Posted on: Etowah Co. Al Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Al/Etowah/740 Surname: ------------------------- I made a mistake in the previous posting in the name of the wife of John Shortnacy. She was MARTHA COATS and was the daugter of Elizabeth Coats. She was born in Abbeville Co. SC and came to Alabama with her mother Elizabeth and uncles Gideon and Sion Coats. Who settled in Coats Bend in what is now Etowah County, Al.