| Spouse | Laura May Aurena Keith (1868 - 1935) |
| Child | James Vence Thornton (1888 - 1960) |
| Child | Solomon Zebedee Thornton (1889 - 1971) |
| Child | Nancy Odelia Thornton (1891 - 1970) |
| Child | Andrew Jackson Thornton (1892 - 1970) |
| Child | Herman Thornton (1894 - 1948) |
| Child | Norman Leon Thornton (1894 - 1976) |
| Child | Orlin Thornton (1898 - 1973) |
| Child | Cornelia Lucinda Thornton (1898 - 1976) |
| Child | Jettie Morgan Thornton (1900 - ) |
| Child | Roy Lee Thornton (1902 - 1981) |
| Child | Lucius Lowery Thornton (1902 - 1975) |
| Child | Paul Thornton (1905 - 1913) |