Biographical Sketch of William G. Thornton, Johnson County, Missouri Grover Township >From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," Kansas City Historical Co. 1881 WILLIAM G. THORNTON, P.O. Knobnoster. He was born Nov. 11, 1822, the second son of Wm. and Henrietta Thornton. His father's portrait and sketch will be found elsewhere. July 18, 1855, he married Miss Elizabeth A. Wiley. One child was born, Virginia L., in Christian county, Ky., Nov. 16, 1864. She was liberally educated at Woodland public school and Baptist Female College of Lexington, Mo. On the evening of September 27, 1881, was married to Jerome B. Greer, son of Alex Greer, when she was sixteen years of age. In 1879, he erected his elegant highland home, Called "Thornton Heights," at a cost of about $3,000. The building is quite attractive and handsome, and is one of the finest in the county. Wm. G. in connection with his brother Vivian H. is doing a good business in farming and stock raising. They have some fine stock and take just pride in it. They own 1,460 acres of the best quality of agricultural land. The two brothers, in religion, follow the steps of their father, and are zealous supporters of County Line Baptist church. Mrs. Thornton is also a consistent member of that church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Pennington ====================================================================