believe09
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Hi believe09 - That's a great idea to check the SS death records, but I don't know if Aug 04 - Aug 05 is a big enough timeframe. To be "officially" declared dead "they" (the ME, coroner, judge, etc.) either needs to physically have the body or the individual needs to be missing and assumed dead - usually for 7 years.
I started going through deceased records using the name "Benjaman" just for kicks and found 8 Benjaman's that do not have a specific DOD with a viable birth year (1950-1960), in that they look like they were declared dead, or might have been missing in Vietnam. I also found in ancestry.com a Kyle Benjamin from Monroe, Indiana who was listed in a turn of the century census. The challenge for me is that I don't have access to some of the paid sites to drill some of the information out while searching....or the experience that most of you other sleuthers have!!