Yeah, I suppose it could fit in with the history, but when Tara first found Rev and Lettie Mae together (season 3, maybe) she lectured her mom about him being married and it sounded like his wife was a part of the community. But tonight he made it sound like his wife had left him and he came to Bon Temps by himself. So, I don't know.
I kind of felt like the writers don't have any story left and are just relying on flashbacks at this point. Compton family photo time, really? Although it did make me laugh because it reminded me of the new Seth MacFarlane movie gag about no one smiling in old-timey photographs.