Stephen Toliver searching for his brother and sister

Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA)

May 17, 1888

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MR. EDITOR— I wish to inquire for my sister and brother, Frank and Mary. Louis Toliver raised us. They were sold in New Orleans and taken up the Mississippi river, but I have forgotten the man's name who bought them. Any one knowing their whereabouts will do a great favor by informing me. Address Stephen Toliver, box 100, Shreveport, La.

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Stephen Toliver searching for his brother Frank and sister Mary. His siblings were sold and taken by their former enslaver up the Mississippi River.

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To the Editor

Date
May 17, 1888
Searcher Location

Shreveport, Louisiana

Searchee Location

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Carly Beehler

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"Stephen Toliver searching for his brother and sister," Southwestern Christian Advocate (New Orleans, LA), May 17, 1888, Last Seen: Finding Family After Slavery, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.informationwanted.org/items/show/4084

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