Welcome to our Thornton family

In this blog we attempt to create a visual history of a main southern Kentucky Thornton branch, descended from Scots-Irish Thorntons who may have arrived in Pennsylvania in the mid-1700s. If your goal is to check whether or not you or a family member are listed in our genealogy file, the first eight posts contain more than 1,500 names, listed generationally. Use the 'find' command to scroll through the material...Good luck.

Also, if you have photos, corrections, or inquiries, please feel free to contact us at thorntonsoky@gmail.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Assorted Family Portraits

Anthony Wilson and Liz Cox Thornton and family. Tony has four daughters: Melanie Shawn, Leslie Michelle, Sherry Leigh, and Amy Beth- all of whom now have their own growing families. Tony is the son of Roy Neal and Helen Freas Thornton.

















Fred and Karen Reagan Thomas and family. Karen is the daughter of Joe Tom Reagan and granddaughter of Lillie Pauline Thornton.


















Bill and Hazel Thornton with daughters, Kathy and Janet. Kathy married John Ramsey and has two children: Kari and Jeff. Janet married Dewayne Abelein and has two sons: Travis and Tyler. Bill is the son of Porter and Edna Gaddie Thornton.

Gary David Daniel

Gary David Daniel was born Dec. 12, 1947, to Arthur and Eva Thornton Daniel. He married Margaret Jean Overstreet, daughter of Homer and Wanda Blanton Overstreet. They had two children: Stephen David and Christina Jean. Gary David Daniel died in 2007, Bowling Green, KY.

Evelyn Daniel White

Evelyn Daniel was born Feb. 21, 1930, in Warren County, KY, to Arthur and Eva Thornton Daniel. She married Louie E. White, son of Elmer and Blanche Smith White, on Aug. 7, 1948. Louie was born Sept. 7, 1929, and died Sept. 23, 2007.










































Aunt Carene and Evelyn...
































The Whites: Louie, Evelyn, and children, Deborah, Denise, and Louie Daniel ("Danny").


















Louie, Evelyn, and Danny.


Evaline Thornton Daniel

Evaline Thornton was born Aug. 8, 1906, in Warren County, KY, to Jesse Benton and Susie Cooper Thornton. She married Arthur Daniel on May 5, 1928, in Sumner County, TN. He was born in 1898 and died in 1975. She died Oct. 26, 1993. They had five children: Evelyn Daniel White, Riley Glen Daniel, Lucille Daniel Rippy, Gary David Daniel, and Bobby Lee Daniel.

































































Gary David, Lucille, Glen, and Evelyn.