Samuel LOGAN was my gggg grandfather (d. 1845) and lived in Cecil Twp., Washington Co. PA. I descend from his daughter Rebecca who married John MACHAN. Peg At 08:46 PM 8/17/00 -0500, you wrote: >Pat, what LOGANs are you searching and where? > >Tom > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > Peg Adams http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3052/ Adams Home Page Researching: ADAMS, ATWATER, BERGEY, CODY, CRAVEN, CUSTER, DECKER, EBERHARD, FRENCH, GONSER, HACKENBERG, HAINES, HARBSTER, HENRICKS, KEEFER, KENESTRICK, LOGAN, LONG, MACHAN, McCLEAN, PARKER, PRESTON, ROW, SCHMIDT http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5802/ Home page for the River Bend Chapter of Sweet Adelines, International

O.K. Cousin, I got that:). Dick S. Biggers and more dws@cet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bargerhuff Hembree" <philly@netusa1.net> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 5:29 PM Subject: Re: [INOWEN] Re: Freeborn Dunkin-------- /Vaughn, John > The only info I have on John Vaughn , h/o Celia Ann Murphy is that he was b. October 08, 1825 and > died Aug. 18, 1897 supposely in Owen Co, IN (the death info has never been verified) I searched for > a death record on him, but wasn't able to find it on him nor Celia. The info came from Vaughn > researchers, but they couldn't find how they got the birth & death dates either. Celia had a > sister, Nancy Murphy, that married a Joseph Vaughn December 10, 1863 Martinsville, Morgan Co,IN. > Joseph's death info lists his father as Jas Vaughn; I have a suspicion that John and James were > brothers, but no proof. I have Joseph Vaughn's pension & army papers which name prior marriages to > a Hannah Turner September 16, 1847 Putnam Co,IN and Nancy Smith January 07, 1853 Garrard Co, KY. > My Murphys and Vaughns seem to inter-marry. > > Luke and Rebecca (Edwards) Vaughn are also in my lines; as mu Murphys came from Washington/ Marion > Co, Ky and Vaughns married into the Vaughns from there also. Joel Vaughn 1806 Washington Co, KY > married Dulcimer Murphy b. 1804 - - Dulcimer was the sister of my ggg grdfather Thomas Murphy (f/o > Celia Ann Murphy Vaughn). Joel Vaughn was the s/o William Vaughn & Margaret, William was the s/o > Samuel Vaughn & Prudence Hood - - parents of Luke Vaughn. Kathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> > To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 2:52 PM > Subject: [INOWEN] Re: Freeborn Dunkin-------- /Vaughn, John > > > > Where in the Vaughn line do John & Celia Ann (Murphy) Vaughn and > > daughter Nancy fit? Luke and Rebecca (Edwards) Vaughn were my 4th > > ggrandparents through their daughter Sarah (Sally)-my maternal > > grandfather's side, and through their son Thomas-my maternal > > grandmother's side. Or are they a completely different Vaughn line. > > > > Dick Smith > > Biggers and more > > dws@cet.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bargerhuff Hembree" <philly@netusa1.net> > > To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1:31 PM > > Subject: Re: Freeborn DunkinRe: [INOWEN] WARD in Owen Co IN early > > > > > > > Nancy Vaughn, d/o John & Celia Ann (Murphy) Vaughn was the w/o Nathan > > Dunkin - son of Freeborn John > > > > > > > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > To get the most out of your posting please use your subject lines > effectively and don't recycle others. >

Pat, what LOGANs are you searching and where? Tom

Hi Peg, Did any of your Longs wind up in Iowa? I have Longs in my line and most of them came from Iowa In the 1800's my Second Great Grand father was David B. Long. I'm not sure where in Iowa but his daughter was born in Clarke County Iowa. Ron Dowse rdowse@palmain.com

The only info I have on John Vaughn , h/o Celia Ann Murphy is that he was b. October 08, 1825 and died Aug. 18, 1897 supposely in Owen Co, IN (the death info has never been verified) I searched for a death record on him, but wasn't able to find it on him nor Celia. The info came from Vaughn researchers, but they couldn't find how they got the birth & death dates either. Celia had a sister, Nancy Murphy, that married a Joseph Vaughn December 10, 1863 Martinsville, Morgan Co,IN. Joseph's death info lists his father as Jas Vaughn; I have a suspicion that John and James were brothers, but no proof. I have Joseph Vaughn's pension & army papers which name prior marriages to a Hannah Turner September 16, 1847 Putnam Co,IN and Nancy Smith January 07, 1853 Garrard Co, KY. My Murphys and Vaughns seem to inter-marry. Luke and Rebecca (Edwards) Vaughn are also in my lines; as mu Murphys came from Washington/ Marion Co, Ky and Vaughns married into the Vaughns from there also. Joel Vaughn 1806 Washington Co, KY married Dulcimer Murphy b. 1804 - - Dulcimer was the sister of my ggg grdfather Thomas Murphy (f/o Celia Ann Murphy Vaughn). Joel Vaughn was the s/o William Vaughn & Margaret, William was the s/o Samuel Vaughn & Prudence Hood - - parents of Luke Vaughn. Kathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "R. W. Smith" <dws@cet.com> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 2:52 PM Subject: [INOWEN] Re: Freeborn Dunkin-------- /Vaughn, John > Where in the Vaughn line do John & Celia Ann (Murphy) Vaughn and > daughter Nancy fit? Luke and Rebecca (Edwards) Vaughn were my 4th > ggrandparents through their daughter Sarah (Sally)-my maternal > grandfather's side, and through their son Thomas-my maternal > grandmother's side. Or are they a completely different Vaughn line. > > Dick Smith > Biggers and more > dws@cet.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bargerhuff Hembree" <philly@netusa1.net> > To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: Freeborn DunkinRe: [INOWEN] WARD in Owen Co IN early > > > > Nancy Vaughn, d/o John & Celia Ann (Murphy) Vaughn was the w/o Nathan > Dunkin - son of Freeborn John > > > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > >

Hello list, I have just started researching my Gregory line in Owen County, Indiana and would like to have contact with anyone researching or related to this family listed in the 1850 census. Joseph Gregory - 60 SC Elizabeth - 56 - SC Margaret - 21 - NC Nancy - NC John - 20 - NC I believe they were in Owen County by 1838, coming from Lincoln County, North Carolina. There are three Gregory marriages in 1838. Joseph S. Gregory to Spicey Green and Jane W. Gregory to Joseph Green. Also Mary Ann Gregory to George C. Jones. Any information appreciated. Kind Regards Sherry Badgley Ryan patches@cyberstreet.com

I would like to encourage all new subscribers to the list to access the archives for our list to see what you may have missed. The link is: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl then type in just the name of the list. On the next page the year you are searching and the topic you are looking for. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

This seems to be a fairly basic tool for researching. I myself, must confess that I don't use it as much as I should and I don't rely completely on it either. There are persons who rely mainly on it for their research. I think I have just found too many errors or exclusions in the census for my taste. I am a skeptical person which in most cases helps in research. If I find an error in a piece, I am usually looking for another and it also casts doubt on the rest of the file,piece or article. Throws it all into question. Although the census was started in 1790 and continues every 10 years to measure the density and geographic distributing of people, there are some things you should remember about the census. You must be very careful when using census records, however. They can be at once informative and helpful, as well as misleading or downright incorrect. There are four things you should always remember when working with census records: 1. Census records' content is only as good as the person who enumerated the people and recorded the information. Your ancestral family may have been the victim of a lazy or uncommitted enumerator. The enumerator may have been tired and may not have wanted to trudge down the road to your great-grandfather's farm or up five flights of stairs in your urban great-grandfather's apartment building. Instead, he may have asked a neighbor, "Hey, do you know the people who live there?" If the answer was yes, the enumerator might have then asked this person (and not a member of your ancestor's family) all the questions required to complete the schedule form. 2. Census records' contents are only as good as the person who provided the information. Even if the census enumerator visited the family, he may have been greeted by a child or other family member, or even a servant, who wasn't the best source for providing the information. As a result, the data may be incorrect. 3. People were seldom counted twice, but many were not counted at all. Enumerators sometimes missed homes, people were sometimes away, some people avoided being counted, and some refused outright to participate. 4. Census enumerators recopied their work onto fresh forms and, in some censuses, made copies for state, county, and/or local governments too. During the transcription process, errors may have been made. A birth date or an age miscopied, a ditto mark (or the abbreviation "do" or "dto") used in the wrong place, an incorrect state of birth—all these errors can conspire to point you in the wrong direction. I have found persons who are listed with nicknames instead of given names, persons who even though I know alot of the spelling was phonetic I have no idea how they arrive at certain combinations. People who aged 14-20 years in 10 years, and in certain counties in KY I have found notices on a web page stating that during a certain time frame, the taking of the census was delegated to certain officials who felt it was just too much work and they didn't do it. I couldn't believe this upon first reading it, but it is true. So those census are just not there. There is one tip though if you do use the census records alot. Also copy down the 6 households on either side of the ancestor you are searching. I know, Why? Don't you have enough to do? Because families often lived adjacent to or near other family members, such as parents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, etc. This will save you a trip back to the library.If this is your main medium of research you should gain the most possible from your efforts. Alot of persons use the census for finding ancestors, and in many cases there not listed. For those persons who depend on the census, then the lack of an ancestor says to them that they weren't there. In this case, for my line anyway, this would confirm what I have thought all along.... I was dropped here from an alien universe, because if my ancestors weren't there, then I couldn't be here. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Have any of you ever re-read a book? You mysteriously see a sentence or paragraph that even though you KNOW you have read this book before, you don't recall seeing this particular piece. I myself do this quite frequently. I find that in many instances, Genealogy is better the second time around, or what I like to refer to as "served as a Leftover". This week I have been using for updating my files, placing all the odds and ends on my floppys onto the file or somewhere else. Also I have been sorting and organizing my filing system. Just last night I was looking through a file on my husband's line. I am stuck on one man and you all know the story. The man is an alien or an island. No parents, no marriage locale, no previous history. He is my true jigsaw puzzle, all info has been piecemeal, and I am being generous with that descriptive. But still, he is one of my most addictive searches. I looked at the file last night for what seemed like forever, and of course it just stared back. Then, I saw it. What someone had sent me well over a year ago and I had looked at a dozen times and put away, never being able to either accept or discard anything. The census record listed his mother in law in the household in 1850 and she was only 5 years older then the son inlaw. Which is not that unusual, except it made her 8 years old when she had her daughter!! Another piece someone had sent me complete with documentation,this man was in the military. I was so excited to get this break.Until I noticed that the man was 71 at the start of the Civil War and 73 at the time of induction, I know they made allowances at the end but I still don't think they were taking them that old. I had never noticed these items before and just kept putting them back away. Sometimes you just don't notice this stuff at face value, it takes many times of viewing to find errors or bonuses. The same is true for items I pull from mailing lists that seem to be of a connection, and appear a really great find. Countless times as I get ready to put these onto floppys or zips I look at it and wonder, "why on earth did I keep this"? Finding I either already had it or connects not even remotely. We all have mounds of piles of papers and data we are saving. Could our gold mine be in one of those? Could we find that piece of info we have been searching for hidden within pages we have stored away? I always do. Last night, I found a birthplace of someone on a marriage application that I thought I had pretty well covered for info. I knew the birthplace was on there, but it was in a different county then I had previously beat to death searching for her parents. So when you get discouraged, go back through your papers, you might just find out you had the info all the time. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

thanks-- there is a section in Brazil that people called Donaldsonville and I never knew what the meant until my mother said oh a lot of people named Donaldson lived there -- then I grew up and got interested in genealogy .. I need a Emma Steiner who married JH Carman had a child then married William Miller and vanished.. We assume Steiner and Carman divorced and then she died shortly after marriage to Miller as Carman son was said to have be reared by a step father. Emma's sister is said to have married Joseph Miller this is not my line but helping a friend. By a fluke I discovered Emma had remarried.. My friend has looked for 42 years trying to find her when by accident I saw where she had married a second time. Now personally I wonder if she married a third time but they insist she died young and did not have the time to marry a third time.. On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 22:52:08 -0500 "John H. Cashman" <cashman@ccrtc.com> writes: >It was never a town just an area that had a lot of Duncans and a >Duncan School House years ago. >Located in very SE corner of Harrison Twp. Clay Co. around area of Co >Rd 225E and 1200 S. Not very many Duncans there now. >My only connection is my wife's gg-grandfather was George W. Duncan >who was I think a nephew of the original Isiah. Not done any research >in SC to prove this. > >>where is Duncanville ? >>On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:32:28 -0500 "John H. >Cashman" ><cashman@ccrtc.com> >>writes: >>The other Duncan family came from South >Carolina. Settled in SE >Clay >>Co. in an area known as Duncanville. Many are >buried in Winters >>Cemetery in Jefferson Twp. Owen Co. and >Duncan Cemetery in Harrison >>Twp. Clay Co. Isiah Duncan >>b. 1785 seems to have been the first in the area. >He is buried in >>Winters Cemetery > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Dick Sometimes those little "maybe" postings mount up to a great deal when all things fall together. Those are among my non connect files. I like finding things in those much better as it is like a bonus find. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

I will throw this into the Duncan "pot" in case it helps someone. Ira E. LONG (1868 - 1948) married Nancy Mary (or May) DUNCAN (1873 1943) on 14 June 1891 in Clay Co. IN. Nancy was the daughter of Samuel F. and Frances Duncan. They were in Sugar Ridge Twp. Clay Co. on the 1900 census and in Harrison Twp. 1910 and 1920. My interest is in the LONG family. Peg Peg Adams http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/3052/ Adams Home Page Researching: ADAMS, ATWATER, BERGEY, CODY, CRAVEN, CUSTER, DECKER, EBERHARD, FRENCH, GONSER, HACKENBERG, HAINES, HARBSTER, HENRICKS, KEEFER, KENESTRICK, LOGAN, LONG, MACHAN, McCLEAN, PARKER, PRESTON, ROW, SCHMIDT http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5802/ Home page for the River Bend Chapter of Sweet Adelines, International

It was never a town just an area that had a lot of Duncans and a Duncan School House years ago. Located in very SE corner of Harrison Twp. Clay Co. around area of Co Rd 225E and 1200 S. Not very many Duncans there now. My only connection is my wife's gg-grandfather was George W. Duncan who was I think a nephew of the original Isiah. Not done any research in SC to prove this. >where is Duncanville ? >On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:32:28 -0500 "John H. >Cashman" <cashman@ccrtc.com> >writes: >The other Duncan family came from South >Carolina. Settled in SE Clay >Co. in an area known as Duncanville. Many are >buried in Winters >Cemetery in Jefferson Twp. Owen Co. and >Duncan Cemetery in Harrison >Twp. Clay Co. Isiah Duncan >b. 1785 seems to have been the first in the area. >He is buried in >Winters Cemetery

Hello again, How wonderful to hear from so many. Rather than to reply individually, I'll just post in case someone else sees something of interest. Let me share a bit more and perhaps together we might all gain. DUNCAN is not my strong suit, so hope you all will bear with me. A long time DUNCAN researcher shared some of this back in 1986 -- Mary Ann DOBSON from CA. My interest is truely WARD however I think we all know that collaterals sometimes provide bonus information. Rachel DUNCAN married John TRENT in Washington Co VA 14 Oct 1819. If you are specificlly interested in this couple, please contact John TRENT of Indianapolis at -- JohnB17@aol.com I'm sure he would be pleased to hear from you. Until a few days ago I had nothing further on Rachel until John wrote. Let me mention my WARD and perhaps this will be easier to explain. My stone wall has been finding the parents of my g g gf Ephraim WARD b 1816 TN. Ephraim was in Hancock Co IN as an original land purchaser in 1834. He married 7 July 1836 to Lavina BELVEAL or BELLVILLE b 1816 OH. Also in IN is Squire WARD b 1804 NC however a son's bio suggests birth in SC but census always says NC. There was also an Emmanuel WARD who died in Hancock Co IN 1841 whom we feel possibly might be another brother b between 1804 and 1816. Squire WARD married Winifred DUNCAN (b 1810) in Washington Co VA 22 Sept 1828. Squire and family were in Fayette Co IN by 1830 census. By 1840 they were living with my g g grandparents in Hancock Co. One question we've had has always been what took Squire and Winifred/Winnie to Fayette Co. from Washington Co VA and then later to Schuyler Co MO shortly after 1850. Squire was in Monroe Co by 1850. The answer seems to be that Rachel (DUNCAN) and John TRENT were already in Fayette Co and likewise either Rachel and John preceded them to Schuyler Co MO or they moved together. Other siblings of Winifred (Duncan) WARD came to Hancock and Rush Co IN. I was unaware that Rachel and John were in IN earlier than the others. Several of Winifred's siblings and their families are buried in the Mt Lebanon Methodist Church Cemetery near Greenfield,Hancock Co IN as are my g g grandparents Ephraim and Lavina BELLVILLE WARD. I am unable to go beyond Winifred Duncan WARD's parents. Parents of these DUNCANs are Benjamin DUNCAN and wife Susanna COX who resided in Washington Co VA. Benjamin died there. Deed records in Washington Co VA verify the names of most if not all of their children. Some researchers feel Benjamin and family were in SC prior to VA. Now you folks have me wondering if Rachel Duncan TRENT had family in Owen Co that influenced their presence there. John TRENT tells me that Rachel and John came to IN with three of John's brothers. Rachel and John first appear on the 1820 Owen Tax List. A brother of Winifred and Rachel was Abner DUNCAN. Abner married Rachel WARD 1815 Washington Co VA. Rachel WARD daughter of Joshua WARD. Rachel Ward DUNCAN was named as a legatee of Dr William WARD who died in Rutherford Co TN 1833. Siblings of Rachel Ward DUNCAN's father are known through two determination of heirs of Dr WARD in Rutherford Co TN. We know that Squire and Winifred Duncan WARD lived in TN near the VA line after marriage before moving to Fayette Co IN in 1830. Both Washington Co Va and Grayson co VA are possible locations for Ephraim and Squire's parents. I follow the Grayson Co VA WARDs as well as those related to Rachel Ward DUNCAN wife of Abner in hopes of finding the 3g grandparents. Wells WARD grandson of Wells WARD the elder of Grayson Co VA was in Owen Co early. This Wells married a PHIPPS also from the Grayson Co VA area. I can tell you that many times I have found the WARDs from Grayson Co VA and those related to Dr Wm WARD of Rutherford Co TN which includes Rachel Ward DUNCAN wife of Abner DUNCAN in the same counties. A brother of Wells WARD of Owen Co, Nathan WARD Jr., was in Whitley Co KY where another of Dr WARD's nephews lived -- Thompson WARD. Thompson WARD like Rachel Ward DUNCAN was named in Dr WARD's will. I have no clues as to why Wells WARD came to Owen Co IN unless related family by some chance preceded him there. Apologies if I've posted more than everyone wants to know. BTW, is anyone researching DYER? DYER relates to my DUGGER family who were also from E. Tenn. One of John TRENT's brothers I believe married a DYER. Also, I noted Illinois was mentioned -- in notes from Mary Ann DOBSON she mentions John Robertson DUNCAN b 26 Oct 1803 b SC who first m Sarah McCORMICK 6 Feb 1823 in Rush Co IN and m2 to Sarah E. GRIFFITH 25 Feb 1857 in Richland Co IL and then m3 to Martha KING 2 April 1864 in Hancock Co IN. Sarah McCORMICK was sister of Susannah McCORMICK wife of Thomas DUNCAN b 1791 SC. Thomas DUNCAN m Susanna McCORMICK 7 Aug 1818 Washington Co VA. They were in Hancock Co IN by 1850. Thomas died in Rush Co IN 1864. I would be happy to share off list what further names and detail. Additional info most definately would be welcome. All DUNCAN's I've mentioned are children of Benjamin DUNCAN and Susannah COX as I understand it. Nine of their children were living in 1828 from what has been shared with me so far however there were more. Given names include -- Abner b 1796 (in War of 1812),Phebe or Phyllis b 1805, Joshua b 1806 VA, Henry b 18 April 1808 VA, Winifred b ca 1810 (wife of Squire WARD), Thomas b 1791 believed SC, Ephraim b before 1800, Rachel b ca 1800, Elizabeth b ca 1802, John Robertson b 26 Oct 1803. Corrections/additions most welcome. Best Wishes, happy to share, Tom

Thanks dick, for the missing tip. I did have it in sent items but accidently forgot to place where I would not delete it. Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time" -----Original Message----- From: bass103@juno.com [mailto:bass103@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 7:52 PM To: debj@comsys.net Subject: Re: [INOWEN] I don't have tip three but I got an obit in the mail today and wondered if any one else would want the information.. Funeral services for John Wesley Williams 77 of Kokomo will be 2 pm tuesday at Fern Funeral -- Mr. Williams was killed saturday in a corn picker accident .. He was born Dec 3 1889 in Farmers City Illinois the son of Davis and Etta Hopkins Williams. He lived in Howard co most of his life . He married Lora E Parkhurst. on Feb 28 1912 He is survived by two daughters Winfred Jackson and Karlene Henry date of death was Nov 26, 1967. Davis Williams his father was born in Owen co the son of John Wesley and Sarah Jane Cook Beaman Williams On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 19:29:03 -0500 "Debbie Jennings" <debj@comsys.net> writes: > >Does anyone have a copy of tip # 3. I have been saving them so as not >to >repeat myself and I lost that one. >This proves they are original as I cannot duplicate it. >What I have is this: >The original post on Research Tips >Organizing your Mail >Non-Connecting Files >What Happens after you are gone > >I don't know if I actually lost one or if I just have them numbered >wrong. >Any help appreciated! > >Debbie Jennings >debj@comsys.net >"Following the footprints through time" > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

There are times when I surf a bit (the net not the water, I'd need a 20 ft board) and occasionally find little tidbits that I save because of familiar sounding names. The following came of the KY Rootsweb project, entered by a young lady named "Elizabeth Smith" (no relation) "Mt. Sterling Sentinel-Democrat Friday, 28 May 1880, part 2 PERSONAL Wm. J. Robertson and John F. Cassidy, of Bush County Indiana, nephews of Judge Cassidy are in the city, guests of the Judge." Notice the paper name, I understand the during this time period the papers were even more political than they are now. Basically either Democrat, Republican or whatever. Have no idea where Bush County was, not in my atlas, but Rush County is, must be a transcription error. There was a "Cassady" family from KY/Iowa in Lebanon, Boone County and later in Freedom and Spencer, Owen County during late 1800's through the early 1900's. I don't know if there is a connection. Dick Biggers and more dws@cet.com

Does anyone have a copy of tip # 3. I have been saving them so as not to repeat myself and I lost that one. This proves they are original as I cannot duplicate it. What I have is this: The original post on Research Tips Organizing your Mail Non-Connecting Files What Happens after you are gone I don't know if I actually lost one or if I just have them numbered wrong. Any help appreciated! Debbie Jennings debj@comsys.net "Following the footprints through time"

where is Duncanville ? On Wed, 16 Aug 2000 14:32:28 -0500 "John H. Cashman" <cashman@ccrtc.com> writes: >The other Duncan family came from South Carolina. Settled in SE Clay >Co. in an area known as Duncanville. Many are buried in Winters >Cemetery in Jefferson Twp. Owen Co. and Duncan Cemetery in Harrison >Twp. Clay Co. Isiah Duncan >b. 1785 seems to have been the first in the area. He is buried in >Winters Cemetery. > >Carolyn wrote: >>The Dunkin family of John Sr. and son Freeborn >and all the many >other >> children came from Dutchess County NY. There >seems to have been >another >> Duncan family who came >> from another place and may be unrelated. The >Dunkin family of which >I'm >> connected did indeed spell the name both ways. >Adds to the interest >and >> confusion > > >==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Here you go!, also if you use MS outlook , look in sent message file. If not? Dick dws@cet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Jennings" <debj@comsys.net> To: <INOWEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 9:30 AM Subject: [INOWEN] TIP#3-VIRUSES::WHAT,HOW,WHERE > This is a topic that most persons don't understand completely. > If genealogists have a flaw, and I am not saying we do, of course. > But that flaw would be the unremitting thought that,"this could be the info > with the gold mine!!" > So many of us are so very excited and anxious upon recieving info,even > though we know we should we don't really always STOP and really look at that > attachment before opening.You may not want to admit it even to yourself but > we have all been guilty of it. > Most mailing lists frown on the Virus Warnings type of posts and mainly > because alot of these are Hoaxes. > But in this series of tips, I think it is very pertinent and essential. > I would like to say that in all fairness, some persons passing along viruses > are totally unaware of the situation.I try my best to watch for it on the > list and unsub anyone who is passing them along.(Their request for subbing > usually will carry some warning.) > I would also like to stress that I have seen many times that persons WITH > updated virus scans and protections have still incurred damaging through > some glitch in the system, so some of the alert is up to us.I found the > following piece on the Ancestry.com site and it seems to me to be the best > explanation of the how and why. There are also links to sites for virus > protection.This is not to dissuade any of you from exchanging files, just to > info about the types not to accept. > @-------->--------->-------------<-----------<-----@ > Genealogists are great at exchanging information with one another. We mail > photocopies back and forth, take photographs of cemetery markers, post > information on message boards, exchange e-mail, and even send extracts from > our computerized genealogy databases on disk or as attachments to e-mail > messages. Despite all these good intentions, sometimes our exchange of > electronic information carries a little 'bonus' as well--a computer virus. > > Imagine your horror at having all your years of computerized family history > research destroyed in just a few moments by a computer virus. If you > consider the time, energy and love that has gone into your research, I can't > think of anything that would make you more heartsick than losing all of that > effort in one fell swoop. > > WHAT IS A VIRUS?? > A computer virus is generally defined as a program, which replicates and > transmits itself from one computer to another. Viruses are created by people > with a variety of motives, from the novice programmer who wants to prove > his/her mettle to the outright cyber-terrorist wishing to wreak malicious > destruction on computer users and their equipment. Some viruses act as soon > as they are introduced into your computer, while others lurk until a > specified date and time before activating themselves. Some viruses are > benign, more of an annoyance than anything else. Others, however, may do > irreparable damage by corrupting programs or deleting files. In a worst case > scenario, a virus may reformat your hard disk, destroying all of your > programs and data, and then go beyond that, altering the essential system > code on the BIOS chip on your computer's motherboard. In that case, there is > little hope for your computer other than to replace the motherboard and/or > BIOS chip and then reinstall every program again. And hopefully you backed > up your essential data. Otherwise you will have lost all your valuable > data -- including all your computerized genealogical research materials -- > forever! > > HOW ARE VIRUSES TRANSMITTED? > What you must first understand is that computer viruses are executable > programs, and their file name extensions are most often .exe (for executable > program). Others are .com (command files) and, occasionally, .ovl (overlay > files). UNDERSTAND TOO THAT THEY ARE NOT TEXT FILES -- those with a file > extension of .txt in their name. THEY ARE ALSO NOT GRAPHIC FILES such as > those with file extensions of .gif, .jpg, .bmp, .tif, or .tiff, and a > variety of other graphics format files. > > Computer viruses can be transmitted between computers in several ways, all > of which allow the executable files to be introduced and to run on your > computer. There are literally thousands of viruses floating around in > cyberspace, all acting a little differently. > > 1. A friend, colleague, or fellow researcher may provide you with a disk > with documents or files on it. You may place this in your computer's floppy > drive (A:) and copy the files to your hard disk. If there was a boot sector > virus on the disk, one that affects your system's start-up files, you just > introduced it to your computer. The next time you try to start your > computer, you're dead. > > 2. Perhaps you didn't copy the files. Instead, perhaps you opened a GEDCOM > file from your A: drive. There isn't a problem -- yet. However, you turn off > your computer, leaving the disk in the floppy drive. If there's a boot > sector virus there, the next time you turn on your computer, it tries to > start itself with system files on the floppy disk in the A: drive. It then > reads the virus and introduces it to the computer. > > 3. You have been exchanging E-mail with someone about your surname and they > agree to share their GEDCOM file. When you receive the E-mail with the file > attached., you notice the file is named JONES.EXE. You download the file to > your hard disk and open it. Surprise! There's a file-infecting virus inside, > and it may start working immediately to alter or destroy files on your > computer. > > 4. Another person sends you a file that they tell you is compressed in a > .ZIP format. ZIP files can consist of one or more files that have been > compressed to eliminate spaces and therefore improve storage and transfer > time. You download the file, but unfortunately this JOHNSON.ZIP file also > contains a self-extracting facility that immediately starts the virus (that > was also included in the little package) and devastation is on its way. > > 5. Another researcher sends you a Microsoft Word document as an attachment > to an e-mail. At first glance, it looks great. The file is named WILSON.DOC > and you download and store it on your hard disk. When you go to open it, a > box is displayed asking you whether you want to Enable Macros or Open > Without Enabling Macros. You select 'Enable Macros' and someone has just hit > you with a virus, one that uses an advanced feature of MS-Word to run a set > of program instructions that can wreak havoc on your computer. > > All of these are pretty scary. Not only can these scenarios happen, some > viruses combine multiple techniques and attack in multiple ways. Some even > hide in your computer's memory (RAM) or alter themselves in size and rename > themselves to avoid detection. > > HOW WILL MY COMPUTER STAY VIRUS FREE? > While there are many ways to catch a virus, there are a number of ways and > places you will not contract a computer virus. > > 1. Prepackaged software sold in retail stores or from reputable locations on > the Internet will not have viruses. If you go to a store and consider > purchasing prepackaged software that has been opened and is on sale for a > bargain price, think again. The person who returned the merchandise may have > infected the software, on purpose or unintentionally. > > 2. Software and data files that you find at reliable genealogy sites such as > Ancestry.com, the Genealogy Forum on America Online, CompuServe, and > Prodigy, and some other sites are rigidly checked for viruses. You can > download these files with confidence that they have been screened and that > any viruses have been eradicated. > > 3. Files attached to e-mail that are text type files, bearing file names > with the extension of .txt, are not executable programs and are therefore > not viruses. > > HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF > The most effective way to protect yourself against viruses is to know your > source. Be careful about accepting disks and files from strangers, and be > wary about where on the Internet you download files. > > Second, purchase and use a reputable anti-virus software program and check > every single file you introduce to your computer, regardless of its > location. The major software packages on the market are McAfee's VirusScan > (http://www.mcafee.com/), Dr. Solomon's Anti-Viral Tool Kit > (http://www.drsolomon.com/), and Symantec's Norton Anti-Virus > (http://www.symantec.com/). A good anti-virus software package will detect > different types of viruses, alert you to their presence, delete them and/or > try to clean infected files. > > Make sure you obtain frequent updates/upgrades from these companies' Web > sites or periodically purchase new versions of their software. With hundreds > of new viruses discovered annually, you cannot afford to be lackadaisical on > this subject. > > Third, make an emergency boot disk. In the event that a virus infects your > system, you will be able to bypass the infected or damaged system files and > restart your computer. See your computer manual or Windows 95/98 Help files > for instructions. It's easy! > > Last but not least, back up all your important data on a regular basis. If a > virus destroyed your genealogical research information stored on your > computer, you would probably never be able to recreate it all. Invest a few > minutes regularly to back up your data and you might save yourself many > months of reconstruction and reentry of data. > > Be Prepared! > Now that you understand what a virus is and what one can do to your > computer, make certain you are prepared against this insidious form of > cyber-terrorism. Invest the time to learn more about viruses, purchase and > use anti-virus software, know your sources, be vigilant in your > virus-checking routine, and regularly back up your data. This is another > important way to preserve your family history. > > > > Debbie Jennings > debj@comsys.net > "Following the footprints through time" > > > ==== INOWEN Mailing List ==== > >