Trying to obtain Grandmothers maiden name..?

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Trying to obtain Grandmothers maiden name..?

I want to get my Fathers birth certificate but don't have his mothers maiden name. I've found her death records but can't otain them without her maiden name. I've been on ancestry .com and can find his fathers great grandfather and other relatives but not her maiden name. I've found her in the 1920-1930 cencus but again no lead to her maiden name. I have her birth and death date,her place of birth but reach a dead end. What do I do? thanks, Anna

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Have you actually ordered your father's birth certificate or your grandmother's death certificate and been refused because you didn't supply your grandmother's maiden name? I have often been able to obtain these records without the maiden name, so try to order them and perhaps you'll receive them without having to know the maiden name.

If your father and grandmother lived in the US, you can order the SS-5 Application for Social Security Number for your father or your grandmother (assuming they are deceased). Your grandmother's maiden name will be listed on the SS-5s for both your father and your grandmother.