She was the first of the children to be born in Louisiana and at Hickory Grove Plantation. Her teen years were lived during the Civil War and Reconstruction Period.
It was said that Sallie was the most beautiful dancer of the community.
Sallie never married but was engaged to John McDaniel. Her family objected to the union and the engagement was broken off. She lived with her brother Hardy Vickers Tooke and they helped raise a niece, Julia Adelaide McClanahan.
She was the first of the children to be born in Louisiana and at Hickory Grove Plantation. Her teen years were lived during the Civil War and Reconstruction Period.
It was said that Sallie was the most beautiful dancer of the community.
Sallie never married but was engaged to John McDaniel. Her family objected to the union and the engagement was broken off. She lived with her brother Hardy Vickers Tooke and they helped raise a niece, Julia Adelaide McClanahan.
Family Members
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James Allen Tooke
1839–1918
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Mrs Mary Adelaide Tooke Slaton
1840–1911
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Arthur Henry Tooke
1843–1854
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John Francis "Frank" Tooke
1846–1934
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Robert William "Bob" Tooke
1852–1939
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Henry Jones Tooke
1854–1934
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Emily Jane "Emma" Tooke
1857–1867
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Edwin Author Tooke Sr
1860–1937
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Lelia Burt Tooke Yearwood
1862–1956
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Seward Parramore Tooke Sr
1864–1889
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