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• Thomas, Robert Elmer
  Robert Elmer died at only 15 months old, after his throat was cut by his mother. His sister, Mary Lou also died in the same manner during the ordeal. His older brother, John William, survived the attack. Louise was committed to Central State Hospital.
• Thomas, John William
  John William, referred to as "Carl" in a newspaper article, survived his mother's attempt on his life in 1937. His throat was cut, but His older sister and younger brother did not survive. He was recovering at St. Elizabeth Hospital for several months, having endured one surgery, with mention of a later surgery in the newspaper.
• Thomas, Mary Lou
  Mary Lou was killed by her mother, Louise, in 1937, at the age of nine years old. She was initially buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery on her uncle William Thomas' farm. The cemetery was later relocated to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery.
• Walker, Edna Louise
  Louise grew up in Independence and Elsmere. In 1930, Louisa, her husband, John, and their daughter, Mary Lou were living with William Thomas in Florence. Louisa and her family moved back to Elsmere soon after and her husband began working for the WPA.
• Dixon, Walter
  Walter died in 1913 and was buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery. After the death of his father, Walter's remains were disinterred and reburied at Linden Grove cemetery, along with the remains of his mother.
• Carneal, Nettie
  Nettie was born in Boone County after the Civil War, but the first record she appeared in was the 1880 census, living with her mother, Susan Parrish, sister Nancy and brother, Jesse. In later records, she self-identified as Nettie Carneal.
• Carneal, Lulie Thomas
  Lulie lived in both Florence and Elsmere, and worked as a laborer. He served oversees in WWI. He was living with his sister in Elsmere in 1920; he has not been found in the 1930 Census.
• Neal, Maggie
  Maggie Neal was living in the Gunpowder neighborhood in 1880 with her parents and siblings. She married Jesse Carneal in 1888. It's likely she died in childbirth in 1896. She was presumably buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery, as her husband and both children were buried there as well. The cemetery was relocated to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the 1990s.
• Carneal, Jesse
  Jesse Carneal was born in Kentucky in 1860 to enslaved parents. The first record he appeared in was the 1880 census, living with his mother, Susan Parrish and two sisters, Nettie and Nancy. His death record lists an alternative name for his mother, Jane Slayton. He remained in Boone County until his death in 1928.
• Carneal, Effie
  Effie Carneal was born in the Gunpowder neighborhood of Boone County. She was buried at the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery in 1941. The cemetery was moved to Hopeful Lutheran Church Cemetery in the 1990s.
• White, Pearlie B
  Pearl is buried in Florence cemetery. She was married to the youngest son of Henry and Rachel (Brockman) Bishop.
• White, Robert
  Robert White was buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery among family. The cemetery was moved to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the 1990s.
• White, Laura
  Laura Dickerson was buried with family in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery in 1939. The cemetery was moved to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the 1990s.
• Tanner, Mary
  Sisters Mary and Judy Tanner were living in the household of Susannah Tanner in 1870.
• Dickerson, Charlotte
  Charlotte Dickerson died just nine days shy of her eighth birthday. She was buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery among many family members. The cemetery was relocated to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the 1990s.
• Dickerson, Rose Mary
  Rose Mary Dickerson was buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery, with many of her family members. The cemetery was relocated to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the late 1990s.
• White, Bessie
  Bessie died sometime before the 1923 death of her husband, Ollie Dickerson Jr. She is likely to have been buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas cemetery, where many of her family members were interred. The cemetery was relocated to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the late 1990s.
• Dickerson, Oliver Jr.
  Oliver was buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas Cemetery in Sugartit. The cemetery was relocated to Hopeful Lutheran Church cemetery in the late 1990s.
• 1937--Elsmere, Tragedy in the Thomas family
  John Thomas returned home from work on Jan 15, 1937, to find his wife, Louise, had cut the throats of their three children. Nine-year-old Mary Lou and 15-month-old Robert were dead, seven-year-old John William Thomas was badly hurt and taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery for his wound.
• Thomas, John Allen
• Ragen, Mary F.
  Mary was the infant daughter of Amanda Bishop and William Ragen, she died a month before her mother's death, at the age of six months. Mother and daughter appeared together in the 1870 Mortality Schedule.
• Smith, Mary
• 1866-- Florence, Ky., Attack on Simon Adams
  On the evening of July 28, 1866, four men came to the house of Simon Adams, near Florence. Two of the men had blackened faces and the other two wore masks. They knocked at the door, stating they wanted to speak to Simon. When he opened the door, the men siezed him and dragged him into the woods. Simon was stripped of his clothing and severely whipped. Simon was then warned by the men that he would be killed if he stayed in the area. He recognized one of the men as Benjamin F. Norman who lived nearby. Simon gave report to the Freedmen's Bureau, but soon moved out of the county.
• Adams, Simon
  Simon Adams served in the United States Colored Troops, and was credited to Boone County. He was living in Rising Sun in 1870, having left his home in Florence, after being terrorized and beaten by masked men after returning from the war.
• Adams, Amanda
  Amanda was living in Union with her husband and children in 1880, she has not been located in the 1870 census. She died in 1915 and was buried in the Tanner-Utz-Thomas family cemetery. Her remains were later relocated to Linden Grove cemetery, where she was buried with her son, Walter, whose death preceeded hers. Walter had also been buried in the Thomas family cemetery.