Dowling of Boston, Mass

[macah]

I have two brothers John S b. 1890  & James J  b. 1893.  I have followed them down to 1940.  They lived in Boston, Mass.    Their sister Mary C  b. 1889, became a Sister of St. Joseph & I have her to 1940 also.  Margaret A V  b. 1894  I cannot find after 1920.
Their parents were Michael  Dowling d. 1901 & Catherine Burchill  d. 1894 in childbirth.   The children lived with aunt Catherine Powers into adulthood.
Help to get past 1940 would be appreciated.

[shellyesq]

Having an exact date of birth may help.  Are these them?

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4BN-4G7

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHCN-DLZ

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4YN-CBC

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F4GR-TFG

[shellyesq]

If those are the correct ones, then here are WWII draft registration cards from 1942 for James & John:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V12Y-ZT7

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V12Y-ZTK

[shellyesq]

James on Social Security death index & Massachusetts death index:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPML-TYW

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VZ5X-22S

[shellyesq]

There is a family tree that says Margaret married David L. Keefer in 1921.  The 1930 census has a possible match for her living with aunt Katherine Powers and uncle James Dowling:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQRW-H4H

[macah]

Sounds correct.

[shellyesq]

This looks like Margaret on the Social Security death index:  https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPQ7-HP2 

[macah]

Thank you for that.   I looked at the family trees.  Not very much there.   Do you know why some people do not appear on the SSDI.  I would have thought that everyone showed up there.

[shellyesq]

No, everyone doesn't show up on there unfortunately.  It mainly covers deaths from the early 1960's to the present.  Also, if the person never got a Social Security number or their death was never reported to Social Security, they would not be on there.