Agnes Bain Thornton Delaney was born in Fraserburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom to William Brown Thornton and Mary Bain, she was the eighth of nine siblings. She was the wife of Charles Clarence Delaney and the mother of Agnes Thornton, Charles William, Mary Belle, Rosalie Nancy, and Samuel Thomas Delaney.

Agnes Thornton met Charles Clarence Delaney while he was attending King's College of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, after the war. To join Charles, Agnes migrated from Scotland to the United States in 1919 by way of Scottish passenger ship "Columbia." Departing from Glasgow, she arrived at Ellis Island, in New York, October 1, 1919.

Agnes and Charles married May 25, 1925, in Prescott, Arizona, where they settled for a short time. After living in Prescott, they settled in Fort Smith, and eventually, Charleston, Arkansas. Aside from having a beautiful voice, Agnes enjoyed needle work, sewing, flowers and flowering shrubs planted at her home, her family and friends. She died on July 11, 1975. Her funeral was held in the Methodist Church in Charleston, Arkansas.

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Information abbreviated from: "How they Linger," a family history by Rosalie Delaney Little, daughter of Agnes Bain Thornton and Charles Clarence Delaney.
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1901 Census - Fraserburg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William Thornton 38
Mary Thornton 37
Mary Thornton 14
Christina Thornton 2
James Thornton 6
Agnes Thornton 4 *

1930 Census - Bloomer, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States

Charles C Delaney 38 - farmer
Agnes B Delaney 32 *
Agnes Thornton Delaney 4 [4 1/12]
Charles W Delaney 2 [2 6/12]
Mary B Delaney 0 [11/12]
S O Mckelvey 32 - nephew - farm laborer

1940 Census, Bloomer, Sebastian, AR, United States

Charles Dulaney 47
Agnes Dulaney 43
Agnes Dulaney 14
Charles Dulaney 12
Mary Belle Dulaney 10
Rosalie Dulaney 4
Samuel Thomas Dulaney 1

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