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Andy, This Joseph Howell is listed in my database as Joseph Howell II (c1733-1835). I have quite a bit of information on him and his descendents. Jim Campbell My GEDCOM (everyone, except the living, in my database) http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jecralnc Andrew Graham wrote: > > The Town of Tarboro, Edgecomb Co. NC was founded on the land of Joseph > Howell in 176?. Martin and Edgecomb are adjoining counties. >

Debbie, I have a Thomas Howell in my database who was born in 1751 in Edgecombe County, NC. The present-day Edgecombe and Wayne Counties aren't that far apart, and the birthdates are close. I don't have much on "my" Thomas, but do have quite a bit on his parents and siblings. Take a look and see if you think there is a match. Jim Campbell My GEDCOM (everyone, except the living, in my database) http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jecralnc debbie howell wrote: > > Seventh Generation > 64. Thomas HOWELL was born about 1740 in <, Wayne, North Carolina>. He > married Mrs. Thomas HOWELL in 1769 in <, Wayne, North Carolina>. Mrs. > Thomas HOWELL was born about 1740 in <, Wayne, North Carolina>. >

Looking for info on Joel Howell who married Charlotte Branham December 10, 1825 in Gallia County, Ohio. Their Children were Matilda b. 12/14/1826, Benjamin Franklin b. 1832, Susan Armanda b. 5/20/1836, Locka b. 1838, Joseph b. 3/24/1844, and James H. b. ? This is all the info that I have on my Howell line. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Randall Buffington

Hello cousins, I just discovered the following note I jotted down at the library several years ago, and thought I would share this too. >From Some Colonial and Revolutionary Families of North Carolina Vol II, compiled by Marilu Burch Smallwood, 1964, page 172 Living in Martin Co., NC 1790 census were James Howell and family of 9 and Jethro Howell and family of 9 James and Jethro were sons of Jethro Howell, whose will was proved, Martin Co. CH March 5, 1790 Jethro Howell's will mentioned wife Mary daughters: Patty Howell, Phereby Howell, Talitha Howell sons: William, John, James, Bithal, Asa and Eli Howell Also, William Daniel Peele (will proved Aug 24, 1900) married Sarah Howell April 2, 1868 in Martin Co. NC Sarah Howell was born (Feb 7, 1838) in Martin Co. NC to George Howell and wife Caroline The Town of Tarboro, Edgecomb Co. NC was founded on the land of Joseph Howell in 176?. Martin and Edgecomb are adjoining counties. andy graham

James Mathew and Patience Howell 1850 Walker co. Ga. cenus 1860 Erath Co. Tx. Cenus 1870 Limestone Co. Tx. Cenus 1880 Comanche Co. Tx. Thomas S. and Nancy Ann Paterson Howell 1860 Grayson Co. Tx. 1870 Limestone Co. Tx. 1880 Brown Co. Tx. 1890 ? 1898 Holdenville Okla. James A. Paterson 1870 Limestone Co. Tx

Here is my contribution for my ggg grandfather: Sylvanus Howell, born ca 1794, NY, married Harriet Conger, 03 Jun 1818, Morris, NJ. Children from 1850 census (Hanover Twp, Morris Co., NJ, page 148, dwelling 242): Hannah, age 21 Sarah E. Miller, age 23 William, age 16 Living with Sylvanus, his son Augustus and his family Augustus Howell, age 30, and wife Sarah M. Howell, age 18, daughter Frances V. Howell, age 1 month August was shot by accident 10 Aug 1856. Frances went to live with Miller cousins (Henry C. & Mary A. Miller). Bob Purdy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 4:12 PM Subject: [HOWELL] COLLEEN'S FEBRUARY CHALLENGE > Hi family, > > You're all way too quiet. ;-) What say we get some dialogue going > here? > > One record, one small record is all it takes to sometimes open up > someone's genealogy... just one. It can be a birth, a marriage, a > death, a family group, or a cemetery interrment. > > That's your challenge... to post one record to the list. Can you do > it? :) > > Colleen > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > >

I have traced my ggrandfather, Albert M. Howell, as far as shown below. I've seen a WFT posting going back farther indicating that Christopher Howell's parents were Josiah HOWELL b: 1765 in Bertie Co., NC and Sarah LASSITER b: 1 MAY 1772 in Virginia, but I don't have additional documentation of this. 1. Christopher Howell b. 1793 NC d. 1878 Dent Co MO (Christopher was a Baptist minister.) wife Elizabeth Hall b. abt. 1799 NC md. 11 Sep 1816 Haywood Co. NC, d. 22 May 1877 Dent Co. MO Children: 2. Elizabeth Caroline HOWELL b: ABT. 1820 in NC +3. George Simeon HOWELL b: 24 Jul 1821, d. 3 Jul 1890 4. Lorenza N. HOWELL b: ABT. 1822 in NC 5. John M. HOWELL b: ABT. 1824 in NC 6. William HOWELL b: ABT. 1829 in NC 7. Joseph HOWELL b: ABT. 1830 in NC 8. Elvira HOWELL b: ABT. 1834 in TN 9. Mary HOWELL b: ABT. 1837 in TN 10. Sarah HOWELL b: ABT. 1839 in MO. 3. George Simeon/Sims Howell b. 24 Jul 1821 NC d. 3 Jul 1890 Akers, Shannon Co MO wife Elizabeth/Betsy Hodges b. 27 Sep 1827 IN, md. 20 Jul 1848 Big Creek MO died 1900 Akers, Shannon Co MO. Children: 11. Samuel C. Howell b. 18 Aug 1849 md. Elizabeth Dooley 17 Aug 1871 12. Sarah Frances Howell b. 23 Feb 1850 d. 5 Feb 1876 md. Thomas J. Dooley 7 Apr 1863, he was b. 1847 AL, d. 1892 Riverside, Shannon Co MO +13. Henry C. Howell b. 25 Mar 1851 at Riverside (now Cedar Grove MO) died after 1901 in Shannon Co. Married Nancy Caroline Dooley, b. 1856 Howell Co MO, md. 3 Apr 1873 in Jackson Twp., Big Creek, Shannon Co. died 24 Jan 1901 at Akers MO, buried Street Cem. on Big Creek. Parents were William and Sarah Dooley. 14. John Filmore Howell b. 23 Nov 1852 d. 1937 Cedar Grove MO, md. Annie Street Oct 1879, md. #2 Sally Cox, she was born TN, md. 1883 MO, d. 1939 Cedar Grove MO, her parents were David Yearsly Cox and Jane Hughes. 15. Elizabeth Caroline Howell b. 6 Jan 1855 Riverside MO, d. 23 Dec 1940 Price Carbon, UT, md. Thomas J. Dooley Oct 1877 MO, he was b. 1847 AL, d. 1892 Riverside MO. 16. Mary A. "Polly" Howell b. 16 Sep 1856 d. 6 Nov 1905, md. J. J. Ireland abt. 1880 (second husband?) 17. George Washington Howell, b. 20 Apr 1858 Shannon Co MO, d. 6 Jul 1932 Summersville MO, md. Martha Jane Ireland 27 May 1880, she was b. 1863, d. 1946. 18. Melissa Jane Howell b. 14 Apr 1861, d. 1 May 1893, md. John N. Belew Mar 1886. 19. Emily E. Howell b. 25 Aug 1862 md. John F. Hoodenpyle 24 May 1885 20. James Joe Howell b. 27 Jan 1866 md. Laura A. Steelman 23 Jan 1890 21. William M. Howell b. 26 Sep 1867 22. Hiram T. Howell b. 7 Jul 1870 d. 1 Mar 1905, md. Clara Lanham 12 Apr 1891 13. Henry C. Howell b. 25 Mar 1851 at Riverside (now Cedar Grove MO) died after 1901 in Shannon Co. Married Nancy Caroline Dooley, b. 1856 Howell Co MO, md. 3 Apr 1873 in Jackson Twp., Big Creek, Shannon Co. died 24 Jan 1901 at Akers MO, buried Street Cem. on Big Creek. Parents were William and Sarah Dooley. Children were: +23. Albert M. b. Jan 1874, d. ???, md. Anna C. Boyce 17 Oct 1901. She was b. 17 Mar 1878 and d. ???. She was the daughter of Samuel Woodson BOYCE and Susan Lucy SUMMERS. 24. John C. b. May 1876 25. Allen b. July 1881 26. Hattie b. June 1883 27. Clark M. b. 26 Nov 1884 on banks of Current River, died 30 Mar 1969 Springfield MO, md. Fay (Fahy?) Roslyn Hickman in Hickory Co. MO. 28. Effie E. b. 1886 29. Virgil b. 21 May 1892, d. Jul 1977 30. Docie b. Oct 1894 31. Ocie b. Oct 1894 23. Albert M. Howell b. Jan 1874, md. Anna C. Boyce 17 Oct 1901. She was b. 17 Mar 1878 and d. ???. She was the daughter of Samuel Woodson BOYCE and Susan Lucy SUMMERS. Children were: +32. Gladys Mae Howell, b. 20 Mar 1903, d. 20 Mar 1998. Married Raymond Gilly Corbett May 1925 (1924?). He was b. 23 Mar 1902, d. Aug 1975. His parents were James S. Corbett and Laura J. Gilly. 33. Bresa (?) Wave Howell, b. 1906. Gladys was my maternal grandmother. Sande Corbett

While I have been away from my computer and my research for a while.. I would like to know if anyone on the list has reason to suspect that their HOWELL ancestors.. may have actually been an O'HOWELL?? There were several O'HOWELLS in Jefferson Co., TN in the late 1700's and early 1800's.. I saw some certificates of marriages in Jefferson Co., TN in the O'Howell name..I remember one as being PHILLIP O'HOWELL.. , but later saw a listing on a Tax or census list as a PHILLIP O. HOWELL.. the O being an initial at this point. My search is for William Howell b 1844 in Buncombe Co., NC but who moved to Jefferson Co., TN and was married there in 1866 to Margaret Adaline Morgan.. This family later moved to Monroe Co., TN.. after their children were grown. I do not know how long William was supposed to have lived in Buncombe Co., NC and could have moved to Jefferson Co., TN as a child.. but I cannot find any records on him before 1866.. Jackie Researching the families of: Morgan, Brewer, Howell, Ballard, Beck, Ricker, Knight, Woods, Simmons and Buffington

Hello, I'm researching William Howell Sr and Jr. of Virginia (in particular Montgomery and Grayson Co.) during the time of the Revolutionary War. I thought the following might be of interest to some of you. A William Howell is listed in the Records of the Revolutionary War by W. T. R. Saffell, Reprint of the Third Edition, page 256, under Col. Daniel Morgan's 11th and 15th Virginia Regiments, Incorporated, as they stood from May 31, 1777 to November 30, 1778. Rank-private, enlisted Mar. 19, 1777. Later, on page 269, William Howell, and also Vincent Howell, are listed under Col. Morgan's Companies of Rifleman, as they were incorporated and as they stood June 1, 1777. In Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War, by J. T. McAllister, page 276, listed under people who served in Virginia but were pensioners outside Virginia in 1835, William Howell is given as being 86 years old and living in Athens Co. Ohio. This book is accessible online at RootsWeb. hope this helps someone, andy graham

GOOD MORNING! We would like any information on James (Jim) Howell b.1760-1770 in VA. He is the father of Larkin (or Larkin Jesse) c. 1806 - 1860/1871, b. Ash Co., NC d. Floyd Co., KY. Larkin was the rather of Jesse Howell b. 1828 Ashe, NC d.c. 1900-1910 Floyd Co., KY. Jesse was the father of Anthony Howell b. 1869 Mud Creek, Floyd Co., KY d.Sept. 27, 1943 Branham's Creek, Floyd Co., KY. Anthony was the father of Robert Howell b. May 17, 1888 Floyd Co., KY d. July 9, 1972 Pike Co., KY. Robert was the father of Okie (Oakie) Howell b. Feb. 20, 1930 Floyd Co., KY d. June 10, 1959 Floyd Co., KY. Okie, Sr. was my father. I have only recently found most of this information thanks to this page and links from it, and am very grateful for all the input. Now I am hungry for more information! As my family tree has grown I have acquired information on the following surnames: Newsome (from 1812 NC), Sword (from bef. 1854), Osborne (from 1674 Warwick, England), Hall (from 1650 Wilkes Co., NC), Hamilton (from 1729 Baltimore Co., Maryland). I will be glad to share any and all information that I have. Thanks to this list again! Okie [email protected]

This is my husband's Howell line that I am working on right now. Sorry I have been quiet--just lurking! Debbie Howell [email protected] 1st Generation *Robert Gray HOWELL was born on 14 Sep 1952 in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho. Robert married Debra Lynne ERICKSON on 8 Aug 1975 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho. Debra was born on 23 Sep 1954 in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho. Second Generation *James Leroy HOWELL was born on 1 Aug 1920 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho and was christened on 5 Sep 1920 in McCammon Idaho. He died on 22 Jan 1995 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho and was buried on 25 Jan 1995 in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho. James married Norma ROBERTSON on 23 Dec 1942 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Norma ROBERTSON was born on 27 Mar 1923 in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho. Third Generation *Lee Roy HOWELL was born on 2 May 1881 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina and was christened in Patetown Church, Stoney Creek, North Carolina. He died on 3 May 1950 in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho and was buried on 5 May 1950 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho. Lee married Mary Eliza RADFORD on 17 Oct 1900 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina. Mary Eliza RADFORD was born on 14 Jun 1884 in Princeton, Johnston, North Carolina. She died on 16 Apr 1961 in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho and was buried on 19 Apr 1961 in Preston, Franklin, Idaho. Fourth Generation *James Henry HOWELL was born in 1856 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina and was christened in Stoney Creek, Patetown, North Carolina. He died in Mar 1919 in Martinsville, Virginia and was buried in 1919 in Stoney Creek Free Will Baptist Church Cemetary, Patetown, NC. James married Martha Lyn SPIVEY on 12 Nov 1879 in Pikeville, Wayne, North Carolina. Martha Lyn SPIVEY was born in 1858 in Stoney Creek, Wayne, North Carolina and was christened in Patetown, North Carolina. She died about 1887 in Stoney Creek, Wayne, North Carolina and was buried in North Carolina. Martha's father:Larkin SPIVEY was born in 1824 in Stoney Creek, Patetown, Wayne, North Carolina. He died Bef 1870-abt 1864 in Greenville Hospital, North Carolina. Larkin married Wauneta Marilda BAKER on 22 Jun 1849 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Wauneta Marilda BAKER was born in 1827 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina. She died in 1896 in Wayne County, North Carolina and was buried in North Carolina. Fifth Generation *Exum HOWELL was born in 1817 in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina. He died before 1880. Exum married Martha DAVIS on 27 May 1852 in Of Wayne County, North Carolina. Martha DAVIS was born in 1834 in , Perquimans, North Carolina. She died in Of Stoney Creek, Wayne, North Carolina. Martha's father: Alexander DAVIS was born in 1798 in Of Perquimans County, North Carolina. He died before 1880 in Of New Hope, Perquimans, NC. Alexander married Mrs. Alexander DAVIS about 1826 in Perquimans Co., North Carolina. Mrs. Alexander DAVIS was born about 1810 in of Perquimans County, North Carolina. She died before 1880 in Of New Hope, Perquimans, NC. Sixth Generation William HOWELL Sr. was born about 1770 in , Wayne, North Carolina. He died on 22 Dec 1828. William married Mrs. Ann HOWELL about 1789 in Of Wayne, North Carolina. Mrs. Ann HOWELL was born about 1771 in , Wayne, North Carolina. Seventh Generation 64. Thomas HOWELL was born about 1740 in <, Wayne, North Carolina>. He married Mrs. Thomas HOWELL in 1769 in <, Wayne, North Carolina>. Mrs. Thomas HOWELL was born about 1740 in <, Wayne, North Carolina>. _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

In the book Suffolk in Virginia c 1795-`840 A Record of Lots, Lives and Liknesses by Fillmore Norfleet His note # 154 Robert Boyle Crawford Howell (1801-1868), a Baptist cleryman, was ordained in Norfolk in 1827 (Cathcart, 552)

Hi again, Here's another great website for Revolutionary War Records. I don't believe this is well known. http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp I've uncovered a lot of information here on several family lines. Hope it helps, andy graham

Regarding the 1846 Texas Poll Tax listing for Asa and Alfred Howell. I have much information on the two brothers and their descendants. However I am still looking for their father in TN. Can anyone help? On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 23:47:40 -0600 "bekkah" <[email protected]> writes: > Here's some odds and ends that I have found over the years. > Missouri Marriages before 1840 > Howell > Benj. to Mahala Costley Sept 28 1815 StCh > Eli to Nancy D Luck Aug 7 1838 Pk-B > Francis Jr to Mary Ransey Dec 29 1816 StCh > Francis to Mary Pratt June 13 1833 Warr > James F to Isabell Morris May 13 1827 StCh > John to Grace Baldridge Feb 21 1805 StCh > John to Polly Wilson Sept 1821 Howa > John to Joanna Evans April 10 1828 StCh > John C to Lucinda Stewart Dec 20 1838 Warr > John E to Katherine Kippers March 9 1837 Monr > Larkin to Martha Baugh Feb 10 1831 StCh > Pirives W. to Mary A Howell Dec 29 1836 Warr > Riley to Jane Reeves Nov 28 1835 StCh > Samuel to Eliza Stokes Feb 4 1835 Lafa > William to Martha Cason Jan 9 1827 Howa > William to Elizabeth Bailey March 6 1831 CG-A > William J to Maria L Smith Feb 11 1836 Mari > William M to Mary Byrd March 31 1831 CG-A > Young to Kathryn Welty Dec 3 1831 Linc > > From Stephen F Austin's Book of Families > Elijah Howell age 26 years of age. single, moved from Ohio. to the > colony > (Texas) May 30 1831. > > Poll List for 1846 Texas > Alfred Howell Grimes Co > Asa Howell Grimes Co > D Howell Collin Co > FE Howell Fayette Co > Ned Howell Rusk Co > Robert F Howell Rusk Co > > And about Rednap Howell from Western N C During the American > Revolution he > wrote poetry that he taught children to > sing about the oppression of the English. Here is one of his little > ditties. > > "Says Frohock to Fanning,to tell the plain truth > When I came to this country, I was but a youth > My father sent for me, I wasn't worth a cross. > And then my first study, was stealing a horse. > I quickly got credit and then ran away, > And haven;t paid for him this very day. > Says Fanning to Frohock. tis folly to lie. > I rode an old mare that was blind in one eye, > Five shillings in money I had in my purse > My coat was all patched but not much the worse. > but now we've got rich,and it's very well known, > That we'll do very well, if THEY'LL leave us alone. > > Anybody claim Rednap? > Rebekka > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Colleen Pustola" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 10:12 AM > Subject: [HOWELL] COLLEEN'S FEBRUARY CHALLENGE > > > > Hi family, > > > > You're all way too quiet. ;-) What say we get some dialogue > going > > here? > > > > One record, one small record is all it takes to sometimes open up > > someone's genealogy... just one. It can be a birth, a marriage, a > > death, a family group, or a cemetery interrment. > > > > That's your challenge... to post one record to the list. Can you > do > > it? :) > > > > Colleen > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any > other > > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with > those > > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > > > > > > > > > ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. > This infraction will earn you immediate removal from the list. >

Good morning cousins, Some of you may not be aware of the incredible web site at the Digital Library of Virginia. From this site you can download images of bible records, deeds, land grants etc. Most is for Virginia, but not all. For example I just downloaded three land grants for William Howell, my ancestor in Grayson county VA, from early 1800's. I also found a land grant for my ancestor Robert Graham dated 1771. There are lots of Howel's and Howell's, so search both names. Learning to get use the search functions is a little tricky, but stick with it. There's a tremendous amount of information here for FREE. http://www.lva.lib.va.us/dlp/index.htm Here's some of what's available General Library, Special Collections & Archive Catalogs Virginia History and Culture (NEW) Virginia Historical Inventory Court Records - Indexes and Guides Births, Deaths, Marriages, Wills, Bible Records Genealogy/Biography Land Records (NEW) New searchable database Military History Newspaper & Periodical Databases and Indexes Photograph Collections Business Records Maps, Gazetteers and Geographical Resources Personal Papers Finding Aids Electronic Card Indexes About the Collections, Searching & Ordering Information Local Public Library Projects Eastern Shore Public Library Photographs (NEW) Fairfax County Public Library Photograph Collection Hampton Public Library and the City of Hampton Historical Collection Photographs Newport News Public Library Photographs Petersburg Public Library Map Collection Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index 1797-1877 Radford Public Library Photographs Suffolk Public Library Photographs Tazewell County Photographs (NEW) Waynesboro Public Library Photographs Have a great Sunday, andy graham

Any furthur info on thid family? been looking for a long time. Marilyn

Marilyn, I will look through some of my records for NC, but this was all that was in the the NC Historical and Genealogical Register. The only other thing in the three Vol's that I have is this on a Robert in Vol 2 page 627 "Wednesday morning Nov 13 1745 Robert Howell proved his rights, viz: himself and Sarah Howell and 2 blacks." If I find anything on any Howell I will be sure to post it. Happy Hunting Becky [email protected] wrote: > > Any furthur info on thid family? been looking for a long time. > > Marilyn >

) ( ( ) Good Morning Family! ( \ .-.,--^--. ( Come on in. . . \* ) \\|`----'| - The coffee pot's on. . . .=|=. \| |// ...and we even have decaf, |~'~| | |/ tea, and hot chocolate! | | \ / _|___|_ ------ (_______) Today's topics include: 1. Welcome to new cousins 2. About computer virus hoaxes 3. Ten clues that your computer may be infected 4. FYI links a. An interesting article link regarding spam b. Are you gullible? TO OUR NEWEST COUSINS ~~ On behalf of the entire 4H family, I'd like to extend a most hearty welcome to those cousins who came into the family fold this past week. We are very glad to have you with us and hope you'll stay and remain a part of our online family. As soon as you're comfortable with us and the list, please send in your Howell lines so we can all see how we're related to you. We do not have a fancy format for sending in records or queries to the list. Post as many as you wish! If the data has anything to do with Howell ancestors or any of the 9 variant spellings we research that might help someone, please feel free to post it. Every scrap of information is appreciated. You have joined not just a list, but a family of cousins who are four teams of researchers combined into one family, the 4H. Although we are one family, we have two homesites and if you haven't visited these sites yet, you are encouraged to do so ~ Home for the HOWELL-L, HOWELLS-SOUTHERN-L, and HOWLE-L is the Howell Research Room (otherwise known as the HRR) which opened May 28th. You'll find it located at <http://howellresearch.com>. While not large in size yet, this site is to become a clearinghouse dedicated to global research of the Howell[s] surname and all her variant spellings. You're invited to submit material for display at the HRR. Simply let me know you want to house material there and what it is. We can display anything, provided it doesn't involve living persons. Contact me at <[email protected]>. Home for the HOWELL-SURNAME-L is the Edward Howell Family Association site at <http://www.ehfa.org>. This is a site dedicated to descendants of Edward Howell of Southampton, Long Island, New York. There you'll find an online transcription of "Descendants of Edward Howell (1584-1655) of Westbury Manor, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, [England], and Southampton, Long Island, New York," Second Edition by Dr. David Faris. Web mistress for the EHFA site is Kristen Howell <[email protected]>. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This is the fifth in a series of Coffees dedicated to showing our newbies the "cyberspace ropes" and those novices who might still need the lessons. Today's subject on virus hoaxes will arm you with yet another tool to protect your computer and (hopefully) keep you from coming down with the Chicken Little syndrome! :) ABOUT COMPUTER VIRUS HOAXES Hoaxes are indirectly related to viruses ~ not because they cause malicious harm to your computer, but because they replicate or propagate themselves. They have been known to start off as a prank, but tend to get out of hand and never die. Hoaxes are usually warnings about "virus alerts" and tend to feed off people's fears and their desire to stop viruses. They can also be a letter from the small child missing or dying of cancer, which plays on your sense of humanity. Unlike a virus, a hoax can not propagate itself; a hoax relies upon good people with good intentions to spread.... You love the email list(s) you belong to. The people are soooo nice and sooo helpful! Then your inbox seems to explode with "the" message and certainly elevates your blood pressure: "WARNING: DO NOT OPEN.... yada yada yada ...your hard drive will be erased (or some equally horrific thing)!!!" This warning is filled with CAPITALIZED WORDS and lots of exclamation marks!!!!! "Tell everyone you know!!! Send this everyone in your address book!!!" The message came from your mom, sister, brother, best friend, acquaintance, *someone/anyone* who cares about you and your computer ~ so it must be fact! "Oh, NO!" You don't want your listmates to suffer those consequences! So you send it to the list right away. Just a short while later, you can't understand why you're now getting all these messages filled with irritation from people telling you that it was a hoax; that you should have checked it out first. Yet, all you were trying to do was help, right? You didn't know. Unfortunately, tender newbie, you were slammed with what I call the Chicken Little syndrome. ("The sky is falling, the sky is falling!") Without fail, this syndrome seems to strike EVERY newbie (a long time ago, even me!) unless they're warned in advance. So, here's your warning: 90% of the virus warning messages you receive will be, and are virus HOAXES. Most of them have been circulating for years, though not as far as YOU would know it ... and that's only because you haven't been on the Web long enough. And how do you keep from become one of the Chicken Little statistics? Fortunately, it's easy and doesn't require any modifications to your computer. But it DOES require a mindset adjustment. Before you allow yourself to succumb to that compulsive need to do that good deed and "help and warn" everyone, fall back to genealogy's cardinal rule and become the genealogist that you are (or are hoping to be): "Believe NONE of what you hear and only HALF of what you read. PROVE EVERYTHING!" By that I mean calm down, become the skeptic that you should be ~ remembering that (again) 90% of the virus warning messages you receive will be, and are virus HOAXES ~ and do some research... 1. Look for the common CAPITALIZED WORDS and those exclamation marks!!!! 2. The dire straits of the message, describing the virus as having horrid destructive powers ("crash your hard drive," etc.) often with the ability to send itself by email. 3. It's usually from an individual (the friend of my sister's brother-in-law, or some such strung-out relationship), sometimes from a company, but never from the cited source. 4. It says something like, "This is a new, very malicious virus and not many people know about it." 5. It urges you to alert eveyone you know, and usually tells you this more than once. There are other red flags to watch for, but those above are the most common ones. To make doubly sure, your next step should be to head for one of the following sites to see if it is indeed, a hoax: Symantec Virus Encyclopedia <http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html/> CIAC Internet Hoaxes <ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html> Computer Virus Myths & Hoaxes <www.Vmyths.com> About.com Computer Virus Hoax Resources <urbanlegends.about.com/culture/urbanlegends/msubvir.htm> Urban Legends Reference Pages <www.snopes.com/> Widespread Virus Myths <www.stiller.com/myths.htm> I have Symantec heading the list intentionally. If you're sitting on an actual virus warning and not a hoax, I know for sure than Symantec will let you know. In my experience, the other sites deal primarily with hoaxes and urban legends as opposed to Symantec's real warnings and hoax alerts. TEN CLUES THAT YOUR COMPUTER MAY BE INFECTED I've told you about the viruses; I've told you how to safeguard your computer from them. However, not all computer glitches can be attributed to viruses. Sometimes freezes, crashes, or "general protection faults" are the result of normal operation, faulty hardware, programming errors, or insufficient memory; but some tell-tale events are almost always the result of a computer virus infestation. Below is a list of computer virus symptoms to watch out for: 1. Programs take longer to load. Memory-intensive operations take a lot of time to start or your hard drive operates constantly when you haven't asked it to open a file. 2. A change in dates against the filenames in the directory. When the virus modifies a file the operating system changes the date stamp. 3. The floppy disk or hard disk is suddenly accessed without logical reason. 4. Increased use of disk space and growth in file size (the virus attaches itself to many files). 5. Abnormal write-protect errors. The virus trying to write to a protected disk. 6. Strange characters appear in the directory listing of filenames. 7. Strange messages like "Type Happy Birthday Joshi" (Joshi Virus) or "Driver Memory Error" (kak.worm) appear on the screen and in documents. One virus will even try to "eat" the period typed into a DOS command line, as when you are trying to run a program like program.exe. 8. Strange graphic displays such as falling letters or a bouncing ball appear on screen. 9. Programs may cause the computer to get hung up or not work at all. 10. Junk characters overwrite text in document or data files. When dealing with viruses, remember that your knowledge is one of your computer's best defenses. You don't have to become an expert, but you should have a feeling for what viruses can and can't do. Keep your anti-virus software up-to-date, and keep good backups of all your data. FYI LINKS a. 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