His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Thornton Highley, age 39, residence Olympia, Bath Co., Ky, born 10 Feb 1879 in Bath Co., Ky, occupation carpenter, employer C & O RR Co., nearest relative Martha Hiley, wife, Olympia, Ky.

Her death certificate records Martha Highley, age 55 years 5 months, born 21 Oct 1885 in Ky, died 12 April 1941 in Olympia, Bath Co., Ky, married, wife of Thornton Highley, age 62, father Melvin Staton, mother’s maiden name Lucy McCarty, both born in Ky, cause of death cancer of stomach, informant Hanley Highley, Olympia, Ky, burial in Old Fields graveyard.

1920 census of Bath Co., Ky, town of Olympia, enumerated 6 Jan, lists on p. 4A as family #66:
Highley, Thornton, 40, carpenter; Martha, wife, 34; Florence, dau, 15; Winnie, dau, 9; Hanley, son, 7; Virgel, son, 5; Ruth, dau, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.