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 Funeral home records are discussed in the “[[United States Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]” page. The death records of men and women who died in the military, or who are buried in military cemeteries are described in the [[United States Military Records|U.S. Military Records Research Page]].
-The Social Security Death Index contains records of deaths reported to the Social Security Administration since 1937. The Death Master File contains over eighty-seven million records as of 15 July 2010.  The bulk of the records are from 1962 to the present. The index provides the deceased person's birth date, social security number, state where the social security card was issued, month and year of death, state of residence at death, zip code, and state where death benefit was sent.
+The Social Security Death Index contains records of deaths reported to the Social Security Administration since 1937. The Death Master File contains 87,267,729 records as of 30 July 2010 on the rootsweb.com website. The bulk of the records are from 1962 to the present. The index provides the deceased person's birth date, social security number, state where the social security card was issued, month and year of death, state of residence at death, zip code, and state where death benefit was sent.
 ==Information you may Find on a Death Certificate or Record==