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Step 1
Make a list of the information you already know about the person you are searching for. This will help in the way of providing identifying markers along the way as you uncover information. Social Security records often contain anything with a Social Security number on it, including marriage, death, birth and tax records.
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Step 2
Start locally. If the information you are looking for is for someone local to your county, start at the county courthouse. They have searchable databases on site and personnel to help you find the information you are looking for.
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Step 3
Consider a genealogy membership. If you are searching for Social Security records for heritage building benefits, consider one of the genealogy, like Roots Web, a division of Ancestry.com. They have access to the Social Security Death Index and many other databases, which you will have access to through an often paid membership.
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Step 4
Visit the local historical society. Again, this would be for local records only unless you travel to the local historical society for the information you are looking for, but they will have Social Security records in the form of archives and land records. You may also have access to historical medical records which would provide Social Security records as well.
