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Rowan County War Documentary

The video below was shared by Terry Tolliver. Terry lives in Missouri and has attended the Tolliver reunion in the past. The video shows Fred Brown who wrote Days of Anger, Days of Tears, talking about the Feud. It was the last thing Fred about the Feud before his accident. Do share your comments on […]


Dove’s Trail Book

In 2011 family member Sabrina Toliver-Kiser published her book Dove’s Trail with help from the Jesse Stewart Foundation. “Based on a true story that has been handed down for generations, the retelling of Mel’s journey reveals the determination and endurance of a mountain family” Books sell for $8.50 (plus $1.50 shipping) To order book(s) payment […]


Days of Anger, Days of Tears

by Fred Brown and Juanita Blair Days of Anger, Days of Tears gives the history of the Rowan County War. It was written by Fred Brown, Jr. and Juanita Blair. It is the best book available concerning the Tolliver-Martin Feud. The book is available on Amazon.com. Many of you will remember Fred Brown coming to […]


DNA Project

The Tolliver/Taliaferro families use FamilyTreeDNA for our DNA testing. It has been proven that there are 3 groups. The Taliaferros make up one family. The descendants of John Toliver b. 1760 make up a second group. Descendants of Moses, Jesse, William, and Charles Toliver make up a third group. In Revolutionary War documents John swears […]