Fannie THOMPSON

     Fannie THOMPSON, daughter of Martin THOMPSON and Mary Ann Steele, was born on 29 July 1887 in Alabama.¹

Fannie married Lewis WATTS, son of Daniel Henry WATTS and Dorothy Elizabeth WEAVER, on 25 December 1924 in the bride's family home, Bibb County, Alabama. The nuptials were performed by justice of the peace Wood Stewart. The couple never had children.² Fannie was a Sunday School teacher at Haysop Baptist Church, although she was a Methodist herself, and attended the West Scottsville Methodist Church.³ Fannie was described as very bright, attractive and friendly by Waynell Burt Welsh who had visited the couple with her parents. She remembered Fannie as much younger than her husband, but that the couple seemed to be well suited. Nell also described William as a friendly man with a good sense of humor.⁴

Fannie THOMPSON and William Lewis WATTS appeared as head of household on a census enumerated 4 April 1930 in Eoline, Bibb County, Alabama. The household was listed as William L. Watts, a 60-year-old farmer and Fannie, his 42-year-old wife. This was a first marriage for Fannie at age 37. This was William's second marriage, he had first married at 24. They owned their farm and living next door was Fannie's parents, Martin and Mary Thompson. Eoline is located about five miles west of Centreville on Hwy. 82.⁵

Fannie THOMPSON died on 5 January 1975 in West Blocton, Bibb County, Alabama, at age 87.^1,6 She was buried in West Scottsville Cemetery.