Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Taliaferro Stubbins

Name of the day:

Taliaferro Stubbins

If I remember correctly from my well-worn Civil War trivia cards, the Taliaferros of Virginia pronounce their name as either "Toliver" or "Tay-fer" or something inbetween. Taliaferro Stubbins is remembered in the historical record chiefly for his son-in-law's embarassing extramarital affairs. In Within the Plantation Household, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese uses the story as an example of how sexual impropriety could end up bringing shame on an entire family.

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