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DAILY TIMES [LEAVENWORTH, KS], July 23, 1864, p. 3, c. 1
It is reported that Coon Thornton, the guerrilla chieftain, was
married a short time ago to a Miss Archer, of Platte county, a sister to one of
Cy. Gordon's Lieutenants. She is described as a short, fat and brown-skinned
lass, who has been strutting about for some time with several revolvers girdled
about her, and a bowie knife stuck in her belt.
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Also, this 2-page 1864 newspaper account gives more information on a Thornton:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B01E2D8143EEE34BC4951DFB166838F679FDE&pagewanted=1
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I hope these are in regard to the Woodson Thornton you inquired about. I've found that, while they are usually biased toward one side or the other, newspapers from the time period are excellent sources of information that is otherwise hard to find.
~Jay Longley