Son of John Thornley and Ellen Langton
Married Annie Stewart Brighton, 24 Mar 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - John Stuart Thornley, William Thornley, Seth Thornley, Thomas Thornley, George Thornley, James Thornley, Helen Thornley, Annie Elizabeth Thornley, Samuel Thornley, Robert Brighton Thornley
History - The pioneering of Cache Valley, in northern Utah, followed the usual pattern found in other areas. Three years after the first permanent settlers arrived in the valley, three families, leaving Salt Lake and Davis counties, turned their attention northward to find suitable land and other facilities where they could make their future homes. Among the first pioneers to this new location were Seth Langton, Robert and John Thornley. On the 10th of October 1859, they settled on what was known as Summit Creek, later identified as Smithfield, taking its name from the first bishop, John Glover Smith, to preside over this people.
One of the biggest problems the pioneers had to face was the irritated feelings of the native Indians, principally of the Shoshone tribe. They had roamed over the land in small bands, unmolested, finding fish and game and feed for their ponies. With the coming of a new people, this was all different. The red man was only trying to protect his native rights when he stole horses and annoyed the pioneers. In not every instance did the white man treat his Indian neighbor with full respect and confidence, thus, on occasions, there were tense feelings by the red man toward what he considered the intruder. In the main, however, the feelings were friendly. By assisting the Indians with some food, and other services they requested, the relationship of these two groups was relatively peaceful.
Married Annie Stewart Brighton, 24 Mar 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - John Stuart Thornley, William Thornley, Seth Thornley, Thomas Thornley, George Thornley, James Thornley, Helen Thornley, Annie Elizabeth Thornley, Samuel Thornley, Robert Brighton Thornley
History - The pioneering of Cache Valley, in northern Utah, followed the usual pattern found in other areas. Three years after the first permanent settlers arrived in the valley, three families, leaving Salt Lake and Davis counties, turned their attention northward to find suitable land and other facilities where they could make their future homes. Among the first pioneers to this new location were Seth Langton, Robert and John Thornley. On the 10th of October 1859, they settled on what was known as Summit Creek, later identified as Smithfield, taking its name from the first bishop, John Glover Smith, to preside over this people.
One of the biggest problems the pioneers had to face was the irritated feelings of the native Indians, principally of the Shoshone tribe. They had roamed over the land in small bands, unmolested, finding fish and game and feed for their ponies. With the coming of a new people, this was all different. The red man was only trying to protect his native rights when he stole horses and annoyed the pioneers. In not every instance did the white man treat his Indian neighbor with full respect and confidence, thus, on occasions, there were tense feelings by the red man toward what he considered the intruder. In the main, however, the feelings were friendly. By assisting the Indians with some food, and other services they requested, the relationship of these two groups was relatively peaceful.
Son of John Thornley and Ellen Langton
Married Annie Stewart Brighton, 24 Mar 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - John Stuart Thornley, William Thornley, Seth Thornley, Thomas Thornley, George Thornley, James Thornley, Helen Thornley, Annie Elizabeth Thornley, Samuel Thornley, Robert Brighton Thornley
History - The pioneering of Cache Valley, in northern Utah, followed the usual pattern found in other areas. Three years after the first permanent settlers arrived in the valley, three families, leaving Salt Lake and Davis counties, turned their attention northward to find suitable land and other facilities where they could make their future homes. Among the first pioneers to this new location were Seth Langton, Robert and John Thornley. On the 10th of October 1859, they settled on what was known as Summit Creek, later identified as Smithfield, taking its name from the first bishop, John Glover Smith, to preside over this people.
One of the biggest problems the pioneers had to face was the irritated feelings of the native Indians, principally of the Shoshone tribe. They had roamed over the land in small bands, unmolested, finding fish and game and feed for their ponies. With the coming of a new people, this was all different. The red man was only trying to protect his native rights when he stole horses and annoyed the pioneers. In not every instance did the white man treat his Indian neighbor with full respect and confidence, thus, on occasions, there were tense feelings by the red man toward what he considered the intruder. In the main, however, the feelings were friendly. By assisting the Indians with some food, and other services they requested, the relationship of these two groups was relatively peaceful.
Married Annie Stewart Brighton, 24 Mar 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Children - John Stuart Thornley, William Thornley, Seth Thornley, Thomas Thornley, George Thornley, James Thornley, Helen Thornley, Annie Elizabeth Thornley, Samuel Thornley, Robert Brighton Thornley
History - The pioneering of Cache Valley, in northern Utah, followed the usual pattern found in other areas. Three years after the first permanent settlers arrived in the valley, three families, leaving Salt Lake and Davis counties, turned their attention northward to find suitable land and other facilities where they could make their future homes. Among the first pioneers to this new location were Seth Langton, Robert and John Thornley. On the 10th of October 1859, they settled on what was known as Summit Creek, later identified as Smithfield, taking its name from the first bishop, John Glover Smith, to preside over this people.
One of the biggest problems the pioneers had to face was the irritated feelings of the native Indians, principally of the Shoshone tribe. They had roamed over the land in small bands, unmolested, finding fish and game and feed for their ponies. With the coming of a new people, this was all different. The red man was only trying to protect his native rights when he stole horses and annoyed the pioneers. In not every instance did the white man treat his Indian neighbor with full respect and confidence, thus, on occasions, there were tense feelings by the red man toward what he considered the intruder. In the main, however, the feelings were friendly. By assisting the Indians with some food, and other services they requested, the relationship of these two groups was relatively peaceful.
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