Lennie Mae Thompson

Lennie Mae Thompson

• Father: Charles Franklin Emery Jr. b. 25 June 1879
• Mother: Lennie Shields Thompson b. 27 June 1890, d. 8 May 1966

• Lennie Mae Thompson was born on 7 September 1908 in Louisiana. Although she was born Lennie Mae Emery, she was known as Lennie Mae Thompson following her her parents' divorce.
• Robert Lee Thompson and Laura Shields Adams appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Lennie Mae Thompson, John Franklin Thompson, Henry Brooks Thompson, Zealous Abraham Thompson, Lennie Shields Thompson and Robert Lee Thompson.
• Robert Lee Thompson appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Washington, Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, at Main Street enumerated next to the household of August Muller.. Other members of the household included Lennie Mae Thompson, George Felix Thompson, Anne Odille Melancon, Georgie Thompson, Curtis James Thompson, Lennie Shields Thompson and Robert Lee Thompson.
• She married Walton Preston Sellers, son of William Preston Sellers and Mamie Fisher.
• Walton Preston Sellers and Lennie Mae Thompson appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana. Other members of the household included Walton Preston Sellers Jr. Also in the household was a nurse maid.
• Lennie Shields Thompson and Lawrence Joseph Muller were photographed with their extended family during the mid-1960s.
• Lennie Mae Thompson became a widow at the 6 January 1969 death of her husband Walton Preston Sellers.
• Lennie Mae Thompson died on 8 March 1995 at age 86.
• She was interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

• Last Edited: 8 May 2014

• Charts: Descendants of ADAMS Felix Grundy & Huldah Ann Shields