Anti-virus help needed system-wide. E-mail Tip: Use subject line and first 2 lines for main idea; details will follow.(Reader can delete w/o opening mail) I didn't know about the shift-delete tip from Karen and (?) to be able to not open the highlighted message. Works great on unwanted messages and helps avoid potential problems. Therefore, if everyone would put the main content in the first 2 lines and also use the subject line for names and type of message, we might avoid some of the "no message" virus forwardings where just the subject line was stolen and used to gain your confidence. I hope that Rootsweb, GenWeb, Ancestry, etc. will help the e-mail site volunteers by providing warnings, tips, how to use the virus protection programs, and to generally educate a trusting audience. I've seen a lot of unsubscribe messages on various sites throughout the country and some unhappy letters sent to the site managers. We're all learning. Karen, thanks for your encouragement to not let our communication system be ruined for all of us. You're not paranoid! I've gotten two different virus messages in two days from different people volunteering in genealogy services. I suspect I'm not alone in this problem. What can we do to protect our heritage communications - (In 2 lines or less! - :) ) Allana

Cindy, David M. C. Post was the brother of my GGG Grandfather, William Bell Post, Jr.. I do not have anything on David other than his wife's name, but he was the son of William Bell Post, Sr. and Dorcas Morris. William was the son of Samuel Post and Alice "Alley" Bell. If your got the this website, http://members.aol.com/casshelv/b2.html, you will find scanned copyies of William Sr. and Dorcas Morris family bible. My GGG Grandfather William Post, Jr. is buried at the Spearsville Cemetery. There are other Post's buried there as well. I can't remember if David was one of the graves. Shawn Martin

I am looking for info on the family of David MC Post born 1821 Shelby County Alabama, died July 1865 in Spearsville, Union Parish, LA., possibly burried in Downsville? David married Jane Heatley 1843 in Shelby County, AL. Children are William Robert, John Sidney, Samuel Houston, James Martin, Henry Newton, Lafayette A, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Lafayette Andrew, Sarah Alley. I would appreciate any info anyone may be willing to share. Thanks, Cindy

Four new 1885 obits, thanks to Tim - Stowe, Tabor, Reed, and Hammock The Home Advocate articles have a new look - all the 1885 issues are under the main header, which opens up to a separate file for each month of the year. We are only up to August, and I will add the others as Tim sends them. Soon we will have a major header for the years 1886 and 1887 also. We have a new transcriber for the 1870 Census - Shawn Martin - thanks, Shawn! She is also helping me transcribe and proofread on the 1920. She's so good I can hardly keep up with her. Oh, well, let's face it and be honest - I can't keep up with her!! The census project folks have our 1820, 1830, and 1840 transcriptions and part of 1880 - let's hope we'll have them to put up soon. I'll check with Blue Roses about the 1820 and 1830 images tonight, and the rest of us are still plugging away! Karen http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union/unionnew.htm

Hi, I have a question concerning a Louisa Tabor who died in Lincoln Parish in 1881. I am descended from the Laura Tabor Matthews<John Burl Tabor<Elijah Tabor<William Tabor<John Tabor line. A Matthews cousin that I have recently made contact with has the above mentioned Louisa in her husband's line. Here is what she has: <Hugh Stevenson born December 14, 1835 in claiborne parish died may 13, 1924 in jackson parish. He was the son of James Stevenson and Ann Tabor. He married Louisa Tabor Sept 3, 1855 in claibrone parish. Louisa Tabor born november 1838 in Randolph co georgia. died september 20, 1881 Lincoln parish. She was the daughter of Lovick Tabor and Mary Tabb. > Does anyone have any information on this line of Tabors.? Maradee Liggin Cryer

All of the Worm32 viruses hit e-mail programs like Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook that have Windows plug ins. So, for those of us who use those programs, this is helpful. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: Angela Weaver <angela_weaver@onebox.com> To: Karen Rice <aberizn1@gte.net> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 8:06 PM Subject: Re: Virus Free!! > Glad to hear you are virus free. So far I have managed to stay virus > free this time. Let's hope it continues. > > Some tips I thought I would share with you and you can chose whether > or not to share it with the group are these: > > If you are using Outlook Express, turn off the preview pane and fix it > to where it doesn't automatically show it as read after so many seconds. > You can do this by going to TOOLS and then OPTIONS and then READ. Make > sure that the automatically download when viewing in the preview pane > is unchecked. Also, if you have a suspected virus, highlight it and this > hold down SHIFT and then hit DELETE. This will automatically delete the > message off your system and not put it in your trash can. > > Hope you don't mind these suggestions. I would not have known these if > my husband had not shared them with me since he has a degree in computers. > > -- > Angela Weaver > > Researching: Denton, Sanders, Hill, Webb, Heller, Hartley, Weaver, Wyatt, > Miller, Sipes, Ramage, and Applegate > > Visit the Panola County Heritage Website! > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~panolacountyheritage/index.htm > > > > ---- "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> wrote: > > I'm really back this time, and absolutely virus free. When the virus > > first hit Saturday morning, two people who had innernet.net virus protection > > bounced it back to me identified as the Worm32 virus. It is a Worm32, > > but not the one I knew about the fix for. This one is called Worm32.Badtrans.B@mm > > and there is no fix for it, and it is not cleanable. It also doesn't > > need you to open the attachment to embed itself in your Windows System > > files. It was discovered on Saturday the 24th, and I got it at 11:30 > > am on the 24th. It can be removed from your computer fairly simply > > without having to go to the computer shop or f-disk your hard drive > > either. Just go to Symantec or MicroTrend's websites. They have the > > step by step instructions for removal. Having your Virus files updated > > already probably wouldn't have helped on this one. It just hit too > > fast. > > I know what I am about to say is going to sound paranoid, but what > > the heck? I probably shouldn't say this, but I'm married to a retired > > fed, and most of the conspiracy theories of the last few decades have > > more than a grain of truth. I really think this latest round of viruses > > is part of the terrorist attacks we're experiencing. Did you know > > the first virus that hit computers was created by two Pakistani brothers? > > The goal is to make us not trust each other and the most wonderful > > communication system we've ever had. Is it any coincidence that the > > other communication system we rely on was hit with anthrax? Let's > > be wary, let's be prepared, let's keep our virus protection updated, > > but don't let's stop trusting each other and communicating with each > > other. Did you know that "genealogy" is the most common single word > > entered into all the search engines? We're a big community and trust > > is important - we send and receive a lot of files. Those of us who > > volunteer at USGen! > > Web could not do our jobs without being able to open attached files. > > To my other community of friends receiving this e-mail, we may be > > the smallest community in the world, but because of the internet, we > > DO have a community and a voice - let's not let them take it from us. > > 'nuff said. > > Night all, > > Karen Mabry Rice > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com >

I'm really back this time, and absolutely virus free. When the virus first hit Saturday morning, two people who had innernet.net virus protection bounced it back to me identified as the Worm32 virus. It is a Worm32, but not the one I knew about the fix for. This one is called Worm32.Badtrans.B@mm and there is no fix for it, and it is not cleanable. It also doesn't need you to open the attachment to embed itself in your Windows System files. It was discovered on Saturday the 24th, and I got it at 11:30 am on the 24th. It can be removed from your computer fairly simply without having to go to the computer shop or f-disk your hard drive either. Just go to Symantec or MicroTrend's websites. They have the step by step instructions for removal. Having your Virus files updated already probably wouldn't have helped on this one. It just hit too fast. I know what I am about to say is going to sound paranoid, but what the heck? I probably shouldn't say this, but I'm married to a retired fed, and most of the conspiracy theories of the last few decades have more than a grain of truth. I really think this latest round of viruses is part of the terrorist attacks we're experiencing. Did you know the first virus that hit computers was created by two Pakistani brothers? The goal is to make us not trust each other and the most wonderful communication system we've ever had. Is it any coincidence that the other communication system we rely on was hit with anthrax? Let's be wary, let's be prepared, let's keep our virus protection updated, but don't let's stop trusting each other and communicating with each other. Did you know that "genealogy" is the most common single word entered into all the search engines? We're a big community and trust is important - we send and receive a lot of files. Those of us who volunteer at USGen! Web could not do our jobs without being able to open attached files. To my other community of friends receiving this e-mail, we may be the smallest community in the world, but because of the internet, we DO have a community and a voice - let's not let them take it from us. 'nuff said. Night all, Karen Mabry Rice

This worm did shut down my wife's computer. It is called W32.Badtrans.B@mm and somehow damaged two system files that allow Windows to run. She is completely out of commission until we can get her machine to the shop. While it was nice to receive the "fix" page, there are a lot of Worm32 "fixes" on that page, and none of them matched the virus that we received.

Hello Karen, Guess I just didn't think the folks in 1885 had a sense of humor!! Harold Karen Rice wrote: > > I was wroth to take the time to go look it up, Harold, but you suckered me > into going and looking today! > Karen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harold Dozier" <hsdozier@att.net> > To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:58 PM > Subject: Newspaper Abstracts > > > Just another note to say I am greatly enjoying the abstracts from the > > "Home Advocate" by T.D. Hudson. In fact, I think I was "taken in" by > > this item from the 10 Apr 1885 abstract: > > > > "The custom of sending foolish missives and playing pranks on April > > 1st - "All Fools Day" > > has been in vogue almost from time immemorial. Those wishing to know > > from whence the custom > > originated can inform themselves by referring to the fifteenth > > chapter of Hosea, 1st and 2d > > verses." > > > > Was anybody else? > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Harold Dozier > > Tulsa, OK > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > + > > > > > >

I was wroth to take the time to go look it up, Harold, but you suckered me into going and looking today! Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Dozier" <hsdozier@att.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:58 PM Subject: Newspaper Abstracts > Just another note to say I am greatly enjoying the abstracts from the > "Home Advocate" by T.D. Hudson. In fact, I think I was "taken in" by > this item from the 10 Apr 1885 abstract: > > "The custom of sending foolish missives and playing pranks on April > 1st - "All Fools Day" > has been in vogue almost from time immemorial. Those wishing to know > from whence the custom > originated can inform themselves by referring to the fifteenth > chapter of Hosea, 1st and 2d > verses." > > Was anybody else? > > Best Regards, > > Harold Dozier > Tulsa, OK > > > > > > > > > > > + > > >

I am sending this to everyone on my mailing list. There is a new round of Worm32. Instead using a name you don't know to send the corny message "I send this file to have your advice, etc, etc" which we all know and delete by now, there is no e-mail in the body and it uses the names and addresses of people we know and trust out of our own mailing lists, and takes the subject line out of our own inbox, so it's something we trust. It also automatically pops up the option to "Open" or "Save to disk." That should have been a clue, but it wasn't. The e-mail was from someone on a genealogy list that I know and trust. When I tried to open it, the file just went "poof" and disappeared. It was the worm virus going into my computer. If I had looked at the file, I might have clued in. It was "README.src" and exactly 29.0 kb, the second one that came in after the infection came from me(!) - using my work e-mail address, and it was SETUP.src and exactly 29.0 kb. Then I knew. I had a virus. Anyway, it took me two hours to run the fix program, and another 15 min to do a virus scan just to be sure it worked, before I felt safe in sending out this e-mail. If you, like me, opened the file, because it was from someone you trust - me, then please go to: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/tools.list.html and download the fast, FREE fix to get it off your computer! I am so very sorry. I thought I was smart enough to recognize a virus e-mail, but this one caught me totally off guard. Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Just another note to say I am greatly enjoying the abstracts from the "Home Advocate" by T.D. Hudson. In fact, I think I was "taken in" by this item from the 10 Apr 1885 abstract: "The custom of sending foolish missives and playing pranks on April 1st - "All Fools Day" has been in vogue almost from time immemorial. Those wishing to know from whence the custom originated can inform themselves by referring to the fifteenth chapter of Hosea, 1st and 2d verses." Was anybody else? Best Regards, Harold Dozier Tulsa, OK +

To Karen and all, Ideally, I'd like to see 3 copies made and one given to Union Parish Library, Lincoln Parish Library, and Louisiana Tech Library--even giving a copy to Ouachita and Shreve Memorial would be helpful. If you truly want the material preserve, La. Tech Library has an official archives where the material would be kept in archival boxes--however, use might be limited since most people don't think about going to a university archives for genealogy research. I know Lincoln Parish Library does send people to Tech to check the archives. Union Parish might be encouraged to do the same. Tech archivist, Peggy Carter, would be glad to take the material. I know this because I work at the Tech Library. Fred Hamilton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Rice" <aberizn1@gte.net> To: <LAUNION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 11:40 AM Subject: Food for thought > Hi, gang - > Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Below is a question Roy Austin > posed for all of us a couple of weeks ago that I am just now getting around > to posting on the list: > > "A thought question that you might want to pose to the mail list. I have > approximately 40 binders of research materials, copies of documents, census, > courthouse records, marriage licenses, etc. plus pictures, an old schoolbell > from the Buckley schoolhouse my grandfather attended and published books on > GA, AL, LA and ARK counties, cemeteries, census, marriages, land, etc. My > 16 year old daughter jokingly asked one day in the car, "Dad,what do expect > me to do with all of that "stuff" when you die?" I told her that hopefully > that time would be a long way off, but when the time came I expected that > she would build a house large enough to take care of it all. After getting > past the "yeah, right" response, it got me to thinking, especially > considering the paragraph above. Where will all of this effort and > resources end up? I don't think that the Union Parish library currently has > a true appreciation for the material that they would get, though I believe > that they graciously accept donations of printed materials when the get > them. The Lincoln Parish library in Ruston and the Louisiana collection at > Tech in Ruston will take them, but how does that really help the Union > Parish researcher? I'd be interested in what the other researchers plan to > do with their materials, especially if there's not an immediate family > member that is currently interested. > Roy" > > Of course, most of us involved here are trying as hard and fast as we can to > get as much data as we can online, but there aren't enough volunteers to get > it done free. I just never feel my data is complete enough to contribute it > to something like World Family Tree, even though I've found that in most > cases, it's more complete than the ones I've found there. Can any of us be > really sure that the world wide web is going to go on forever? Will our > data always be out there? I saw something last night on Discovery that > showed the Vatican preserving deteriorating documents, like a letter from > Leonard da Vinci in which the iron in the ink is destroying the paper > beneath, so the paper has hundreds of little razor-like slits in it. They > are scanning the documents and saving them on CD Roms, which are archived in > individual cases. One CD Rom will hold a lot of data, and some place like > La Tech might be more willing to hang on to them than cartons and cartons of > deteriorating paper. What does everyone else think? > > Karen > > Karen Mabry Rice, > USGenWeb Archives Coordinator > Union Parish, Lousiana > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm > > >

Tonight we added Tim Hudson's abstracts from the June and July issues of the Home Advocate. Karen Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

>From Tim Hudson, June and July 1885, Home Advocate: Andrews Bruton King McFarland Melton Poer Smith Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Hi, gang - Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Below is a question Roy Austin posed for all of us a couple of weeks ago that I am just now getting around to posting on the list: "A thought question that you might want to pose to the mail list. I have approximately 40 binders of research materials, copies of documents, census, courthouse records, marriage licenses, etc. plus pictures, an old schoolbell from the Buckley schoolhouse my grandfather attended and published books on GA, AL, LA and ARK counties, cemeteries, census, marriages, land, etc. My 16 year old daughter jokingly asked one day in the car, "Dad,what do expect me to do with all of that "stuff" when you die?" I told her that hopefully that time would be a long way off, but when the time came I expected that she would build a house large enough to take care of it all. After getting past the "yeah, right" response, it got me to thinking, especially considering the paragraph above. Where will all of this effort and resources end up? I don't think that the Union Parish library currently has a true appreciation for the material that they would get, though I believe that they graciously accept donations of printed materials when the get them. The Lincoln Parish library in Ruston and the Louisiana collection at Tech in Ruston will take them, but how does that really help the Union Parish researcher? I'd be interested in what the other researchers plan to do with their materials, especially if there's not an immediate family member that is currently interested. Roy" Of course, most of us involved here are trying as hard and fast as we can to get as much data as we can online, but there aren't enough volunteers to get it done free. I just never feel my data is complete enough to contribute it to something like World Family Tree, even though I've found that in most cases, it's more complete than the ones I've found there. Can any of us be really sure that the world wide web is going to go on forever? Will our data always be out there? I saw something last night on Discovery that showed the Vatican preserving deteriorating documents, like a letter from Leonard da Vinci in which the iron in the ink is destroying the paper beneath, so the paper has hundreds of little razor-like slits in it. They are scanning the documents and saving them on CD Roms, which are archived in individual cases. One CD Rom will hold a lot of data, and some place like La Tech might be more willing to hang on to them than cartons and cartons of deteriorating paper. What does everyone else think? Karen Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Got the April and May abstracts of the Home Advocate up in the Newspaper section of the archives tonight. Thanks again to Tim Hudson. For the Mabry cousins out there, I abstracted from Tim's abstracts all the articles that pertained to W.P. Mabry's murder and added them to the one file near the bottom of the page, "Homicide at Shiloh," in chronological order. Karen We should have the 1840 transcription and images up soon. Also, the first two wards of the 1880 transcription. And in a few weeks, about three or four wards of the 1920. FYI - the 1870 is in need of a transcriber again. It was just more than Mary Margaret's eyes could handle, but 3 cheers for her for giving it her best shot! Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Wonderful stuff on the Civil War archives, Jan. Thanks. If I ever get time to pursue my own genealogy, I may need some of those records! 28 obits from Tim Hudson tonight: 1886, Carr, Copeland, Baughman 1888, Rabun, Wade 1894, Reagan 1896, Boatright 1897, Ham, Goyne, Albritton 1898, Dean, Everett, Lee, Meeks, Thornton, M.H., Thornton, A.B., Ward 1899, Agerton, Foster, Westbrook 1900, Dean, E.M, Boatright, Dean, E., Goyne 1903, Dean, A.J 1914, Ward 1924, Hudson 1924, Hudson Tim also sent more for the newspaper abstracts, but I probably won't have time to work on them until this weekend. Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm

Dear Friends. Here's a little early Christmas present for y'all. I have put the scanned files of Andrew Booth's books online in the archives. As I was working with these files, I was amazed at the number of entires that said, enlisted, Union Parish or Residence, Union Parish. If you find someone and want information on how to order the service records, email me privately and I'll tell you. Enjoy Thanksgiving and remember what you are thankful for and who to thank. Be safe if you are traveling. Fondly, Jan Records of Louisiana Confederate Soldiers and Commands By Andrew B. Booth. In the LAGenWeb Archives. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/military/civilwar/booth/

1 - thanks to yrs truly - 2 obits (1974) for my great uncle Ernest Copeland. 2 - a while back, I put a link to the Sec of State's pics and bios of Ruffin G. Pleasant & W. W. Heard (Union Parish boys who become Gov of LA), and tonight I added a link to the pic & bio of William Crosson Feazel, born in Union Parish, and was appt'd to be US Senator from LA for 6 mo in 1948. 3 - and this is the good one! An article on the general history of newpapers of early Union Parish from Tim Hudson. and abstracts from the Feb 11, 18, 27 and Mar 6, 13, 20 and 27 issues of the Home Advocate !!! You guys are gonna love these, and I have to disagree with Tim's earlier assertion that there is little or no genealogical information in these items. It names sherrifs, jurors, plaintifs, accused, all kinds of info! Karen Mabry Rice, USGenWeb Archives Coordinator Union Parish, Lousiana http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/union.htm