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Biography

Louise A. Sloss was born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, 15 Oct 1864.^[1] She was the daughter of James Long Sloss II and Arabella "Belle" Blood.^[1]

1207 Judson Avenue[2]

In 1900, Newell and Louise resided with their five children, and Newell's brother, Eugene, ansd three servants, at 1207 Judson Avenue in Evanston, where Newell worked as a stock broker and Eugene as a physician.^[3]

Knight-Sloss Family, Evanston c1904 (Front: Newell S. (Bud), Louise Sloss Knight, Nancy, N.C.K. Back: Katherine (Kat), Augustus (Gus), Francis (Hank))[4]

Gravestone[5]

Louise died in Evanston, 24 Sep 1960, at age 95.^[6] She's buried in St. Louis's Bellefontaine Cemetery.^[6]

Notes

FamilySearch info here. Good ancestry page (with photos) here.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Sources: (1) Death Record (third-party transcription): "Louise Sloss Knight," daughter of "James Long Sloss" and "Belle Blood," born in St. Louis, MO, 15 Oct 1864. "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (citation heree : 17 March 2018), Louise Sloss Knight, 24 Sep 1960; citing Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm. (2) Gravestone: "Louise Sloss Knight, October 15, 1864, September 24, 1960." Photo taken by Julie (Mitchell) Smart in about 2018 and used by her permission. (3) Genealogy. Daughters of the American Revolution. 1895-1921. Lineage Book - National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. [Washington, D.C.]: Daughters of the American Revolution. Page 169. Available online here without restriction courtesy of Hathitrust.
2. ↑ Photo of 1207 Judson Avenue, Evanston, IL, taken Oct 2018, accessed 30 May 2021, copyrighted by Google (Google Maps/ Google Earth) but available for use here by non-exclusive, non-transferable license[1].
3. ↑ 1900 Evanston IL Census: ""Newell Knight" (age 38, "stock broker," MO-born Apr 1862 to German-born father and MA-born mother) and his wife of "13" years, "Louise S. Knight" (age 35, MO-born Oct 1864 to AL-born father and MO-born mother, who has had five children, all living), reside at 1207 Judson Avenue in Evanston with their five children, "Augustus Knight" (age 12, son, KA-born Jul 1887), "Francis M. Knight" (age 9, son, KS-born Dec 1890), "Katharine" (age 8, daughter, KS-born May 1892), "Newell S. Knight" (age 4, son, IL-born Feb 1896), "Nancy Knight" (age 2, daughter, IL-born Dec 1897), and Newell's brother, "Eugene C. Knight" (age 34, single, "physician," MO-born Jan 1866 to German-born father and MA-born mother), and three servants. See 1900 US Census, Population Schedules for Ward 1, Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, enumerated 23 Jun 1900. Enumeration District 1155. National Archives Microcopy 623, Roll 292, Sheet 28A, Stamped Page 33A. Available online without restriction here, courtesy of the Internet Archive (archive.org).
4. ↑ Photo from collection in possession of profile manager Julie (Mitchell) Smart and used by her permission; commerical use prohibited.
5. ↑ Photo taken by Julie (Mitchell) Smart in about 2018 and used by her permission.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Sources: (1) Death Record (third-party transcription): "Louise Sloss Knight," widowed housewife, resident of 2909 Thayer Street in Evanston, died 24 Sep 1960 and is buried in St. Louis, Missouri in Bellefontaine Cemetery. "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (citation heree : 17 March 2018), Louise Sloss Knight, 24 Sep 1960; citing Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm. (2) Gravestone: "Louise Sloss Knight, October 15, 1864, September 24, 1960." Photo taken by Julie (Mitchell) Smart in about 2018 and used by her permission. (3) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Louise A Sloss Knight (15 Oct 1864–Sep 1960), Find A Grave: Memorial #87144437, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA. Maintained by Christopher Smart (contributor 50284555). For a list of other persons with Wikitree profiles who are likewise listed as being buried in this cemetery, click the Wikitree page for this cemetery here.