Hello Betty! There is a possibility we are researching the same THORNTON family. John Thornton was born September 09,1820 in Virginia died August 30, 1906. He married Nioma Parker. She was born January 16, 1822 in Ohio and died January 19, 1907. Their children were as follows: 1. Perry Thornton born about 1840, Ohio; died Ocholota, Indiana 2. John Thornton, born Marach 02, 1842, Indiana; died April 13, 1918 3. James Thornton, born March 21, 1845, Clinton County Indiana; died September 09, 1929 Edna, Kansas 4 .Sarah B. Thornton, born about 1849 Indiana 5. Lydia Emeline Thornton, born October 12, 1855, Nebraska; died April 02, 1925 Havana, Chautauqua County,Kansas 6. William Riley Thornton, born about 1858, Nebraska 7. Martha J. Thornton, born about 1861, Arkansas; married, Unknown Brookshire Lydia Emeline Thornton was my great grandmother she married William Easling, they are both buried in Havana, Kansas. They had 9 children. I have the marriage license for John and Nioma I will look it for you if you think we connect. I exchange information with Thornton relatives in Ozark, Missouri. Will look forward to hearing from you. I live in the State of Washington. Karen Mains ----- Original Message ----- From: BSims1703@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:52 AM To: ARLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ARLAWREN] Re: ROLL CALL,THORNTON, HARKNESS, DODSON, PORTER Hello, My people were in northern AR. not that far from MO. My g grandpa was there in 1870. Fulton Co. His father was John Thornton b 1800 Betty in AL ==== ARLAWREN Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Lawrence Co., Mailing List, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to ARLAWREN-L-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List to ARLAWREN-D-request@rootsweb.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237