Eunice Lillie Patton

9 February 1915–27 September 1969 (Age 54)
Ray, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Eunice Lillie

When Eunice Lillie Patton was born on 9 February 1915, in Ray, Missouri, United States, her father, John Wesley Patton, was 22 and her mother, Minnie Rebecca Fulkerson, was 20. She married Kenneth Junior Searcy on 8 November 1935, in Rayville, Ray, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Fishing River Township, Ray, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1940. She died on 27 September 1969, in Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Floral Hills Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Kenneth Junior Searcy
1915–1978
Eunice Lillie Patton
1915–1969
Marriage: 8 November 1935
Kenneth James Searcy
1943–2018

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 November 1935Rayville, Ray, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 1
    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
    1917
    Age 2
    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
    1931
    Age 16
    The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

    Name Meaning

    English, northern Irish, and Scottish: from the Middle English and Older Scottish personal name Patun, Paton, an Old French diminutive of Pat(e), a pet form of Patrick. Compare Patrick and Pattinson .History: The American general George Patton (1885–1945) was born in San Gabriel, CA, into a family with a long military tradition. His earliest American ancestor, Robert Patton, had emigrated from Scotland to VA c. 1770.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Patrick
    Paton
    Patten

    Sources (8)

    • Lillie U Patton in household of John W Patton, "United States Census, 1920"
    • Eunice Patton in entry for Junior Searcy, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
    • Eunice Lillie Searcy in entry for Kenneth Junior Searcy, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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