# Cousin Dabney Venable — Cimarron character guide

> Cousin Dabney Venable in Cimarron by Edna Ferber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dabney Venable, Cousin Dabney, Dabney

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

A refined Southern relative of Sabra's family.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cimarron_se/chapters/i)

A cousin of Sabra, described as resembling Lafayette and old Lewis, with a refined and slightly decadent appearance.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cimarron_se/chapters/ii)

Scoffs at the idea of Oklahoma becoming a state with an Osage or Cherokee governor.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/cimarron_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned in the context of Southern arguments about Native Americans.

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