His death certificate records John Laughlin Thomas, age 87 years 2 months 21 days, born 14 April 1860 in Nicholas Co., Ky, died 5 July 1947 in Falmouth, Pendleton Co., Kentucky, widowed, late wife Sarah Elizabeth, farmer, father Roland Thomas, mother’s maiden name Elizabeth Laughlin, both born in Kentucky, cause of death heart attack due to advanced age, burial in Riverside, informant Mrs. Grover King, Falmouth, Ky.

Her death certificate records Sarah Elizabeth Thomas, age 80 years 3 months 5 days, born 28 June 1860 in Bracken Co., Ky, died 3 Oct 1940 in Falmouth, Pendleton Co., Kentucky, married, wife of John L. Thomas, age 80, father John Wood, mother’s maiden name Katherine Sellers, both born in Ky, cause of death pulmonary edema due to arteriosclerosis, informant Mrs. Grover King, Falmouth, Ky, burial in Riverside.

1900 census of Pendleton Co., Ky, McKennysburg precinct, enumerated 2 June, lists on p. 1B as families #18/19 and #18/20 (i.e., sharing a house):
Thomas, John L., 40, b. Apr 1860, farmer; Sarah Elizabeth, wife, 39, b. June 1860, married 21 years, mother of 6 children, 4 living; Linnie Lee, dau, 11, b. Sep 1888; Minie Cthen, dau, 11, b. Sep 1888; Edie, son, 9, b. Feb 1891; Cate, mother-in-law, 57, b. Aug 1842, widowed, mother of 1 child, 1 living. [#20] Lyttleton, Burton, 21, b. Jan 1879 (occupation blank); Stellie May, wife, 17, b. Oct 1882, married 1 year, 0 children. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The mother-in-law Cate should be recorded as a Wood, not a Thomas.

1910 census of Harrison Co., Ky, Richland district, enumerated 3 May, lists on pp. 14A-14B as family #204/214:
Thomas, John L., 50, merchant at general store; Sarah E., wife, 49, first marriage for both, married 31 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living. Littleton, Burton, son-in-law, 30, farmer; Stella M., dau, 27, first marriage for both, married 11 years, mother of 1 child, 0 living. Allen, Sylva, lodger, 4. Rainey, Fred, laborer, 36, single, farm laborer. All born Ky Ky Ky.