A Portrait and Biographical Record of Hendricks County (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)--pages 1066
Thornton F. Graham, a prosperous farmer of Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, Ind., was born here September 20, 1853, and is a son of Thornton F. and Maria (Newham) Graham, the former of whom was born in Kentucky about the year 1803, but who came to Indiana when a young man and purchased eighty acres in Lincoln Township, Hendricks County, and for some years carried on a tannery in connection with farming, and at his death owned a tract of 360 acres, on part of which our subject now resides. His children, six in number, were named John A., Daniel S., William, Priscilla A., Thomas G. and Thornton F. (our subject). The last-named was reared a farmer, received a good education, and married Mary Pugh, who is now deceased, leaving one child, Mary B. Mr. Graham is a Democrat in politics. He is the owner of eighty acres, and resides on and cultivates 100 acres of the homestead in addition, and is regarded as one of the most enterprising young agriculturists of the township.