Porter Thornton's Grandchildren 2014

At the 2014 Thornton Family Reunion, twelve of Porter and Edna Gaddie Thornton's grandchildren posed on the steps of White's Chapel, Warren County, Ky.  Porter, son of Jesse Benton and Mary Susan Cooper Thornton, was born in 1908 and died in 1976.  In the mid 1970s, the family reunion was often held at his home.

Porter and Edna's fourteen grandchildren are Stephen Earl Thornton, Thomas David Thornton, Kathy Thornton Ramsey, Janet Thornton Abelein, Julie Thornton Carden, Michael Thornton, Timothy Alan Thornton (dec.), Roger Carroll Thornton (dec.), Kevin Martin Thornton, Tana Carol Watts Hancock, Sharon Watts Windham, Carmen Elise Thornton, Kenneth Matthew Thornton (not pictured), and Katie-Laine Thornton.

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.