Eunice lived with her husband Louis Barnett on Barnett Avenue in McKinleyville, California. They settled in McKinleyville during a time when neighbors were close by, but not too close! Their old neighborhood has many more homes in it now, and the short avenue which bears their surname still exists.

Prior to her marriage to Louis Elbert Barnett, Eunice's maiden surname was Knight. The 1920 Census below shows three children: Wilma Knight, Herschel Knight and Darrel Knight. After Eunice's marriage to Louis Elbert Barnett, Louis adopted Darrel Knight, who then became Darrel Barnett. Hershel Knight married at a young age and in 1940 he and his wife Lucille were residing in the same town in Missouri as the Barnett family. Herschel and Lucille Knight followed the Barnett family when they moved to California some time after 1940. Presumably the daughter of Helen Knight, Wilma Knight's whereabouts after the 1920 Census (shown below) are unknown; likewise for the whereabouts of Helen Knight.

John H. Maxville (sometimes spelled 'Maxvill,' according to his Find A Grave memorial # 29957944) was Eunice's step-father, but his second wife Susan's birthplace of Tennessee does not match with Eunice's mother Susan's birthplace of Missouri which was given to census enumerators. However, the 1900 Census record below shows Susan A. Knight (maiden name Susan A. Regan/Ragain/Reagan -- the surname has several spelling variants, with some family members taking the spelling of 'Ragain,' while others used the spelling of 'Reagan.'), born in Tennessee and married to James A. Knight, with their daughter Helen Knight, all in the household of James's parents, James H. Knight and Mary E. Knight. The below census records show several confirmations that Susan A. Knight was indeed the birth mother of both daughters Helen Knight and Eunice Knight. At the date the 1900 Census was taken, Susan and James had been married for two years and Susan had given birth to one child (Helen) with one living (Helen). Since Eunice was born October 18, 1900, Susan would have been pregnant with Eunice at the date of that census. The 1900 Census shows Eunice's paternal grandparents James and Mary Knight and four of eight of Eunice's aunts and uncles, who were all very important people in Eunice's family tree; therefore, a census page showing individual details for each household member listed in the 1900 Census is below. James A. Knight, Eunice's father, died in August of 1901, just over a year after Eunice was born.

The woven tapestry of Eunice's family is quite complex. These records detail the movements of her family members, with short descriptions of how records apply to the weaving.
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Marriage record of William Reagan and Ellen C. McKey, the parents of Susan A. Ragain/Reagan and the maternal grandparents of Eunice; Susan was Eunice's mother.

William [Bogard] Reagan, mentioned in the record of William Reagan and Ellen C Mckey

Name: Ellen C Mckey
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 31 Dec 1857
Event Place: Monroe, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Spouse's Name: William Reagan
Page: 40
"Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002,"(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VN68-TFZ December 2014), William Reagan and Ellen C Mckey, 31 Dec 1857; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," Monroe, TN, US, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville,TN.
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In this first census record, Susan A. Ragain's father William and her mother Elinda/Ellen/Elender (maiden name McKey) are shown with their children a few years prior to Susan being born in Missouri. Note that Susan's brother and sister, Thomas and Rachel, were twins, as other records indicate they shared not only the same birth year, but the same exact birth date! Twins are a miracle!

United States Census, 1870
Name: William Ragan [aka William Bogard Ragain/Reagan.]
Event Place: Tennessee
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837-1838
Birthplace: Tennessee <<
Page Number: 10
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Ragan M 32 Tennessee <<
Elinda Ragan F 23 Tennessee
Nancy Ragan F 12 Tennessee
Alford Ragan M 10 Tennessee
[aka Alfred M. Ragain/Reagan]
Thomas Ragan M 7 Tennessee
[Twin of Rachel]
Rachel Ragan F 7 Tennessee
[Twin of Thomas]
Mary Ragan F 2 Tennessee
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United States Census, 1870
Name: Elinda Ragan
[aka Elender/Ellen Ragain/Reagan]
Event Place: Tennessee
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1846-1847
Birthplace: Tennessee <<
Page Number: 10
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Ragan M 32 Tennessee
Elinda Ragan F 23 Tennessee <<
Nancy Ragan F 12 Tennessee
Alford Ragan M 10 Tennessee
Thomas Ragan M 7 Tennessee
Rachel Ragan F 7 Tennessee
Mary Ragan F 2 Tennessee
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Here is Eunice's mother, Susan Ragain/Reagan, when she was enumerated in her first census at about the age of 4-years-old and in the household with her father, 'W. B. Ragains,' farmer, and her mother 'Ellen Ragains.' Note that their two children, Nancy Reagan and Alfred Reagan (who appear above in the 1870 Census record), are no longer listed and presumed to be yet living but now married or otherwise having left the household. Note twins Thomas and Rachel are again listed. Since Eunice's sister Amanda was 3-years-old and born in Tennessee and her sister Adaline was 0-years-old and born in Missouri, this would indicate that the family had moved from Tennessee to Missouri between 1877 and 1880.

United States Census, 1880
Name: Susan Ragains <<
[aka Susan A. Regan/Ragain/Reagan]
Event Place: Upton, Texas, Missouri
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Dau
Birth Year (Estimated): 1876
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
W B Ragains Self M 43 Tennessee
Ellen Ragains Wife F 39 Tennessee
Thomas Ragains Son M 15 Tennessee
Rachel Ragains Dau F 15 Tennessee
Martha Ragains Dau F 10 Tennessee
Lewis Ragains Son M 7 Tennessee
Amanda Ragains Dau F 3 Tennessee
Adaline Ragains Dau F 0 Missouri
Mary Ragains Dau F 13 Tennessee
Alfred Ragains Son M 20 Tennessee
Susan Ragains Dau F 4 Tennessee <<
John Ragains Son M 19 Tennessee
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Here is the 1880 Census page for Susan's father, W B Ragains.

United States Census, 1880
Name: W B Ragains <<
[aka William Bogard Ragain/Reagan]
Event Place: Upton, Texas, Missouri
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1837
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
W B Ragains Self M 43 Tennessee <<
Ellen Ragains Wife F 39 Tennessee
Thomas Ragains Son M 15 Tennessee
Rachel Ragains Dau F 15 Tennessee
[aka Rachel Elizabeth Ragain/Reagan, later married to James Addison Crewse]
Martha Ragains Dau F 10 Tennessee
Lewis Ragains Son 7 Tennessee
Amanda Ragains Dau F 3 Tennessee
Adaline Ragains Dau F 0 Missouri
Mary Ragains Dau F 13 Tennessee
Alfred Ragains Son M 20 Tennessee
[aka Alfred M. Ragain/Reagan]
Susan Ragains Dau F 4 Tennessee
John Ragains Son M 19 Tennessee
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This page shows the entry for Susan's mother, Ellen Ragains, in that same 1880 Census record.

United States Census, 1880
Name: Ellen Ragains <<
[aka Elender/Ellen Ragain/Reagan]
Event Place: Upton, Texas, Missouri
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Keeping House
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1841
Birthplace: Tennessee
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
W B Ragains Self M 43 Tennessee
Ellen Ragains Wife F 39 Tennessee <<
Thomas Ragains Son M 15 Tennessee
Rachel Ragains Dau F 15 Tennessee
Martha Ragains Dau F 10 Tennessee
Lewis Ragains Son M 7 Tennessee
Amanda Ragains Dau F 3 Tennessee
Adaline Ragains Dau F 0 Missouri
Mary Ragains Dau F 13 Tennessee
Alfred Ragains Son M 20 Tennessee
Susan Ragains Dau F 4 Tennessee
John Ragains Son M 19 Tennessee
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This census record shows John H. Maxville, who later married Susan (maiden name Regan/Ragain/Reagan) Knight and became the step father of Eunice Knight/Barnett. John's first wife Martha Maxville is shown here, along with John's mother, Margaret Maxville who was 48-years-old and born in Tennessee.

United States Census, 1880
Name: John H Maxville <<
Event Place: Morris, Texas, Missouri
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Occupation: Farming
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John H Maxville Self M 23 Missouri <<
Margaret Maxville Mother F 48 Tennessee
Amanda Maxville Niece F 5 Missouri
Martha Maxville Wife F 18 Arkansas <<
Margaret E Maxville Dau F 0 Missouri
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James Knight is listed below with his wife Susan Knight and their daughter Helen Knight. Since Eunice Knight's birth date was October 18, 1900, that means that at the date this census was taken Susan would have been pregnant with Eunice. Susan is found in later census records with her husband John H. Maxville, several of John's children from a previous marriage, and Susan's daughters, Helen Knight and Eunice Knight. One page is shown for each household individual; note each person's birth place as well as the birth places of their father and mother.

United States Census, 1900
Name: James H Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, Missouri
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Years Married: 35
Birth Date: Aug 1841
Birthplace: North Carolina
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1865
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC <<
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James [A.] Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan [A.] Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
[maiden name Susan A. Ragain/Reagan]
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: Mary E Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Female
Age: 56
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Number of Living Children: 8
Years Married: 35
Birth Date: Jun 1844
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1865
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother of how many children: 8
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN <<
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: Winfield Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Date: Dec 1881
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO <<
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: George Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Date: Jul 1885
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO <<
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: Martha Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Female
Age: 12
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Dau
Birth Date: Dec 1888
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO <<
James Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: James Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Years Married: 2
Birth Date: Sep 1875
Birthplace: Missouri
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1898
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James Knight Son M 25 MO <<
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: Susan Knight <<
[maiden name Susan A. Regain/Reagan]
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Dau-in-law
Number of Living Children: 1
Years Married: 2
Birth Date: Oct 1875
Birthplace: Tennessee
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1898
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother of how many children: 1
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN <<
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO
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United States Census, 1900
Name: Helen Knight <<
Event Place: Upton Township, Texas, MO
Gender: Female
Age: 2
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Granddau
Birth Date: Oct 1898
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James H Knight Head M 59 NC
Mary E Knight Wife F 56 TN
Winfield Knight Son M 19 MO
George Knight Son M 15 MO
Martha Knight Dau F 12 MO
James Knight Son M 25 MO
Susan Knight Dau-in-law F 25 TN
Helen Knight Granddau F 2 MO <<
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Helen and Eunice Knight are both step-daughters of John Maxville in this next census record; their mother Susan had been previously married to James Knight. It is likely that children Martha, Lydia, Jessie and Moses Maxville were John's children from his first marriage to Martha Maxville (these individuals are listed as having been the children of John and Martha, as stated on John Henry 'Maxvill's' Find A Grave memorial # 29957944). They were quite the blended family! With so many ladies in the household though, I have to wonder whether John, Jessie and Moses visited their own mancave outhouse -- fellas only -- with a separate little backyard trail!

United States Census, 1910
Name: John Maxville
Event Place: Montgomery, Wright, Missouri
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Maxville Head M 52 Missouri <<
Susan Maxville Wife F 35 Tennessee
[aka Susan Knight]
Martha Maxville Dau F 17 Missouri
Lydia Maxville Dau F 13 Missouri
Jessie Maxville Son M 11 Missouri
Moses Maxville Son M 6 Missouri
Helen Knight Stepdau F 11 Missouri
Eunice Knight Stepdau F 9 Missouri
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United States Census, 1910
Name: Eunice Knight
Event Place: Montgomery, Wright, Missouri
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Stepdau
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri << ?
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John Maxville Head M 52 Missouri
Susan Maxville Wife F 35 Tennessee
Martha Maxville Dau F 17 Missouri
Lydia Maxville Dau F 13 Missouri
Jessie Maxville Son M 11 Missouri
Moses Maxville Son M 6 Missouri
Helen Knight Stepdau F 11 Missouri
Eunice Knight Stepdau F 9 Missouri <<
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This is a very interesting and revealing census record. It shows that 'Unice Night' (Eunice Knight is correct) is 19-years-old, single, and living in the household of her step-father John H. Maxville and his wife Susan Maxville (this enumerator had some trouble with the spelling of names, sex, and family relationships/roles, so corrections are shown inside the [ ] brackets). Since May F. Maxville is the sister of Eunice in the 1930 Census below, the 'Unice Night' in this census record is the same individual as Eunice Knight, and 'Hurshel Night' is Eunice's child, since he is shown later in the household of Louis and Eunice Barnett in the 1930 Census below. 'Wilma Night' (Wilma Knight is correct) was most probably the daughter of Helen. The relationship of 'Hellen Night' to Eunice is that they were sisters with the surname of Knight from their mother Susan's previous marriage to James Knight. Susan A. Maxville was the second wife of John H. Maxville (Martha was his first wife, as shown in the 1880 Census record above).

United States Census, 1920
Name: Unice Night [Eunice Knight is correct.]
Event Place: Montgomery, Wright, Missouri, United States
Gender: Male [Female is correct!]
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Grandson
[Step-daughter is correct, not 'Grandson!']
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
John H Maxville Head M 62 Missouri
Susan A Maxville Wife F 44 Tennessee
Moses N Maxville Son M 15 Missouri
May F Maxville Dau F 4 Missouri
Hary L Maxville Son M 6 Missouri
[Harry L. Maxville is correct.]
Howard H Maxville Son M 3 Missouri
Hellen Night Dau F 21 Missouri
[Helen Knight Stepdau is correct.]
Unice Night Grandson M 19 Missouri
[Eunice Knight Stepdau F is correct.]
Wilma Night Granddau F 4 Missouri
[Wilma Knight is correct.]
Hurshel Night Grandson M 1 Missouri
[Hershel Knight is correct.]
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Ten years later in this 1930 Census, Wilma Knight would have been around 14-years-old, but she is not enumerated with Hershel Knight and Darrel Knight and their mother, Eunice Knight (now Eunice Barnett). It is probable that Wilma was the daughter of Helen Knight and they are residing elsewhere, or that Wilma may have already married and taken up residence elsewhere with her own husband. May Maxel (May Maxville is correct), Eunice's half-sister, is also living in the household of Louis Elbert Barnett and Eunice Barnett.

United States Census, 1930
Name: Eunice Barnett
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1930
Event Place: Van Buren, Wright, Missouri, US
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1901
Birthplace: Missouri
Father's Birthplace: United States
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Louis E Barnett Head M 44 Missouri
Eunice Barnett Wife F 29 Missouri <<
Hershel Night Stepson M 11 Missouri
[Hershel Knight is correct.]
[see more about Hershel below in the 1940 Census]
Derl Night Stepson M 2 Missouri
[Darrel Knight is correct.]
May Maxel Sister-in-law F 19 Missouri
[May F. Maxville is correct, she was single and still had her childhood surname of Knight, and this matches the 1920 Census above showing that May was the half-sister of Eunice ('Unice').]
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Eunice was already married to Louis Barnett in 1930, and Nolan Barnett was born about one year after the 1930 Census, so Nolan is the child of Louis and Eunice Barnett.

United States Census, 1940
Name: Eunice Barnett
Event Place: Cedar Gap, Pleasant Valley Township, Wright, Missouri, US
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Last Place of Residence: Norwood, Wright, Missouri
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Elbert Barnett Head M 64 Missouri
Eunice Barnett Wife F 34 Missouri <<
Darrel Barnett Son M 14 Missouri
[Darrel has now been adopted by Louis Barnett.]
Nolan Barnett Son M 9 Missouri
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By the time of the 1940 Census, Herschel Knight was already 21-years-old, married to Lucille, and living in Cedar Gap, Wright County, Missouri. His current and previous residences match as close locations with the household of Louis Elbert Barnett and Eunice Barnett in the 1940 Census above, so it appears as though he remained in close proximity to the Barnett family of his mother, step-father, brother and half-brother. Herschel and Lucille Knight followed the Barnett family when they moved to California some time after 1940, and an infant daughter of theirs, Bonnie Irine Knight, Find A Grave memorial # 76000054, is also interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata, California.

United States Census, 1940
Name: Herchel Knights
[Herschel Knight is correct.]
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Cedar Gap, Pleasant Valley Township, Wright, Missouri, US
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Missouri
Birth Year (Estimated): 1919
Last Place of Residence: Norwood, Wright, Missouri <<
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Herchel Knights Head M 21 Missouri <<
Lucile Knights Wife F 19 Missouri
[Lucille Knight is correct.]
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California, Death Index
Name: Eunice C Barnett
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 Feb 1964
Event Place: Humboldt, California, US
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1900
Birthplace: Missouri
Gender: Female
Mother's Name: Regan
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Eunice is resting in peace beside her husband Louis Elbert Barnett, surrounded by other family members also interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Arcata, California. Her life's story is akin to a complex puzzle, with her many relatives and friends being the pieces which fit together to create a beautiful lifetime mosaic.