Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Taliaferro, Warner Throckmorton January 12, 1881 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dorothy Strawhand https://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008405 August 12, 2021, 7:27 pm Norfolk Virginian January 13, 1881 Death of Major Warner T. Taliaferro We deeply regret being compelled to perform the painful duty of chronicling the death of one of Norfolk's best known citizens, Major Warner T. Taliaferro, which sad event took place yesterday morning at 5 o'clock, at his residence No. 100 Bank Street. Continued ill health had confined Major Taliaferro to his house for some time past and compelled his retirement from active life; his illness did not however assume an alarming type until the 11th instant, from which time he gradually sank until the hour of his death. He was born in Gloucester County, was about forty-seven years of age, and was the son of the late Warner T. Taliaferro, his mother being a sister of Hon. James A. Seddon, late Confederate Secretary of War; he was also a brother of General Wm. B. Taliaferro of Gloucester. Prior to the war he married a daughter of the late Samuel W. Paul of this city. He was interested in agriculture in Mathews County, representing the same in the State Legislature and at the opening of the war he joined with his native State and served with eminent bravery and distinction in many prominent commands in the Army of Northern Virginia, and of the South under General Joseph E. Johnston, being at the head of a brigade when hostilities ceased. At the close of the war, being like the large majority of the sons of the South greatly reduced in circumstances, he came to Norfolk and entered the service of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, and subsequently embarking in the real estate agency business. Some years ago he married as his second wife a daughter of the late Wm. J. Hardy of this city. In 1875 he was urged to become a candidate for the State Legislature and being elected served the city most ably, not only then, but in 1877, when he was again returned to the Legislature, in which body he acted as chairman of the sub-Committee on Finance. He was foremost in local politics, and filled for some years the position of city superintendent of the Conservative party, and in the last Presidential campaign was a member of the State Executive Committee and chairman of the District Committee for the Second Congressional District. Maj. Taliaferro was a man of kindly nature-- unassuming and courteous in his deportment and was irreproachable in the various relations of life. His family and many friends are hereby tendered our sincere sympathy in their loss. Due notice as to the funeral will be hereafter given. ************************************************************** The funeral of this deeply mourned gentleman took place yesterday from Christ Church, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather there was a large attendance of sympathizing friends. The exercises were conducted by Rev. Dr. Barten, the pastor, assisted by Rev. J.B. Newton, D.D., of St. Luke's Church, and consisted simply of the service, there being no funeral discourse. At their conclusion the remains were followed to Elmwood Cemetery by a long procession of carriages containing the relatives and friends. Here they were interred in a vault, to await removal to the family vault in Gloucester. The following gentlemen acted as pallbearers: Colonel L. D. Starke, Colonel A.W. Stark, Messrs. Lafayette Harmanson, A.J. Dalton, M, Glennan, C. Borum, George W. Dey and C. B. Hope. Norfolk Virginian January 15, 1881 Additional Comments: Elmwood File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/t/taliafer18446gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb