Taliaferro

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Taliaferro, Tolliver, or Toliver, all pronounced TAH-liv-er (IPA: 'tɑlɪvɚ),^[1] is a prominent family in the United States commonwealth of Virginia. The Taliaferros (originally Tagliaferro, literally Ironcutter in Italian) is one the early families who settled in Virginia in the 17th century, whose origins are to be traced in Northern Italy. and is the surname of the following persons:

• the father of Booker T. Washington (and the origin of the "T")
• Al Taliaferro, American comic strip artist
• Benjamin Taliaferro, United States representative from the State of Georgia
• Edith Taliaferro, American actress
• George Taliaferro, American football player
• James Taliaferro, United States Senator from Florida
• Lawrence Taliaferro, United States frontier agent
• Mabel Taliaferro, American actress
• Ray Taliaferro, American radio host
• Walter R. Taliaferro, American aviator
• William B. Taliaferro, Confederate States of America general
• Kay Toliver, American teacher
• Billy Joe Tolliver, American football player
• Charles Tolliver, American musician and composer
• Melba Tolliver, American journalist
• Christopher Taliaferro, American Indie-Folk musician

The following places are named Taliaferro:

• Taliaferro County, Georgia, United States, named for Benjamin Taliaferro
• Camp Taliaferro, Texas, United States, named for Walter R. Taliaferro
• T. C. Taliaferro House, Florida, United States

Tolliver can also refer to:

• Genesis (comics), a comic book character also known as Mister Tolliver

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Gary R. Toms and James Pylant. "Talliaferro is Tolliver: Surnames Sound a Challenge for Researchers." Reprinted from American Genealogy Magazine, Vol. 13, Nos. 1 & 2 and revised 9 April 2006 at GenealogyMagazine.com. Accessed 6 January 2007.

[edit] See also

• First Families of Virginia