Valentine Toliver is searching for his brother Frank and Mary Toliver. He received a letter from his brother Stephen in Texas saying that Frank and Mary not been seen nor heard from since they were sold. He states that they were sold in New Orleans and the man who bought them (his name is unknown) took them up the Mississippi River. Their first owner who raised them was Louis Toliver who lived in Mississippi. Valentine has one sister who he left in Alabama in 1860 named Phinnie Greeen along with her husband Robin Green. He does not believe Frank and Mary will remember her as they were all small when they were separated and he has not heard anything from them since they were parted. They have two sons, Stephen and Richard. She had a large family and he cannot remember all their names. They belonged to Joe Green who lives near Montgomery, AL.

This ad is similar to one taken out by a Valentine Taliver of Shreveport, LA with the same relations. In that ad, he was still searching for Stephen, so clearly Stephen was found. This ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2714

Valentine Toliver's son or daughter also posted an ad searching for their mother, uncles, and aunts. It can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2721

Valentine also published an ad in December of 1886 stating that he found his brothers Stephen and Emanuel with the help of the Southwestern Christian Advocate but still searching for his other relations. This ad can be found here: https://informationwanted.org/items/show/2140

Information Wanted Ad

Shreveport, LA

Texas

New Orleans, LA

Mississippi

Montgomery, AL

Daniel Runyon