The Corresponding Secretary communicates information among and between the Conley members.
The Corresponding Secretary communicates information about the broader, extended family to cultural institutions, state governments, universities, sports leagues, historical societies, and media outlets. The Secretary also manages the establishment of memorials and administration of landmarks.
The Corresponding Secretary does not conduct primary research or manage the individual endeavors of any family members. The post is ceremonial, and more than one Conley can serve in the role simultaneously.
1820 - 1840: Jane Conley
1840 - 1860: Harriet Conley, Paschal Conley I
1895 - 1905: Josie Conley Wilburn, Paschal ‘Pony’ Conley
1890 - 1925: Alexander Conley I, Jonas Conley
1905 - 1930: Fannie Conley Nemo
1940 - 1960: Margaret Scruggs Vannah
1950 - 1975: Belle "Mollie" Conley Stewart
1960 - 1970: Willie Walter Pruitt, Booker Conley
1970 - 1980: Lillian Conley Jackson, Binford Conley, Phyllis Vannah MacLeod
1990 - 2010: Houston Conley, Juliette Thornton Rodgers, Ronald Conley
2010 - 2020: Ollye Ballard Conley, Lynette Jackson Ramsey
2020 - present: Tommie Pruitt, Roger Conley Wood, Diane Morin
In July of 2014, Leatrice Conley Gradford asked her nephew, Roger Conley Wood, to attend a family meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, organized primarily by Lynette Jackson Bradley, Tommie Pruitt, Juliette Rodgers, Cleatus Rodgers II, and Ron Conley.
At that meeting, Ora Whitfield Conley had breakfast with Roger, and asked him to devote his energy to bringing this extraordinary history to new generations, while also helping older generations understanding the vibrant new stories unfolding today.
200 years of the epic American story from 1816 to 2016 finally came into focus for all generations on screens across the world, with this web site and our social media presence.
