The Meriwether Society, Inc., was chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia on 2 December 1987.
Officers
Society Officers
President
Joseph Meriwether Oglesby
Vice-President
Thomas Henry Martin
Secretary
Elizabeth Anne Meriwether
Treasurer
Jennifer Swisher McStravick
Directors
William “Winston” Cochrane IV
Pamela Henry Cole
Jared Farish
Lloyd Corder Huff, Ph.D.
Brittney Nicole Kean
Douglas Macon Valentine
Keith Carlyle Vanstone
Kathy Cave Wells
Immediate Past President
Lesa Delong Johnson
Newsletter Editor
Sharon Sabel Pike
Society Genealogist
Joseph Meriwether Oglesby
Voting Privileges
The following officers have voting privileges:
- President
- Vice-President
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Board of Directors
- Newsletter Editor
- Society Genealogist
Ex-Officio Officers (Non-Voting)
Society Historian
Michael Kent DeJonge, DM
Authentication
Joseph Meriwether Oglesby
English Research
Monte Latimer Monroe
DNA Project
Sharon Sabel Pike, DM
Honorary Board
Founder
Elise Turner Franklin
Chairman of the Board
Nelson Heath Meriwether
Past Presidents
Nelson Heath Meriwether 1979-1981
Charlene Elizabeth Owen Benne, DM 1981-1983
Elise Bolling Turner Franklin 1983-1985
William Alexander Meriwether 1985-1987
George Washington Browning Jr., DM 1987-1991
Maurice Wesley Kendall, DM 1991-1993
Thomas White Meriwether III 1993
Nancy (Cochrane) Grisham 1994-1997
Gordon Kenyon Meriwether Jr. 1997-1999
Joel Thomas Meriwether, DM 1999-2001
Annie Laurie (Meriwether) Hulen, DM 2001-2003
Guy Meriwether Benson, DM 2003-2005
Joseph Meriwether Oglesby, II, DM 2005-2007
Sharon Marie Sabel Pike, DM 2007-2011
Annie Laurie Meriwether Hulen, DM 2011-2013
Charlotte Jean Sturgeon Henderson, DM 2013-2015
Monte Latimer Monroe, Ph.D. 2015-2019
Lesa Delong Johnson, DM 2019-2023