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Eunice Minnie (Barber) Long (1916 - 1994)

Eunice Minnie Long formerly Barber aka Keopke, Ricks, Mahaffey, Long
Born in Deepwater, Henry, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 21 Apr 1940 (to about 1958) in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Died at age 77 in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United Statesmap
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Biography

Eunice Minnie Barber was born on August 3rd, 1916 to Mr. Perry Weir Barber and Mrs. Alice Mae (Rosebaugh) Barber, in Deepwater, Missouri.

In July of 1934, Eunice married Clarence Eugene Schmitt at the county courthouse in St.Clair, Missouri, just before her 18th birthday.[1][2] In 1935 Eunice and Clarence divorced. Within this short marriage, they had one child together, who was adopted out of the family at the time of birth.

On April 21st, 1940 she married Earl Arthella Keopke of Kansas City, Missouri in Jackson County, Missouri.[3] Together they had two sons Earl Arthella, Jr. and Ronald Harry, and three daughters, Carolyn Elaine, Joan Perry and Patricia Ann. Together they raised their young family in East St. Louis, Illinois.

After many years together, Eunice divorced Earl, moving to Kansas City, Kansas to live the remainder of her life. She would later have three additional marriages.

In the 1960’s Eunice worked for the City and County Health Department as a skilled typist. In her later years, she enjoyed being a hostess for McDonalds restaurant, where she would meet and greet its customers. She was also an affiliated member of the Order of True Kindred and the Queen City chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.[4]

On January 3rd, 1994, Eunice Minnie (Barber) Long passed away at the age of 77 at Bethany Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. She rests peacefully in the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Wyandotte County, Kansas.[5]

Family

  1. Charles Eugene Schmitt 1914-1973 (m. 1934)
    • Nancy Jane Weimer 1935-2007
  2. Earl Arthella Keopke 1918-1990 (m. 1940)
    • Carolyn Elaine Keopke 1941-2020
    • Joan Perry Keopke 1943-1943
    • Patricia Ann Keopke 1947-2018
    • Earl Arthella Keopke Jr 1948-2010
    • Ronald Harry Keopke Sr 1950-1990
  3. Garland Cecil Ricks 1919-1978 (m. 1959)[6]
  4. Alfred Mahaffey (m. 1961)
  5. Arthur Francis Long 1908-1981 (m. 1966)[7]

Residences

  • 1920 Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, USA[8]
  • 1940 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA[9]
  • 1950 Caseville, St. Clair, Illinois, USA[10]
  • 1960 Location Here[11]
  • 1970 Location Here[12]
  • 1980 Location Here[13]
  • 1990 Location Here[14]

Sources

  1. ↑ The Clinton Eye, July 5, 1934, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clinton-eye-marriage-license-of-schm/98194603/ : accessed October 22, 2023), clip page for Marriage License of Schmitt & Barber by user LindaSawyerSmith
  2. ↑ The Clinton Eye, July 5, 1934, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clinton-eye-marriage-of-eunice-barbe/133904853/ : accessed October 22, 2023), clip page for Marriage of Eunice Barber and Clarence Schmitt by user LindaSawyerSmith
  3. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZR-JB9Q : Wed Oct 18 12:47:25 UTC 2023), Entry for Earl Arthella Keopke and Eunice Barber, 21 Apr 1940..
  4. ↑ The Kansas City Star, January 5, 1994, Page 60. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-eunice-long-obituar/133078102/ : accessed October 22, 2023), clip page for Eunice Long Obituary by user LindaSawyerSmith
  5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96700101/eunice-minnie-long: accessed 22 October 2023), memorial page for Eunice Minnie Barber Long (3 Aug 1916–Jan 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 96700101, citing Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by KsCityKim (contributor 47766275). .
  6. ↑ The Kansas City Times, February 10, 1959, Page 21. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-marriage-of-rickes/84923423/ : accessed October 22, 2023), clip page for Marriage of Rickes / Keopke by user LindaSawyerSmith
  7. ↑ The Kansas City Times, February 26, 1966, Page 20. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-marriage-license-n/94246398/ : accessed October 22, 2023), clip page for Marriage License Notice of Arthur Long & Eunice Mahaffey by user LindaSawyerSmith
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFF9-ZXN : Sat Oct 21 21:10:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Perry Barber and Alice Barber, 1920.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7BX-D92 : Fri Oct 06 22:19:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Perry Barber and Alice Barber, 1940.
  10. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1V-HPV9 : Wed Oct 04 14:07:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Earl A Keopke and Eunice M Keopke, 10 April 1950.
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Linda (Sawyer) Smith
Eunice, my grandmother, was proficient in the art of cooking, crochet, embroidery, knitting, scrap booking and as a seamstress. She shared her many talents through gift giving and passing on her knowledge to help guide young and inexperienced hands. She also had interest in her own personal genealogy, writing down and recording what she knew, leaving behind bread crumbs clues for the family to follow up on. As for genealogy research…she would have loved a time such as this.*Personal recollection of events witnessed by Linda (Sawyer) Smith as remembered 22 Oct 2023.
posted 23 Oct 2023 by Linda (Sawyer) Smith   [thank Linda]
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