Hello: Do any of you on here connect into a line of Shivers who had a son named: John H. Shivers who eloped to Turner County GA with Bessie Cothran to marry. They married while living in Worth County, GA. Bessie Cothran the daughter of Ovid Dunlap Cothran and Zona Almeda Entriken of Carroll County, GA (prior to Worth) Ovid and Zona were married Oct. 21, 1900 in Carroll County, GA and had five of their six chidren born in Carroll County, GA. Number six being born in Worth County where Ovid ran the Cotten Gin Mill. Bessie was the only daugher to live, her sister younger than herself had fallen down a well as a very young child and died. In Carroll County, GA I believe. They lived in Cloverdale in Worth County, GA. Bessie and John H. Shivers married Oct. 8, 1921 in Turner County, GA by Justice of the Peace J. W. Bellflower. Soon after this John H. Shivers and Ovid Dunlap Cothran stepped on board the Coastline train and went to Avon Park, Florida, where they sought out an old family friend named Nathan Wesley Newton. Who at age 14 was the chief man of the new Consolidated Land Company and Navel Stores Canning Plant. He gave them both jobs and soon they sent for the rest of the family. Bessie Cothran Shivers joined her new husband along with her Mother and siblings soon after. In Florida they then had three children: A daughter and two sons I have this information but some are still living and don't want to post this open just yet. If anyone on this list knows of this line please contact me there are cousins who would love to meet you. Gail Please reply to regular e-mail at embracer@strato.net Please reply to embracer532@hotmail.com with large attachments Thanks, Gail Moore