Due to number of request for this data, I will put it on for anyone interested. This is from a page, looks like from Simpson Co, Miss history, that someone sent me about 15-20 years ago. "SHIVERS SETTLED IN 1802" INcludes a photo of Pheriba (elderly lady), Shivers, in 1827 with Will Walker, Emma Shivers Walker, Lewis Myers and Belle Myers. Also a phot of P.O. and a home built in 1907. John Shivers with his wife moved to Miss League, now the State of Miss, and settled in the southern part, now known as Simpson County. Evan Shivers, born 1802 , son of John Shivers, married Pheriba Beasley, dau of Daniel Beasley, and lived about one and one half miles south of the now village plat of Shivers, Miss. Evan C Shivers, born 1840, son of Evan and Pheriba Shivers, marr Sarah Victoria Berry, and remained on the Shivers Plantation. Evan C Shivers operated a farm, gin, and store and received mail for the community (then know as Salem), in his store. The Church at the time was known as Salem Church. When the US Post Office Dept wanted to establish a PO there, Evan C Shivers sent in three names to name the PO, one of which was Shivers. Since there was a PO in the State of Miss, already named for the other two names submitted, the PO Dept asked Evan C Shiver if it would be satisfactory to name the Post Office with the unique name of Shivers. The PO ws named Shivers with Evan as Postmaster. Later Postmasters have been Sarah Victoria Shivers, (widow of Evan), V.P. Will Shivers (son of Evan), Kate Patterson Shivers, (Widow of V.P.), and Mrs Annie Will Smith, dau of V.P. Shivers. On June 6, 1903, the Plat of Shivers, Miss, was filed with the Chancery Clerk of Simpson Co. The Church, formerly Salem, was named Shivers Bap Church. Shivers ws a thriving community with a number of stores, gins, sawmills, PO, Church, school, and with G&SI, RR until the late 20's when the Great Southern Lumber Co had completed cutting of most of the pine timber adn moved out. In the early 1930 Shivers settled down to two general stores, PO, Church, School, and with the RR operating on a limited basis. At present Shivers still has the Church, PO, and one store. ============================================ I have deciphered the letters of Clara Shiver, who wrote in 1980, while living in a nursing home in Fairhope, AL, age 87. She was widow of Francis Marion SHiver. Will put them up soon. This concerns some of those who were in Coffee County area early.