Thomas Larimore King

 

Thomas Larimore King, born 01 Mar 1903, Perry, Taylor CO, FL, died 10 May 1952, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, married 07 Mar 1925, Favorita, Flagler CO, FL at the Mercer home, Carrie Mae Mercer, dau of John Christopher Mercer and Nancy Celeta (Jennie) Deen, born 31 May 1909, Baxley, Appling CO, GA, died 13 Oct 1995, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL. Both are buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL.

Carrie Mae Mercer was only 6 years old when her mother passed away and after her father's death in 1920. she made her home with her brother James Franklin Mercer in Flagler County.

Thomas came to Flagler County in 1922 from Taylor County, Florida with his four brothers, Cecil Broward, Charlie, Gene and Sewell King. They were employed to guard convicts. After a short absence they returned in 1924 and were working for the state in 1925. They later operated King Brothers Lumber Company. Issue;

1. Joseph Larimore (Larry) King, born 28 Jan 1926, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, married 10 Oct 1944, Orlando, Orange CO, FL, Sara Ann Irvin, born 18 Oct 1925, Altoona, Blair CO, PA (Div). He attended Bunnell High School and was graduated from Carlisle Military Academy at Bamberg, SC in 1944. Larry was engaged in the lumber business and fanning. Issue;

(1) Connie Jo King, b 30 Jul 1945, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, died 21 Jul 1948, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens.

The compiler’s great-grandfather Zeb E Booe, wrote this entry in his diary for Wednesday, 21 Jul 1948:

“Mrs Sallie King with 3 yr old daughter in front seat, 1 yr old baby in back seat, collided at traffic light crossing (Bunnell, Fla.) with Mrs Alice Dury's car of Miami and her 10 yr old grandson, car damaged but they unhurt. King 3 yr girl died in Flagler Hospital at 10 pm tonight, 1 yr baby unhurt. Mrs King badly hurt, still in hospital.”

(2) Dennis Larimore (Bo) King, born 01 Feb 1947, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL

(3) Thomas Leland King, born 24 May 1952, died before 2023, married 30 Sep 1988, Palm Beach CO, FL, Gaye Ann Arendas, dau of Thomas Joseph Arendas and Mary Lou Henzmann, born 23 Jan 1952, Vero Beach, Indian River CO, FL

Joseph Larimore King married 2nd, 30 Sept 1961, Millie Ann Palmer, born 17 Nov 1926 (Div).

Joseph Larimore King married 3rd, Marilyn Janice Varn, dau of Claude Grady Varn and Marjorie A Boor, born 09 Dec 1923, DeLand, Volusia CO, FL

2. Herschel Clarence King, born 16 Sep 1928, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, died 22 Oct 1995, Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach, Volusia CO, FL, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, married 19 April 1946, Charlton CO, GA Peggy Jean Jones, dau of Elmer Reese Jones and Alice R Knight, born 28 Oct 1930 (Div).

He attended Florida State University and South Georgia College. He served 33 years on the Flagler CO School Board. His political career began in Jan 1953 with his appointment for the School Board by Florida Governor Dan McCarty (to replace T K McKnight who resigend on 6 Jan when he was sworn in as Flagler CO Sheriff) and ended with King announcing in 1990 that he would not be seeking re-electon to that post.

Herschel was co-owner of King Brothers Farms and had previously owned King Lumber Company. He was a past dirctor of both Barnett Bank of Volusia CO and Bank of Flagler Beach. He was a past president of the Flagler CO Shrine Club and the Kiwanis Club; a member of Morocco Temple, Jacksonville; a 25-year 32nd degree member of the Scottish Rite of Free Masonry; and a member of Masonic Lodge 200 F&AM and Elks Lodge 2709. He was a honorary Kentucky Colonel and an avid supporter of the Future Farmers of America and the Florida State University Seminole Booster Club. Issue;

(1) Suzette King, born 28 Jan 1947, married 23 Nov 1966, First Baptist Church, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, James Albert (Jim) Burnsed, son of Jerome Frances (Billy) Burnsed and Georgia Reece Mizell, born 22 Jan 1942 (Div).

Suzette was a 1964 graduate of Bunnell High School. She was active in band and basketball in her high school years. She attended the University of GA in Athens where she pledged Alpha Chi Omega. In Sep 1966, she was employed in the office of Tax Collector of Flagler CO, FL and later became Flagler CO Tax Collector serving until 2007.

Jim was a 1960 graduate of Bunnell High School. In high school he was active in band and football. He attended Lee-McRae College in Boone, NC where he was a member of the football squad in 1962. In Nov 1963 he was enrolled at Jacksonville (AL) State College as a junior majoring in physical education and minoring in biology. In Sep 1966, he was employed with the Florida Power and Light Company. Issue;

A. James Albert Burnsed, Jr., born 28 Jun 1968, FL, married 04 Dec 1993, First Baptist Church, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, Iola Dawn Wimberly, dau of Larry Joe Dodgen and Sonya Deniece Wimberly, born 03 Nov 1974. Issue;

a. Lane Jerome Burnsed, born 20 May 1994, West Volusia Hospital, DeLand, Volusia CO, FL, died in an automobile accident on 26 Jul 2012, I-95, two miles south of S.R. 40, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL.

b. Leah Grace Burnsed, born 18 Apr 2002, Ormond Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach, Volusia CO, FL

c. Lacy Jo Burnsed, born 10 Feb 2006, Ormond Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach, Volusia CO, FL

d. Luke Andrew Burnsed, born 10 Oct 2007, Ormond Memorial Hospital, Ormond Beach, Volusia CO, FL

B. Cristal Yvonne Burnsed, born 15 Jan 1971, Bunnell General Hospital, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, married 12 Oct 1991, Flagler CO, FL, Charles Franklin Crain, Jr., born 08 Apr 1965

James Albert Burnsed married 2nd, 05 Aug 1988 (Unknown)

Suzette King Burnsed married 2nd, Claude John "Johnny" Pellicer, Jr., son of Claude John Pellicer and Mary Lou Lowery, born 30 Dec 1946, DeLand, Volusia CO, FL. Issue;

C. Claude John Pellicer III, born 26 Mar 1982, Gainesville, Alachua CO,m FL, died on 19 Sep 2013 in a truck accident on C.R. 2006, Flagler CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

(2) Vicki Jean King, born 17 Oct 1949, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, married 19 Apr 1974 (Div. 1990), Paul Douglas Fontneau, born 14 Sep 1947, Hamden, New Haven, CT.

Vicki graduated from Bunnell High School in 1966 and from Florida State University in 1970. She then went to the University of Hawaii where she did her graduate studies in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Issue;

A. Jeanne Paule Fontneau, born 13 May 1975, Stoney Creek, CT, married 03 Jun 2001, Connecticut College Chapel, New London, New London CO, CT, Peter Cutler Ansel, born 05 Jun 1970, Bethesda, MD. Issue;

a. Amelia Carmen Ansel, born 19 Jun 2006, Westerly, RI

b. Iris Estrella Ansel, born 12 May 2011, Westerly, RI

B. Scarlett Jo Fontneau, born 25 Jul 1977, Killingworth, Middlesex CO, CT, married 30 Aug 2009, Nicholas Nusdeu Mingione, born 26 May 1981, New Haven, CT. Issue;

a. Luca Nicholas Mingione, born 27 Mar 2011, New Haven, CT

C. Jean-Paul Fontneau, born 01 Feb 1979, Killingworth, Middlesex CO, CT. married, 12 Jun 2010 to Janice Lynn Evert, born 6 Jun 1981, Waterbury, CT.

a. Dylan Matthew Fontneau, born 3 Oct 2015, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara CO, CA

(3) Herschel Clarence (Hutch) King Jr, born 12 Dec 1952, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, married Melissa Cody, dau of Richard Walter (Dick) Cody and Barbara Joyce Morrison, born about 1957. Hutch was a Flagler CO Commissioner. Issue;

A. Herschel Clarence King III, born and died 27 Nov 1973, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL

B. Herschel Cody King, born 29 Nov 1975, Bunnell, General Hospital, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, married Jody Michelle Copsy, dau of Jim Copsy and Mickey LNU, born 13 Jun 1978. Issue;

a. Victoria Michele King, born 07 Nov 2006

C. David King married Brenda Bennett. Issue;

a. Blake King

b. Elizabeth King

Herschel Clarence King married 2nd, 20 June 1969, First Baptist Church, 20 Jun 1969, Barbara Joann Burnsed Crews, dau of Robert Lee Burnsed and Margaret Ellen Sheppard, born 05 Dec 1935, Daytona Beach, Volusia CO, FL.

Carrie Mae Mercer King married 2nd, 08 May 1954, Herschel King Home, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, Orlando Francis Alford, son of Jeremiah C Alford and Jessie Yokley, born, 04 May 1889, Buffalo, Dallas CO, MO, died 14 Apr 1974, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens.

He was from Missouri and a veteran of WW I. He moved to Bunnell in 1922 from California and was employed by the Citizens Bank of Bunnell. About 1927 he purchased the Flagler County Abstract Company from Claude G. Varn and Rudolph D. Peterson. which he operated until his retirement in 1965.

During WW II he served as Clerk of the Selective Service Board of Flagler CO. In January 1952 he began his 14th year as commissioner for the Florida Inland Navigation District as representative of Flagler County. He was originally elected to his post in January 1939. He was the treasurer for this organization for 35 years. He was past master of Bunnell Masonic Lodge 200.

His first marriage was on 15 Jun 1930,Welborne, Suwannee CO, FL, to Dora Eula Rogers, dau of Walter L Rogers and Lillie D LNU, born 18 Oct 1906, Wellborn, Suwannee CO, FL, died 16 Aug 1951, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, buried Hope Cemetery, now Flagler Palms Memorial Gardens, Flagler CO, FL. She was a teacher at Bunnell School and they were the parents of two sons;

1. Orlando Francis Alford Jr, born about 1932, FL, married 23 Jan 1965, First Presbyterian Church, Leesburg, Lake CO, FL, Norman Ann Heller.

He was a member of the ROTC unit at the University of FL and in Jul 1953 reported to Camp Gordon, GA as a cadet to begin an intensive 6 weeks course at the US Army Signal Corps ROTC Training Camp. He returned home on 31 Jul. In Jul 1954, he was home on leave from Fort Bragg

He attended Bunnell High School and received his degree in both Industrial Engineering and Business Administration, at the University of Florida. An Army veteran, he was a member of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, Canaveral Chapter. He was employed by the NASA at Cape Kennedy in Jul 1974. Issue;

(1) Douglas Garrett Alford, born 02 Dec 1967, Weustoff Memorial Hospital, Rockledge, Brevard CO, FL

2. James Donald Alford, born Jun 1935, FL, married 29 Jun 1957, First Baptist Church, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, Joyce Amelia Wray, dau of Howard Franklin Wray and Grace S LNU, born Oct 1936.

He was a member of the Bunnell High School Class of 1952 and received a degree from the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, University of FL, on 3 Jun 1957. One of the office buildings he designed was The Reflections on Granada Avenue in Ormond Beach, Volusia CO, FL - the entire front of the building is mirrored, so you can not see where the landscaping ends and the building begins.

She is a graduate of Bunnell High School, Class of 1954. She was a member of "The Biggest, Little Band in Dixie" and valedictorian of her class. In May 1957, she was a senior at the University of FL and a member of Alpha Omicron Pi. She received her degree from the University of FL in Business on Jun 8, 1958. Issue;

(1) Howard Lando Alford, born 28 Mar 1961, St Vincent’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Duval CO, FL, married 06 Nov 1999, Jacksonville, Duval CO, FL, Gloria S. LNU, born Jun 1964

(2) Lee Ashley Alford born 16 Jun 1965, FL, married 06 Mar 1993, Jacksonville, Duval CO, FL, married 06 Mar 1993, Jacksonville, Duval CO, FL, Kristen LNU
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Source: The First Families of Flagler by Mary Ketus Deen Holland who cites as her sources, Published Articles and Carrie King Alford.

Additional sources used by the compiler were:

Florida Marriage Collection, 1927-2001; Florida Divorce Index, 1927-2001; Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume 12, 2006, pg 300-302, Huxford Genealogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 595, Homerville, GA 31634; Geraldine Vaughn, Profiles, General Joe's Daughters, (Gen Jos Eggleton Johnston Chap 2317, UDC, Bunnell, FL, 2005); Paul Fontneau family information by Vicki King Fontneau, 21 Jan 2015 & 08 Oct 2015;

The Flagler Tribune, 12 Mar 1925, 19 Jun 1930, 01 Aug 1946, 06 Feb 1947, 20 Oct 1949, 30 Mar 1944, 02 Nov 1944, 30 Jan 1947, 16 Aug 1951, 29 Apr 1954, 06 Apr 1961, 17 Jun 1965, 21 Jan 1966, 07 Dec 1967, 04 Jul 1968, 21 Jul 1971, 04 Nov 1975 and the U.S. Public Records Index

Please send questions, corrections or additions to Sisco Deen, P.O. Box 637, Flagler Beach, FL 32136 or email him at Sisco_Deen@hotmail.com