Editing Claire Lee Chennault (section)

===Family===
Chennault was twice married and had a total of ten children, eight by his first wife, the former Nell Thompson (1893–1977), an American of British ancestry, whom he met at a high school graduation ceremony and subsequently wed in [[Winnsboro, Louisiana|Winnsboro]], Louisiana, on December 24, 1911. The marriage ended in divorce in 1946, long after his service in China started. He had two daughters by his second wife, Chen Xiangmei ([[Anna Chennault]]), a young reporter for the Central News Agency whom he married on December 2, 1947. She became one of the [[Republic of China]]'s chief lobbyists in Washington, DC.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |date=2017-01-02 |title=Nixon Tried to Spoil Johnson's Vietnam Peace Talks in '68, Notes Show |pages=A11 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/us/politics/nixon-tried-to-spoil-johnsons-vietnam-peace-talks-in-68-notes-show.html |access-date=2017-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525001510/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/02/us/politics/nixon-tried-to-spoil-johnsons-vietnam-peace-talks-in-68-notes-show.html |archive-date=2022-05-25}}</ref>

His children from the first marriage were Col. John Stephen Chennault, USAF Ret.<ref name="WW2IC">{{cite web  |url=http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-air-force/Col.html |title=Colonel John Chennault |website=WW2 in color |access-date=3 June 2019 }}</ref> (1913–1977), Max Thompson Chennault (1914–2001), Charles Lee Chennault (1918–1967), Peggy Sue Chennault Lee (1919–2004), Claire Patterson Chennault (November 24, 1920 – October 3, 2011),<ref name="cpc">[http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2011/10/05/lt-col-claire-patterson-chennault "Lt. Col. Claire Patterson Chennault"]. ''Natchez Democrat'', October 5, 2011. Retrieved: October 15, 2011.</ref> David Wallace Chennault (1923–1980), Robert Kenneth Chennault (1925–2006), and Rosemary Louise Chennault Simrall (September 27, 1928 – August 25, 2013).<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thenewsstar/obituary.aspx?n=rosemary-chennault-simrall&pid=166637954&fhid=25256#fbLoggedOut "Rosemary Chennault Simrall"]. ''Monroe News-Star''. Retrieved: August 27, 2013.</ref> John Chennault commanded the [[343d Fighter Group]], called the "Aleutian Tigers", during the World War Two.

The Chennault daughters from the second marriage are Claire Anna Chennault (born February 8, 1949 – October 22, 2023) and Cynthia Louise Chennault (born 1950), a retired professor of Chinese at the [[University of Florida, Gainesville]].<ref>[http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/e/b/Brenda-M-Hebert/GENE6-0004.html "Descendants of Claire Lee Chennault"]. familytreemaker.genealogy.com, June 7, 2010.</ref> As the State of Louisiana had passed an [[Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States|anti-miscegenation law]] in 1894 forbidding marriage between whites and non-whites, Chennault had been informed by his lawyer that his marriage to Anna was illegal in Louisiana, and to ensure his will was respected, Chennault—who lived in Monroe, Louisiana—had his will probated in Washington, D.C.<ref>Forslund, Catherine ''Anna Chnnault: Informal Diplomacy and Asian Relations'', New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002, pp. 40–41.</ref>

Claire P. Chennault, one of Claire Lee's sons, was a [[U.S. Army Air Force]] and then [[U.S. Air Force]] officer from 1943 to 1966 and subsequent resident of [[Ferriday]], Louisiana.<ref name=cpc/>