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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I am always surprised too when an OLD ancestor has a social security number.
ReplyDeleteYes, I just tried it on a whim.
DeleteI need to pay more attention to that record because I tend to think they wouldn't have had one when they were born in that era.
ReplyDeleteMichelle, it was a pleasant surprise. You just never know where a gem will turn up. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteThat's an awesome find. I would have never dreamed that someone born in 1865 would have a SSAN.
ReplyDeleteIt was a happy surprise.
DeleteThanks for the reminder to not overlook a resource! So happy for your discovery.
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