© Ron van Stockum, The Encyclopedia of Louisville
MERIWETHER, GEORGE WOOD (1789-1864). George Wood Meriwether, a descendent of Nicholas Meriwether who established this family in Williamsburg, Virginia about 1649, was born on his fathers farm near Louisville on October 10, 1789. In his early life he followed the trade of merchandising at Frankfort, Shelbyville and Louisville and later served for years as Treasurer of the Louisville and Shelbyville Turnpike Road Company and as president of the Louisville Marine and Fire Insurance Company. He also served on the Louisville City Council and as City Treasurer and held appointments to government posts under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. His portrait hangs in The Filson Club Historical Society and he is best remembered today as the early Louisville genealogist of this family. See George Wood Meriwether, Family Record: Meriwether (Louisville, 1889): 23-26; Nelson Heath Meriwether, The Meriwethers and Their Connections (Columbia, Missouri, 1964): 400-01.
R. R. Van Stockum Sr.
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Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 28 March 1864
George Wood Meriwether
George W. Meriwether, for many years president of the Louisville Savings institution, died at his residence in that city on Wednesday.
© Ron van Stockum, The Encyclopedia of Louisville
MERIWETHER, GEORGE WOOD (1789-1864). George Wood Meriwether, a descendent of Nicholas Meriwether who established this family in Williamsburg, Virginia about 1649, was born on his fathers farm near Louisville on October 10, 1789. In his early life he followed the trade of merchandising at Frankfort, Shelbyville and Louisville and later served for years as Treasurer of the Louisville and Shelbyville Turnpike Road Company and as president of the Louisville Marine and Fire Insurance Company. He also served on the Louisville City Council and as City Treasurer and held appointments to government posts under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren. His portrait hangs in The Filson Club Historical Society and he is best remembered today as the early Louisville genealogist of this family. See George Wood Meriwether, Family Record: Meriwether (Louisville, 1889): 23-26; Nelson Heath Meriwether, The Meriwethers and Their Connections (Columbia, Missouri, 1964): 400-01.
R. R. Van Stockum Sr.
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Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, Maryland), 28 March 1864
George Wood Meriwether
George W. Meriwether, for many years president of the Louisville Savings institution, died at his residence in that city on Wednesday.
Gravesite Details
Interment date 3/25/1864
Family Members
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Dr Samuel C. Meriwether
1791–1853
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Jane Meriwether Meriwether
1793–1828
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David Holmes Meriwether
1795–1860
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Valentine Wood Meriwether
1797–1833
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Lewis Meriwether
1801–1859
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Lucy Ann Meriwether Barker
1803–1872
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Louisa Matilda Meriwether Moffett
1805–1850
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Caroline Meriwether Reay
1806–1841
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Charles Scott Meriwether
1809–1829
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