----- Original Message ----- From: diana barnes Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 2:21 AM To: TNPERRY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TNPERRY] Thornton TN My gg grandaddy was John F Thornton either Humphreys County or Perry County. He and his children farmed on the banks of Denen's Landing and then when TVA flooded it became Densen Island my g grandaddy was Paul Agustus Thornton and he grew up in the Pine View Community all this in Perry County Tn. John F Thornton was in the Civil War and he was captured in Nashville not sure which prison he was in, he drew a pension S14106 he served in the 8th (Dibrell's) Cav out of Humphreys County. John F Thornton married a Chressie Caressie or cressie not sure and her last name was either Laxton or Lofton. They had children Paul Agustus married Rebecca Jane Bone , Hiram R Thornton married Ollie Gibson and they had a son John William Thornton married Tishie (Bess) Bell. Ollie died when John William was little and I believe he was in Benton County at the time because I heard that he stated that he could remember going across the Tennessee River by canoe to bring his mother back into Humphrey! s county to bury her. Hiram R married Minnie Buchanan Curtis and the children by that marriage were Leeland, Lionel, Burns, Dorthy who married Hebert Sheetz Hiram moved to Missouri sometime ago. John F had a daughter Mary Branch bFeb 14 1873 - August 16 1954 she was buried in Ham cemetery. There are more children not sure who. Paul Agustus moved to Humphreys County and lived in the Bakerville Community and he married George Samuel Bone's Daughter Rebecca Jane Bone in the early 1900's. I hope someone knows this line of Thornton's and help me to fill in the missing gaps. Thankyou Diana Thornton Barnes Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com<br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>