Bertha (Eubanks) Sloss (abt. 1892)

Born about 1892 in Kentucky, United States

Biography

Bertha Eubanks was born about 1892^[1] in Kentucky^[1]. She was the child^[1][2] of former slave and Civil War veteran John Eubanks of the 108th United States Colored Troops (USCT.)

Residences

• 1937: Gary, Indiana with her widowed father^[2]
• 1930: 2712 Van Buren Place, Gary, Indiana with her husband Robert, their children, her widowed father, nephew Joe Shirley, nephew James Thomas, great-niece Christine Shirley, great-nephew Rudolph Thomas, and lodger Clara Officer^[1]

Race

• 1930^[1]: Black

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} 1930 federal census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Indiana Slave Narratives, pp 67-76

• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Gary, Lake, Indiana; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 2340334
• The Federal Writers' Project. Indiana Slave Narratives 1936-1938: A Folk History of Slavery in Indiana from Interviews with Former Slaves. Bedford, Massachusetts: Applewood Books.