U.S. Social Security NUMIDENT public file (via SortedByName.com), Irene Benz Tauber

Transcription (as written): TAUBER, IRENE, also known as IRENE BENZ TAUBER and IRENE BENZ, was born 18 February 1914 in CHICAGO, Illinois, daughter of HERMAN BENZ (father) and ANNA ROESNER, was assigned Social Security number 318-18-9849 (indicating Illinois), is listed as a U.S. citizen, and died 3 November 1993, while residing in Zip Code 33884-2640. The Social Security field office at LAKELAND FL received the claim 11 November 1975.

2026-10-27 (karel): Annie US solid-A. Ancestry ON 27 Oct: Birth 18 Feb 1914 Chicago + Death 3 Nov 1993 (zip note) with NUMIDENT/sortedbyname cite; Research Note on spouse basis. Not a family event — no spouse field. | Re-filed 27 Oct 17:12 (supersedes 1128): index tier capped at confidence 2 per applier rule.
Conflicts: ["Prior weak SSDI lead 'Irene Tauber d. 3 Nov 1993 age 79 Cypress Gardens' now matches NUMIDENT — consistent, no conflict."]

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The transcription states birth on 18 February 1914 in Chicago, Illinois, for Irene Tauber, aka Irene Benz and Irene Benz Tauber. This matches the claim's date and place directly. The county is only implied, and the record is an index tier source, so confidence is capped at 2 per the stated rule.
Matches: Birth date 18 February 1914 is stated explicitly; Birth place Chicago, Illinois matches the claim; Name variants IRENE BENZ and IRENE BENZ TAUBER are listed as aka, so Irene Benz is covered; Death 3 November 1993 and Zip 33884-2640 match the research note; Parents are named as Herman Benz and Anna Roesner, consistent with a maiden name of Benz; The SSN 318-18-9849 is an Illinois-issued number, which fits a Chicago birth
Limits: Derivative index page (SortedByName.com transcription of the SSA NUMIDENT), not an image of the original application; The record gives only 'Chicago, Illinois', so the county (Cook) is not stated; The ZIP code does not name a death place; Cypress Gardens/Winter Haven, Polk FL is inferred from the zip and is not stated in the record; Nothing in the record links this Irene to the specific person in the tree beyond the name, birth date and parents; the claim does not give parents to check against; The page is a rendered clip, not a scan of the original record