Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.

Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.

Individual Page

Person Info

Name: Mahala LAYMAN
Sex: F
Birth: 16 Dec 1837 ^b
Death: 11 May 1886 ^d

Parents:

Father:
James Arthur LAYMAN Birth: 9 Jul 1812 Death: 19 Apr 1899

Mother:

Melvina FOX Birth: 5 Feb 1812 Death: 19 Jul 1881

Family:
Marriage:

John D THORNTON on 1 Feb 1863 at Jefferson Co, Tennessee .^m1
John D THORNTON Birth: 6 Dec 1839 Death: Abt 1903

Children:

William Asa THORNTON Birth: 11 May 1864 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 12 Jul 1960
Susan Melvina THORNTON Birth: 1865 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 14 Nov 1894
Julia T C THORNTON Birth: 7 Sep 1866 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 4 May 1935
James Jesse THORNTON Birth: 10 Nov 1867 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 21 Sep 1938
John Alfred THORNTON Birth: 1869 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 29 Aug 1945
Martha J E THORNTON Birth: 1871 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 28 Apr 1903
Joseph Caswell THORNTON Birth: May 1872 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 26 Jul 1947
Calvin Lee THORNTON Birth: 1873 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 1948
Robert THORNTON Birth: Abt 1875 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee
Daniel Stover THORNTON Birth: 10 Jun 1877 in Jefferson Co, Tennessee Death: 15 Apr 1952

Bibliography

Jones, June, Stapleton-DeLong-Mowery families, private email, 12/1/2002. Author address: JonesJuneM at aol dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002].

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002],
parents:: [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002]

Sources with Information about marriage to John D THORNTON

date:: [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002],
place:: [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002],
child:: [Ref: June Jones 12/1/2002]

Research Notes:

Pedigree of Mahala LAYMAN
          /-----James LAYMAN
/-----James Arthur LAYMAN
|         \-----(Unk) (LAYMAN)
Mahala LAYMAN
|                           /-----Adam FUCHS
|                  /-----Adam FOX
|                 |         \-----Catherine EILOR
|         /-----George FOX
|        |        |                  /-----Johan Simon DERRICK
|        |        |         /-----John Frederick DERRICK
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Philip STAPLETON
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Robert STAPLETON
|        |        |        |        |        |         \-----Margaret GAGE
|        |        |        |         \-----Catherina Margaretha STAPLETON
|        |        |        |                 |         /-----Michael WEIGAND
|        |        |        |                  \-----Anna Maria WEIGAND
|        |        |        |                           \-----Anna Catharina (WEIGAND)
|        |         \-----Maria Elizabeth DERRICK
|        |                 |         /-----Clement DUNKELBERGER
|        |                  \-----Anna Maria DUNKELBERGER
|        |                           \-----Anna Maria HAUER
\-----Melvina FOX
         |         /-----Peter EVERSOLE
          \-----Christine EVERSOLE
                   \-----Margaret ARMBRISTER

Descendants of Mahala LAYMAN

1. Mahala LAYMAN m. John D THORNTON

m. John D THORNTON father: Jesse Barnabas THORNTON mother: Susannah BAKER

2+ William Asa THORNTON m. Julia C HENRY

3+ Susan Melvina THORNTON m. William Rhoten DENTON

4+ Julia T C THORNTON m. Lewis A ACTON

5+ James Jesse THORNTON m. Ida A RAINWATER

6+ John Alfred THORNTON m. Martha HENDERSON

7+ Martha J E THORNTON m1. Robert Craton WEBB m2. William Rhoten DENTON

8+ Joseph Caswell THORNTON m. Arkansas L CHAMBERS

9+ Calvin Lee THORNTON m. Margaret HENDERSON

10 Robert THORNTON

11+ Daniel Stover THORNTON m. Malulda Jane BYRD

2nd generation

2. William Asa THORNTON m. Julia C HENRY

m. Julia C HENRY

12+ Cora THORNTON m1. Emmett FINCHUM m2. (Unk) THORNTON

13 Ona THORNTON m. William Lawrence GUFFEY; William Lawrence GUFFEY

14 Mitchell R THORNTON

15 Walter Burr THORNTON m. Living WELCH; Living WELCH

16 Ralph R THORNTON

17 Hollis E THORNTON

18 Ruth THORNTON

19 Hal THORNTON

3. Susan Melvina THORNTON m. William Rhoten DENTON

m. William Rhoten DENTON father: Jonathan DENTON mother: Sarah (DENTON)

20 William Casper DENTON m. Delia Ann BUTLER; Delia Ann BUTLER

21 Jewell Elizabeth DENTON m. Arthur HICKS; Arthur HICKS

22 Margaret Ida DENTON m. James Arthur SMITHPETERS; James Arthur SMITHPETERS

23+ James Walter DENTON m1. Darthula HURST m2. Queen Esther HURST

4. Julia T C THORNTON m. Lewis A ACTON

m. Lewis A ACTON

24 Lillie ACTON

25 Slover ACTON

28 Alice ACTON m. Christopher C HOLT; Christopher C HOLT father: William HOLT mother: Sarah SAMPLES

29 Mary ACTON m. Charles A WEBB; Charles A WEBB father: George Washington WEBB mother: Julia Susan THORNTON

5. James Jesse THORNTON m. Ida A RAINWATER

m. Ida A RAINWATER father: Anderson Harrison RAINWATER mother: Sarah Elizabeth LEWIS

30 Octa THORNTON

31 Vida THORNTON

32 Ollie THORNTON

33 Vaught THORNTON

34 Arthur THORNTON

35 Living THORNTON

6. John Alfred THORNTON m. Martha HENDERSON

m. Martha HENDERSON father: Andrew Walker HENDERSON mother: Charlotte MCCARTER

36 Nita THORNTON m. John BROOKS; John BROOKS

37+ Grace THORNTON m. Robert P HANCE

38+ Lockie THORNTON m. Thomas C HANCE

39 Maggie THORNTON

40 Amos THORNTON

41 Lillie Ella THORNTON m1. Living RICK m2. Dewey RINEHART; Living RICK father: Thomas RICK mother: Susan J RINEHART; Dewey RINEHART

42 Pauline THORNTON m. Living RICK; Living RICK

43 Genieve THORNTON m1. Living BROWN m2. Living CHILD m3. Ottis F MILLER; Living BROWN; Living CHILD; Ottis F MILLER

44 Jalmar THORNTON m. Living CHESTEEN; Living CHESTEEN

7. Martha J E THORNTON m1. Robert Craton WEBB m2. William Rhoten DENTON

m. Robert Craton WEBB father: Joseph WEBB mother: Margaret HICKS

m. William Rhoten DENTON

45 Laura DENTON

8. Joseph Caswell THORNTON m. Arkansas L CHAMBERS

m. Arkansas L CHAMBERS father: Oliver Perry CHAMBERS mother: Martha Louisa WEBB

46 Ralph Leroy THORNTON

47 Missouri THORNTON m. Walter C DUGGAN; Walter C DUGGAN father: Andrew Jackson DUGGAN mother: Elizabeth FRANCE

48+ Chester Walker THORNTON m. Anna Laura BROOKS

49 Edgar William THORNTON m. Eugenia Kemp RAINWATER; Eugenia Kemp RAINWATER father: Charles Conda RAINWATER mother: Emma Josephine WEBB

50+ Lettie Mae THORNTON m. James Lloyd COLEMAN

51 Lena THORNTON m. Cecil E STEELE; Cecil E STEELE

52 Lillie A THORNTON

53 Lonzo Hooper THORNTON m. Living JONES; Living JONES

54 Slover Emert THORNTON m1. Living BLANENSHIP m2. Living THORNTON; Living BLANENSHIP; Living THORNTON father: James Mcandrew THORNTON mother: Margaret Malita LEWIS

55 Trent Travelous THORNTON m. Nora HOLT; Nora HOLT father: Manning HOLT mother: Addie BRIDGES

56 Joseph THORNTON m. Living HOLT; Living HOLT

57 Dixie THORNTON m. Living ALLEN; Living ALLEN

9. Calvin Lee THORNTON m. Margaret HENDERSON

m. Margaret HENDERSON father: Andrew Walker HENDERSON mother: Charlotte MCCARTER

58 Minnie Ellen THORNTON

59 Paul William THORNTON m. Lucy H HALL; Lucy H HALL

60 Dicie Edith THORNTON m. James T KELLER; James T KELLER

61 Ollie THORNTON m. Samuel Earl LOXLEY; Samuel Earl LOXLEY

62 Flora Mae THORNTON m. James KIDD; James KIDD

63 Lloyd Lawson THORNTON m. Living PARDUE; Living PARDUE

64 Living THORNTON m. Living CAYWOOD; Living CAYWOOD

65+ Ada M THORNTON m. Ralph B DERRICK

66 Ernest THORNTON

67 Raymond Fred THORNTON m. Living REESE; Living REESE

11. Daniel Stover THORNTON m. Malulda Jane BYRD

m. Malulda Jane BYRD father: Jacob BYRD mother: Loretta Victoria PARROT

68 Living THORNTON m. Rosa CLEVENGER; Rosa CLEVENGER

69 William Prosser THORNTON m. Mary Jane CLEVENGER; Mary Jane CLEVENGER

70 Hallie R THORNTON

71 Geter Roy THORNTON

72 Lillie Bell THORNTON

73 Velda THORNTON

3rd generation

12. Cora THORNTON m1. Emmett FINCHUM m2. (Unk) THORNTON

m. Emmett FINCHUM father: Robert F FINCHUM mother: Mary Ann KELLEY

74 Plemons FINCHUM m. Reva MCGAHA; Reva MCGAHA father: Thomas MCGAHA mother: Margaret Jane GUNTER

75 Mary Julie FINCHUM m. Robert Taylor WELCH; Robert Taylor WELCH

m. (Unk) THORNTON

76 Dulsie E THORNTON m. Harvey Logan COLLIER; Harvey Logan COLLIER

23. James Walter DENTON m1. Darthula HURST m2. Queen Esther HURST

m. Darthula HURST

77 Living DENTON m. Living LINDSAY; Living LINDSAY

78 Living DENTON

m. Queen Esther HURST

79 Alma DENTON m1. Living MCNABB m2. Living KUMM; Living MCNABB; Living KUMM

37. Grace THORNTON m. Robert P HANCE

m. Robert P HANCE father: George W HANCE mother: Martha RAINWATER

80 Mary Katherine HANCE m. Benton Hill THORNTON; Benton Hill THORNTON father: Nicholas Swann THORNTON mother: Barbara Ann ALLEN

38. Lockie THORNTON m. Thomas C HANCE

m. Thomas C HANCE father: George W HANCE mother: Martha RAINWATER

81 Addie HANCE m. Isaac H HILL; Isaac H HILL father: Isaac H HILL mother: Thursa C (HILL)

82 Living HANCE m. Living EDISON; Living EDISON

84 June HANCE m. Living DOCKERY; Living DOCKERY

85 Charles Rufus HANCE m. Ruth DOCKERY; Ruth DOCKERY

48. Chester Walker THORNTON m. Anna Laura BROOKS

m. Anna Laura BROOKS

86 Oliver Perry THORNTON m. Living ROMINES; Living ROMINES

50. Lettie Mae THORNTON m. James Lloyd COLEMAN

m. James Lloyd COLEMAN father: Gustis T COLEMAN mother: Martha Jane FRANCE

87 Agnes Ruth COLEMAN m. Harold Eugene FINCHUM; Harold Eugene FINCHUM father: Jesse Uleous FINCHUM mother: Hope UNDERWOOD

88 James Clinton COLEMAN

89 Mary Nelle COLEMAN m. Living IVY; Living IVY

65. Ada M THORNTON m. Ralph B DERRICK

m. Ralph B DERRICK father: Thomas B DERRICK mother: Priscilla FOX

90 Living DERRICK m. Genevieve BLAZER; Genevieve BLAZER