| Father | Kinion Mason Thornton (1805 - 1885) |
| Mother | Jane Boatwright (1816 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Emaline A. Thornton (1855 - 1929) |
| Sibling | Barbara Ellen Thornton (1851 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Kinion Blackman Thornton (1849 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Frances Thornton (1847 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Caroline Thornton (1847 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Margaret Tennessee Thornton (1853 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Julia Martha "Dotch" Thornton (1843 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sallie" Jane Thornton (1841 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Obediah D. Thornton (1839 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Lavina Dean Louisa Thornton (1837 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Robert Andrew Thornton (1859 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Marye Ann Thornton (1834 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Martha Thornton (1831 - 1892) |