I am searching for information on James Carroll who passed away in Harrison County, Kentucky on August 13, 1881. James was married to Jane Ervin Hamilton. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Cathie Do you know anyone who would like to join the Farthing or Shearer Rootsweb lists? Let me know! email me at cathibeth@charter.net

On the 1880 Sullivan County, TN Census: HH#477 Susan Carroll 35 Widowed, Nathan Gross 18 son, Lonnie Carroll 9, Samuel Carroll 7, Owen T. Carroll 1. My 3x great grand father, Andrew "Jack" Carroll 28, Rachel 39(daughter of Thomas Carroll (think)), William 5. Also in the home is Jacob 39 (brother to my Andrew), William 21. I believe Susan's maiden name is Cross, married Nathaniel Gross. Who is the Carroll she married???? Jan

<A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22482">Carroll, Peter</A> One of four who died while in pursuit of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. <A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=cemetery&FScemeteryid=49215">Alexandria National Cemetery</A>, <A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=city&FScityid=149001">Alexandria</A>, <A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=county&FScountyid=2898">Alexandria city</A>, <A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=state&FSstateid=48">Virginia</A>, <A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?mode=country&FScountryid=4">USA</A> <A HREF="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/famousSearch.cgi?FSstateid=48&mode=state&&FSstartrow=101">Find A Grave - Browse by State: Virginia</A>

In reference to The William Carroll Family written by Rock Springs Church, "100th Anniversary Rock Springs Church 1861-1961 Kingsport, TN".. The Carroll's first came to the Rock Springs Community from Maryland in the late seventeen hundreds. William Carroll was born in 1802 and died in 1862. He was a farmer by trade. His wife, Matilda Boyd, a daughter of James Boyd, was born in 1819 and died in 1867..They had one son, William R. Carroll, born October 7, 1838 and died on March 1, 1896. This is to the contrary that earlier in the book said that the Carroll's came from VA late 1700s..(I have lots more info dec. from William R. Carroll) But what I need is the parents and siblings of the William Carroll b. 1802...thinking I can connect My George Carroll b. abt 1800-1815 (census confused) in VA to that branch..My George was married to a Sarah unk...lived in Sullivan County, Tn in 1850...not sure when he moved to that area. I'm thinking that it was Shenadoah Valley where John Boyd was from that could be where these Carroll's of Va could also be from... Does anyone have any Connection to the William and Matilda Boyd Carroll with ascending information??? Who was his parents and Siblings??? Jan

Does anyone have the descendants of William Carrell b. June 24, 1794 m. Anna Margaret Seyler or Seilor??? Think from VA. I'm looking for a possible connection to my George Carroll b. abt 1815?? in VA married Sarah unk... other Carroll/Carrell members of My family may include Thomas b. abt 1827, Barbary, Jacob, Ann or Annis, Andrew b. 1850, and Elbert 1851...

There was a John H. Carroll who married Sarah Clark in Dubuque, Iowa. She was born in that region in 1844. They had two boys that we know of. Sarah had a sister, Theresa who married another Carroll. Regards Kevin Carroll

I would like info on a CARROLL married to a BOWNE John H Carroll b m d spouse Mary Elizabeth Bowne b 1864 NJ d thanks audrey Bowne Seattle gregbowne@earthlink.net

Looking for the parents of Jacob Carroll, born January 1850 or 1851 in either North Carolina or Virginia. He married Mary Ann Duncan, who is said to have been a descendant of a Duncan and Cherokee woman. Mary Ann was born 03-26-1865 in Floyd County, Virginia. Jacob and Mary Ann were married 11-03-1888. Their children included Clydia Carroll (married Joseph Madison Spence), Harvey, Posey, Idia, Froney, and others. If anyone has any information on Jacob Carroll or Mary Ann Duncan, please let me know!! Thanks, Karen G. Duncan

Gail, I think you will find that the location for Gilner was New Madrid, not Midred. I have no personal knowledge of this man, however, a number of Carrolls moved to Missouri from Tennessee so that part seems reasonable. I will forward your query to our Carroll family mailing list, (about 600 subscribers) and see if you get a response. I'll ask that any responses be sent directly to you. Cal Phillips, Listowner/Admin. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Brooklynbrat88@aol.com> To: <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} LOOKING FOR HELP > I just received the CIVIL WAR PENSION FILE for my GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER and > his name was JAMES G. KIRTLEY and his wife's name was BARDISSA. In reading > this file I found that she was married before and her first husband was > GILNER CARROLL ( first name was very hard to read), he died on June 10,1864 > in NEW MIDRED, MISSOURI. He got sick when moving from TENNESSEE to MISSOURI. > Do you think there is a connection to your CARROLL FAMILY, I would like to > find out who his parents were and if BARDISSA and GILNER CARROLL had any > children. > I will look followed to hearing from you. > > > GAIL BAUGUS > KINIRY >

This came to me this morning and I thought I should pass it along to all of you. Please respond directly to Robin. Cal ----- Original Message ----- From: "RAL" <RLash@worldnet.att.net> To: <CARROLL-admin@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:22 PM Subject: questions > > > I Need some help. We do not want to join your list we have > way too much email now. > > But we have come accross a box of pictures that belonged to a > woman thatrecently died in our city. > > Her maiden name was Ethel Lucille Carroll , her father was > Robert Lum Carroll . > > We would like to find some one in that family that would like > to have them. > > Could you help us??? > > Robin >

This message was meant to go to the list, but was bounced to me. Cal ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Carroll" <lvao@sympatico.ca> To: <CARROLL-L-request@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 3:20 PM Subject: Carroll/Aylward > William Carroll and Briget Aylward: > > My gf was born at Doneraile, just north of Mallow (Co. Cork), and was baptized there July 26, 1830 -- I have the certificate. He was the son of John Carroll and Mary Barry whose residence then seems to have been at Shanballymore.. > > He attended Teachers College maybe at Dublin where he met and married Briget Aylward of Co. Carlow who was one year his junior. They seem to have come to Canada in 1852/3, then spent some time in Middleton Connecticut before returning to Canada to settle in the Guelph, Ontario area. They both became distinguished teachers. > > (Note, my gf William Carroll seems to have had a brother. On William's death in 1916 a Colonel Carroll of Kentucky or Virginia is said to have written to say he he was my gf's brother.) > > > They - William Carroll and Briget Aylward -- had several children some of whom settled in the U.S. They were: > > John, born 1854/5(?) and Mary Anne, four years younger. > > By 1871 the family included: Joseph, age 9; Theresa, age 8; Thomas, age 6; Catherine, age 4 and Edward, age 2. A Charles was born in 1872. > > Of these children, Thomas became a cigar maker by 1881 while Edward was a cabinet maker and Charles a finisher in a sewing machine factory. > > My own father, the late William Thomas Carroll, was the product of his father's second marriage. As to his half brothers and sisters - the children of Briget Aylward -- notes taken in the latter years of my father's life include: > > 1. Joseph went to NYC where he had considerable financial success and lived on Park or Riverside. He had three children; William, Elsie and Charles. > > 2.John, who became a lawyer, went to Chicago, married -- perhaps a German woman -- and had a son Charles. > > > 3. Charles went to NYC as well but did not marry. > > 4. Edward remained in Canada and had a son > > Charles, who became a Jesuit, and another Edward, > > who became a lawyer in Toronto. > > 5. Theresa, was a milliner and worked in Montreal > > and Toronto and establish a business at Milton, > > Ontario. > > Anyone out there connect to any of this? > > Bill Carroll, Toronto > > lvao@istar.ca > >

I do not want to start a discussion of the current virus problem on our list, there are more appropriate forums. There are, however, a couple of things I should have said earlier and having said them will get back to Carroll genealogy. First, I routinely delete any message with an attachment unless I have been informed beforehand by the sender that it is coming. Second, there is a good argument for sending our genealogy information to other researchers THROUGH the list, since rootsweb is most effective at filtering out troublesome material. Third, I do not unsubscribe those who I find with an infected machine for any reason other than to prevent messages from the List being used as the vehicle to carry the virus to other members with whom they might have communicated. Enough said, back to our genealogy. Cal Phillips, Listowner/Admin. phillipscalvin@prodigy.net

I've received a number of messages containing the badtran virus and have decided that the best course of action is to unsubscribe the address that sent the virus. This will hopefully help minimize the spread of this virus to other subscribers. These virus are NOT coming through the list, but from people on the list with infected systems. These virus containing messages, again, are NOT coming through the rootsweb list. This is not possible. They are being passed on from infected systems. If those who I unsubscribe will send me an email privately after they have cleaned their systems, I will resubscribe them. Cal Phillips, Listowner/Admin. phillipscalvin@prodigy.net

Descendants of Ernest Henry Oliver 1 Ernest Henry Oliver 1886 - 1936 .. +Jeanne Henriette Morel 1890 - 1947 ......... 2 Andree Paule Zurkinden 1914 - 1970 ............. +Bob McCormick ......... 2 Gaston Henry Oliver 1915 - 1999 ............. +Jayne Fleming .................... 3 Kenneth D Oliver .................... 3 Leslie Oliver ........................ +Dan Hansen .................... 3 Brenda Oliver ......... 2 Violete Lilian Oliver 1919 - 1992 ............. +Melville Lane Chester 1919 - ......... *2nd Husband of Violete Lilian Oliver: ............. +Ryszard Arkadiusz Smolicz ......... 2 May Stella "Christine" Oliver 1921 - 1988 ............. +Henry Muhlenberg Sperry 1861 - ? ......... *2nd Husband of May Stella "Christine" Oliver: ............. +L. Earl Carroll 1905 - 1982 Any connection?

Didn't the son die, without issue, while on a sea journey? va Sunkist wrote: > Hello Traci, > > There is a very extensive listings of Charles Carroll the Settler, (married 1st > Martha ____ Ridgely Underwood and 2nd Mary Darnall) With Mary Darnall, their children > were Charles Carroll of Annapolis, Charles (died), Charles (died), Henry, Eleanor > (died), Bridget, Anthony, Daniel Carroll of Duddington, Mary & Eleanor. > > Charles Carroll of Annapolis married Elizabeth Brooke, and their only child was > Charles Carroll of Carrollton. > > Charles Carroll of Carrollton married Mary Darnall (niece to the first Mary Darnall?) > and their children were Elizabeth, Mary, Louisa Rachel, Charles Carroll of Homewood, > Ann Brooke, Catharine & Eliza. > > This list does not address Charles Carroll of Belle Vue. > > The book Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland - A Carroll Saga, 1500 - 1782 by > Ronald Hoffman in collaboration with Sally D. Mason is an excellent source of > information. It discusses at length CC the Settler's will, who handled it and what > was done and why. It also lists why some lists are not complete and why, then goes > on to tell the rest of the story. > > I bought my copy at Powells Books, the worlds largest reseller of books in the > world. Located in Portland OR, they have an extensive collection and most likely can > get you a copy. They had mine on the shelf. Fascinating book and extremely > informative on the Charles Carroll's. > > Good Luck! > > Traci Wilson-Kleekamp wrote: > >> Hello >> >> I am new to the list... seeking information on the slaves in the CARROLL >> family that connect to the CHEWS. Harriet Chew who married Charles >> Carrol Jr., and Anna Maria Chew who married Lord William Johnston in >> Maryland. >> >> Charles Carroll of Carrollton's son Charles married Harriet Chew -- a >> listing of his estate can be found here... but it is not complete. I >> believe Harriet is the daughter of Benjamin Chew. >> http://www.gunstonhall.org/probate/wdmdelsl.htm >> >> I am also interested to know if Harriet or how Harriet may be related to >> Anna "Nan" Maria Chew who married Lord William Johnstone. Anna Chew is >> the daughter of Larkin Chew..and I wonder how Larkin and Benjamin Chew >> are related. >> >> For those of you who are interested there is a new book on the market >> called: Princes of Ireland, A Carroll Saga, 1500-1782; Here's a review >> of the book by the William and Mary Quarterly. >> reviewed at http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/WMQ/Jan01/Hoffman&Mason.pdf >> >> Additionally, you might be even more interested in the forthcoming >> 3-volume set it references: Dear Papa, Dear Charley: The Peregrinations >> of a Revolutionary Aristocrat as Told by Charles Carroll of Carrollton >> and His Father, Charles Carroll of Annapolis, with Sundry Observations >> on Bastardy, Child-Rearing, Romance, Matrimony, Commerce, Tobacco, >> Slavery and the Politics of Revolutionary America. It's not out yet, >> but you can pre-order it via University of S.C. at Chapel Hill and >> Amazon Books etc. >> >> There is also an older book printed in about 1942 by Ellen Hart Smith >> called Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Haven't been able to find a copy >> locally. >> >> I have followed the Anna Maria Chew and William Johnston relationship >> all the way to Bunceton, MO where my ancestors were slaves on a place >> called Ravenswood. My ancestors were owned by William H. Johnston m. >> Margaret Hutchinson. Margaret's parents were William Hutchinson and >> Margaret Hickman Hutchinson.. and all their children were born in Paris, >> KY and numerous members of the family moved to Pittsburg, PA. [When >> William died, she received interest in his slaves via revisionary >> interest and her brother James purchased the slaves and sold to her new >> husband Nathaniel Leonard.. who is the founder of the Ravenswood >> Plantation.] William H. Johnston's father was Capt. William H. Johnston >> who married Rachel Spears. [Her parents were Elizabeth Ewalt and Jacob >> Spears]; the Capt.'s father was Robert Johnstone who married Margaret >> "Peggay" McClanahan...but it looks like her also married Ann Cook and an >> "Overton." Peggay's sister Clara married David Hickman -- Margaret >> Hickman Hutchinson's father. [See how the ties stay close]. Robert >> Johnstone's father is Lord William Johnston who married Anna Maria Chew. >> It appears from some web research that Lord William was also married 2 >> or three times. >> >> I have will and probate records on young William H. Johnston who married >> Margaret Hutchinson.. they came to Boone Co., MO -- and there are also >> records for William's siblings and his mother Elizabeth. I believe Jacob >> Spears may have records in KY. >> >> As far as the Carrolls are concerned, I got pissed off at my councilman >> who campaigned on his "famous ancestors" who signed the Declaration of >> Independence [Charles Carroll] and Daniel Carroll. As I did a little >> research I discovered that they were not only the richest family of >> their time, but owned the most slaves; and the marriage of Charles >> Carroll son to Harriet Chew... caught my eye... knowing that I had a >> CHEW in my research. I'm also reading the new book by David McCullough >> called "John Adams" and both Benjamin Chew and Charles Carroll of >> Carrollton get mentioned. There's another interesting book out called >> Founding Brothers which also adds some perspective to the dealing of >> America's founding politicians. >> >> See online. >> >> Traci Wilson-Kleekamp >> african americans in missouri >> http://www.missouri-slave-data.org >> >> P.S. I also have Chilton, Tutt and Chism ties - that I believe pick up >> through some of these early Colonial families. > > > -- > Please visit me at: http://members.home.net/sunkist/ > > > >

Hello Traci, There is a very extensive listings of Charles Carroll the Settler, (married 1st Martha ____ Ridgely Underwood and 2nd Mary Darnall) With Mary Darnall, their children were Charles Carroll of Annapolis, Charles (died), Charles (died), Henry, Eleanor (died), Bridget, Anthony, Daniel Carroll of Duddington, Mary & Eleanor. Charles Carroll of Annapolis married Elizabeth Brooke, and their only child was Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Charles Carroll of Carrollton married Mary Darnall (niece to the first Mary Darnall?) and their children were Elizabeth, Mary, Louisa Rachel, Charles Carroll of Homewood, Ann Brooke, Catharine & Eliza. This list does not address Charles Carroll of Belle Vue. The book Princes of Ireland, Planters of Maryland - A Carroll Saga, 1500 - 1782 by Ronald Hoffman in collaboration with Sally D. Mason is an excellent source of information. It discusses at length CC the Settler's will, who handled it and what was done and why. It also lists why some lists are not complete and why, then goes on to tell the rest of the story. I bought my copy at Powells Books, the worlds largest reseller of books in the world. Located in Portland OR, they have an extensive collection and most likely can get you a copy. They had mine on the shelf. Fascinating book and extremely informative on the Charles Carroll's. Good Luck! Traci Wilson-Kleekamp wrote: > Hello > > I am new to the list... seeking information on the slaves in the CARROLL > family that connect to the CHEWS. Harriet Chew who married Charles > Carrol Jr., and Anna Maria Chew who married Lord William Johnston in > Maryland. > > Charles Carroll of Carrollton's son Charles married Harriet Chew -- a > listing of his estate can be found here... but it is not complete. I > believe Harriet is the daughter of Benjamin Chew. > http://www.gunstonhall.org/probate/wdmdelsl.htm > > I am also interested to know if Harriet or how Harriet may be related to > Anna "Nan" Maria Chew who married Lord William Johnstone. Anna Chew is > the daughter of Larkin Chew..and I wonder how Larkin and Benjamin Chew > are related. > > For those of you who are interested there is a new book on the market > called: Princes of Ireland, A Carroll Saga, 1500-1782; Here's a review > of the book by the William and Mary Quarterly. > reviewed at http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/WMQ/Jan01/Hoffman&Mason.pdf > > Additionally, you might be even more interested in the forthcoming > 3-volume set it references: Dear Papa, Dear Charley: The Peregrinations > of a Revolutionary Aristocrat as Told by Charles Carroll of Carrollton > and His Father, Charles Carroll of Annapolis, with Sundry Observations > on Bastardy, Child-Rearing, Romance, Matrimony, Commerce, Tobacco, > Slavery and the Politics of Revolutionary America. It's not out yet, > but you can pre-order it via University of S.C. at Chapel Hill and > Amazon Books etc. > > There is also an older book printed in about 1942 by Ellen Hart Smith > called Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Haven't been able to find a copy > locally. > > I have followed the Anna Maria Chew and William Johnston relationship > all the way to Bunceton, MO where my ancestors were slaves on a place > called Ravenswood. My ancestors were owned by William H. Johnston m. > Margaret Hutchinson. Margaret's parents were William Hutchinson and > Margaret Hickman Hutchinson.. and all their children were born in Paris, > KY and numerous members of the family moved to Pittsburg, PA. [When > William died, she received interest in his slaves via revisionary > interest and her brother James purchased the slaves and sold to her new > husband Nathaniel Leonard.. who is the founder of the Ravenswood > Plantation.] William H. Johnston's father was Capt. William H. Johnston > who married Rachel Spears. [Her parents were Elizabeth Ewalt and Jacob > Spears]; the Capt.'s father was Robert Johnstone who married Margaret > "Peggay" McClanahan...but it looks like her also married Ann Cook and an > "Overton." Peggay's sister Clara married David Hickman -- Margaret > Hickman Hutchinson's father. [See how the ties stay close]. Robert > Johnstone's father is Lord William Johnston who married Anna Maria Chew. > It appears from some web research that Lord William was also married 2 > or three times. > > I have will and probate records on young William H. Johnston who married > Margaret Hutchinson.. they came to Boone Co., MO -- and there are also > records for William's siblings and his mother Elizabeth. I believe Jacob > Spears may have records in KY. > > As far as the Carrolls are concerned, I got pissed off at my councilman > who campaigned on his "famous ancestors" who signed the Declaration of > Independence [Charles Carroll] and Daniel Carroll. As I did a little > research I discovered that they were not only the richest family of > their time, but owned the most slaves; and the marriage of Charles > Carroll son to Harriet Chew... caught my eye... knowing that I had a > CHEW in my research. I'm also reading the new book by David McCullough > called "John Adams" and both Benjamin Chew and Charles Carroll of > Carrollton get mentioned. There's another interesting book out called > Founding Brothers which also adds some perspective to the dealing of > America's founding politicians. > > See online. > > Traci Wilson-Kleekamp > african americans in missouri > http://www.missouri-slave-data.org > > P.S. I also have Chilton, Tutt and Chism ties - that I believe pick up > through some of these early Colonial families. -- Please visit me at: http://members.home.net/sunkist/

Hello I am new to the list... seeking information on the slaves in the CARROLL family that connect to the CHEWS. Harriet Chew who married Charles Carrol Jr., and Anna Maria Chew who married Lord William Johnston in Maryland. Charles Carroll of Carrollton's son Charles married Harriet Chew -- a listing of his estate can be found here... but it is not complete. I believe Harriet is the daughter of Benjamin Chew. http://www.gunstonhall.org/probate/wdmdelsl.htm I am also interested to know if Harriet or how Harriet may be related to Anna "Nan" Maria Chew who married Lord William Johnstone. Anna Chew is the daughter of Larkin Chew..and I wonder how Larkin and Benjamin Chew are related. For those of you who are interested there is a new book on the market called: Princes of Ireland, A Carroll Saga, 1500-1782; Here's a review of the book by the William and Mary Quarterly. reviewed at http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/WMQ/Jan01/Hoffman&Mason.pdf Additionally, you might be even more interested in the forthcoming 3-volume set it references: Dear Papa, Dear Charley: The Peregrinations of a Revolutionary Aristocrat as Told by Charles Carroll of Carrollton and His Father, Charles Carroll of Annapolis, with Sundry Observations on Bastardy, Child-Rearing, Romance, Matrimony, Commerce, Tobacco, Slavery and the Politics of Revolutionary America. It's not out yet, but you can pre-order it via University of S.C. at Chapel Hill and Amazon Books etc. There is also an older book printed in about 1942 by Ellen Hart Smith called Charles Carroll of Carrollton. Haven't been able to find a copy locally. I have followed the Anna Maria Chew and William Johnston relationship all the way to Bunceton, MO where my ancestors were slaves on a place called Ravenswood. My ancestors were owned by William H. Johnston m. Margaret Hutchinson. Margaret's parents were William Hutchinson and Margaret Hickman Hutchinson.. and all their children were born in Paris, KY and numerous members of the family moved to Pittsburg, PA. [When William died, she received interest in his slaves via revisionary interest and her brother James purchased the slaves and sold to her new husband Nathaniel Leonard.. who is the founder of the Ravenswood Plantation.] William H. Johnston's father was Capt. William H. Johnston who married Rachel Spears. [Her parents were Elizabeth Ewalt and Jacob Spears]; the Capt.'s father was Robert Johnstone who married Margaret "Peggay" McClanahan...but it looks like her also married Ann Cook and an "Overton." Peggay's sister Clara married David Hickman -- Margaret Hickman Hutchinson's father. [See how the ties stay close]. Robert Johnstone's father is Lord William Johnston who married Anna Maria Chew. It appears from some web research that Lord William was also married 2 or three times. I have will and probate records on young William H. Johnston who married Margaret Hutchinson.. they came to Boone Co., MO -- and there are also records for William's siblings and his mother Elizabeth. I believe Jacob Spears may have records in KY. As far as the Carrolls are concerned, I got pissed off at my councilman who campaigned on his "famous ancestors" who signed the Declaration of Independence [Charles Carroll] and Daniel Carroll. As I did a little research I discovered that they were not only the richest family of their time, but owned the most slaves; and the marriage of Charles Carroll son to Harriet Chew... caught my eye... knowing that I had a CHEW in my research. I'm also reading the new book by David McCullough called "John Adams" and both Benjamin Chew and Charles Carroll of Carrollton get mentioned. There's another interesting book out called Founding Brothers which also adds some perspective to the dealing of America's founding politicians. See online. Traci Wilson-Kleekamp african americans in missouri http://www.missouri-slave-data.org P.S. I also have Chilton, Tutt and Chism ties - that I believe pick up through some of these early Colonial families.

This was found at http://www.msnbc.com/news/663187.asp?0dm=C15OT&cp1=1#BODY At the end of this MSNBC report are some great tips on virus prevention. Nov. 26 - Computer security experts say a fast-spreading e-mail worm called Badtrans infected thousands of computers across Europe and in the United States on Monday. The worm uses several clever methods of duping a victim into infection - in some cases, users don't even have to open an e-mail. After infection, the malicious program installs software that watches what the victim types and attempts to steal private information. THE WORM WAS first discovered during the holiday weekend in the U.S., but was given a low-risk rating then. With a wide outbreak of infections occurring early Monday, most anti-virus firms have now raised their risk assessment. "It's by no means a 'Nimda' or a 'Code Red,' but it is catching an awful lot of people," said Roger Thompson, virus expert at TruSecure Corp. E-mail filtering firm MessageLabs Inc. said it had trapped over 15,000 copies of the worm on Monday, with infections reported from 66 different countries - most in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. A spokesperson for McAfee.com said infections were "in the thousands." The worm employs clever social engineering tactics to trick users into infecting themselves. Once it infects a machine, it replies to any unread e-mail in the victim's Microsoft Outlook in-box. The subject line will mirror the original subject line, and the message body is a "reply-to" of the original sender's message, giving the infected e-mail a look of authenticity. It then asks the recipient to "take a look at the attachment." The attachment can have one of several names, according to F-secure. Pics.ZIP.scr images.pif README.TXT.pif New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr news_doc.scr hamster.ZIP.scr YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif searchURL.scr SETUP.pif Card.pif Me_nude.AVI.pif Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif s3msong.MP3.pif docs.scr Humor.TXT.pif fun.pif McAfee.com suggested in its press release that the attachment file names might trick home users sending holiday e-mail to family and friends because the names include words like "Pics," "News," "Cards" and "Images." Viruses & Vulnerabilities . Microsoft admits flaw in Passport . Bug of the Day The worm also exploits a flaw in some versions of Microsoft's Outlook Express that automatically runs programs contained in e-mail as soon as they are viewed in the Outlook Express preview pane. That accounts for some of the worm's success in spreading, Thompson said. Outlook users can fix that flaw by downloading a patch available at Microsoft's Web site After infection, the worm attempts to send the victim's IP address to an anonymous e-mail account that likely belongs to the worm's author. The worm also installs a "keylogger" program, according to McAfee.com, which can capture and store personal data, such as credit card numbers and passwords. The Badtrans virus was first discovered in January, Thompson said, but this new variant - Badtrans.B - was released in compressed form, meaning it evades detection by older antivirus software. Corporations and home users need to update their antivirus programs to protect against the worm. In the last four attachments that I've received from people I don't know have contained viruses. Thankfully I've got Norton which took care of the problem. Please scan your attached emails and don't open those attachments from people you don't know. Better yet, don't open them at all. A great website that provides a free virus scan is http://www.pcpitstop.com Also, an investment in Norton is worth it's weight in gold. When Norton gives you the option to delete or quarentine and you decide to quarentine rather than the safer option of deleting.... select the quarentine option. You will then have a screen that will allow you to scan it. I do not recommend saving the file to disk or opening it until you've got it fixed. any email that I recieve that Norton says it has a virus. I delete it and politley send the sender an email telling them that they came through with a virus, and ask them to resend it once they are virus free. The best bet is to copy and paste in the body of the email, therefore there are no attachments. I practice this and rarely send an attachment to anyone. If you are sending pictures, save the picture in a .gif file and insert it into the body of the text. If the receiver chooses to make the picture a permanent part of his/her picture library or however they store pictures, they may take the picture out of the body of the email. For reports, copy and paste your information in the text of email. When you do that you can be sure that you are not sending a virus and the receiver knows that they are not receiving one. If you haven't invested in Norton or an antivirus program, please do so as in genealogy we tend to send A LOT of emails and receive attatchments daily. Norton is worth it's weight in gold. Cathie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harvey Norris" <hnorris@usit.net> To: <NCWATAUG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:44 AM Subject: [NCWATAUG] Rotens > Someone who has sent this e-mail is being notified that it contains a virus.I rec'd it twice.Norton was unable to repair it and it had to be deleted.It has an attachment titled unknown something.Do not open it. > > > ==== NCWATAUG Mailing List ==== > Watauga County NCGenWeb > http://www.geocities.com/familysnooper/Wata_county.html > >

"Copy and Paste" is what I think we should always use if it is possible to do that. I just didn't think to mention that. Thanks! I think attachments should only be used for certain pictures and other things that can't be copied. Attachments cannot be used for Rootsweb mail lists anyway. Lura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krueger" <cathibeth@charter.net> To: "Lura" <luraj@triad.rr.com>; <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 11:49 PM Subject: Re: Be Careful of attachments | Or, if you can copy and paste it in the body of the email | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Lura" <luraj@triad.rr.com> | To: "Krueger" <cathibeth@charter.net>; <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 10:17 PM | Subject: Re: Be Careful of attachments | | | > I realize that this list is not for sharing virus information, but due to | the large number of | > viruses now circulating among list members I am sending a little more on | the virus situation. I got | > one today from a member of another mail list. | > | > In addition to http://www.pcpitstop.com that Cathie mentions in her | letter below, there are at | > least 2 other sites where one can have a FREE scan of their computer. They | are: | > | > FREE online SCAN | > http://www.centralcommand.com/scan.html | > | > FREE online SCAN | > http://housecall.antivirus.com/ | > | > One of the best anti-virus programs available for the computer is also | FREE. It can be downloaded | > from the following site and then can be kept up to date with FREE updates. | > | > http://www.grisoft.com/html/us_index.cfm | > | > Cathie said not to open attachments from people you don't know. | Unfortunately your best friend can | > also send you a virus!! A better rule of thumb might be: DON'T OPEN | ATTACHMENTS - unless you save | > the attachment to the hard drive and scan with anti-virus software prior | to opening it OR you | > receive a letter from the person ahead of the letter containing the | attachment telling you to expect | > it and what the attachment contains. | > | > My own brother recently informed me he would no longer open attachments | from me without the | > preceding letter. He has a lot of information on his computer he cannot | afford to lose because of | > one virus. I now write a brief note to anyone to whom I plan to send an | attachment telling them what | > to expect. Many people now delete mail containing attachments without | opening it - no matter who | > sent it. If you want your mail read, better not send as an attachment or | write a preceding letter. | > | > Let's keep our computers clean - IF WE CAN. | > | > Lura | > ----- Original Message ----- | > From: "Krueger" <cathibeth@charter.net> | > To: <CARROLL-L@rootsweb.com> | > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:44 PM | > Subject: Re: [CARROLL] Be Careful of attachments | > | > | > | In the last four attachments that I've received from people I don't know | > | have contained viruses. Thankfully I've got Norton which took care of | the | > | problem. Please scan your attached emails and don't open those | attachments | > | from people you don't know. A great website that provides a free virus | scan | > | is http://www.pcpitstop.com Also, an investment in Norton is worth | it's | > | weight in gold. | > | | > | Cathie | > | > | > | > | |