This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Thornton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BkB.2ACE/3.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Jefferson County deputy constable Robert Edward THORTON was shot and killed by Port Arthur policeman Josh GRIFFITH on 10 Feb 1917 during a personal feud. This was not a line of duty death. Thanks