Thornton was born in 1896. He was the son of William Ball and Ada Hodges. He died as a child.
Sources
Ball, Helen, Benjamin Franklin Ball (Husband of Ann Elizabeth Rose): His Ancestors and Descendants, Self Published, 1982. Contains hundreds of pages of copied documents, courthouse research and personal family interviews and correspondence. The author, Mrs. Ball (Helena Anne Trippe Wiki profile Trippe-199) was married to HR Ball (Wiki Profile Ball -11753), the grandson of Benjamin Franklin Ball (Wiki profile Ball-11741). Profile manager is glad to share resources and copies with other interested persons.
1900 Census- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3GX-2MK : accessed 2 July 2018), Frank W Ball in household of William E Ball, Justice Precinct 7 (east part), Grayson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 115, sheet 14A, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,640.
William E Ball Head Male 35 Missouri
Frank W Ball Son Male 9 Texas
Jennie N Ball Daughter Female 7 Texas
Thornton E Ball Son Male 5 Texas
Fannie Ball Sister-in-law Female 37 Texas
Henry A Ball Nephew Male 10 Texas
Robert J Ball Nephew Male 8 Texas
Elonzo Ball Nephew Male 7 Texas
Fannie Ball Niece Female 1 Texas
Harriett Ball Mother Female 74 Virginia
Painter M Ball Aunt Female 87 Virginia
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 May 2020), memorial page for Thornton E. Ball (18 Sep 1896–23 May 1901), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21370555, citing Gordonville Cemetery, Gordonville, Grayson County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Sharon Rhoades (contributor 46864470) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thornton by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Thornton: