Individual Details
Jesse Raymond Hooven
(24 Mar 1920 - 10 Aug 1920)
- Name: Jesse R. Hooven [3]
- Birth Name: Jessey Ray?? Hoven [2]
- Plaintiff says that there has been one child born to this marriage, viz:
Jesse R. aged four months ... [1]
- Male [2] [3]
- White [3]
[1] Divorce Record, Hooven, Blanche Little, ID1778 & James Hooven, ID7541 (Complaint for Divorce), Doc5911.pdf (O)
[2] Birth Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, James R., ID7542, Doc5913.pdf (O)
[3] Death Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, Doc5914.pdf (O)
[4] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 13 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5917.pdf (According to Elmer Little) (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Events
| Birth | 24 Mar 1920 | 5am - Summitville, Madison, Indiana, United States |  |  | |
| Research | 25 Mar 1920 | Research, Birth | | ||
| Death | 10 Aug 1920 | Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Burial | 11 Aug 1920 | Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Research | 10 Aug 1920 | Death Research Records | | ||
| Misc.-shared | May 1928 | (James W. Hooven) Suspect in death of his son Jesse R. Hooven | | | |
| Misc.-shared | 15 May 1928 | (Elmer Monroe Little) Peition to exhume bodies - Madison County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Reference No | ID7542 | ||||
| Parents | James W. Hooven and Blanche Almeda Little | | |
Families
| Father | James W. Hooven (1901 - 1928) |
| Mother | Blanche Almeda Little (1905 - 1969) |
Notes
Birth
- Birth Date: 24 March 1920 [2] [3]- Birth Date: Calc June 1920 [1]
- Birth Place: Summitville, Madison County, Indiana [2]
- Birth Place: Indiana [3]
- Plaintiff says that there has been one child born to this marriage, viz:
Jesse R. aged four months ... (Oct 1920) [1]
- Calculated Date of Birth: June 1920
- Birth Physician: W??? Austin, Summitville, Indiana [2]
- Age 4m 16d (10 Aug 1920) [3]
[1] Divorce Record, Hooven, Blanche Little, ID1778 & James Hooven, ID7541 (Complaint for Divorce), Doc5911.pdf (O)
[2] Birth Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, James R., ID7542, Doc5913.pdf (O)
[3] Death Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, Doc5914.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Research
Jessey R Hovenin the Indiana, U.S., WPA Birth Index, 1880-1920
Ancestry.com:
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4745&h=341076&tid=&pid=&queryId=4dd093d96302a54978bb23673c647ada&usePUB=true&_phsrc=GAX4252&_phstart=successSource
Death
- Death Date: 10 Aug 1920 [1]- Time of Death: 1am [1]
- Death Place: Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana [1]
- Cause of Death: Acute ??? Colitis [1]
- Death Physician: Harry Aldrich, M.D., Fairmount, Indiana [1]
[1] Death Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, Doc5914.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Burial
- Burial Date: 11 Aug 1920 [1]- Cemetery:
- Buried in the Van Buren Cemetery in Grant County [Indiana] [2]
- Burial Place: VanBuren, Indiana [1]
- Undertaker: M. W. Hunt, Fairmount, Indiana [1]
[1] Death Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, Doc5914.pdf (O)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545, (Indy News, 15 May 1928), Doc5923.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Research
1. Jesse R. Hoovenin the Web: Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015
Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/127681:9242?indiv=1&tid=&pid=&queryId=4dd093d96302a54978bb23673c647ada&usePUB=true&_phsrc=GAX4252&_phstart=successSource
2. Jesse Hooven
in the Web: Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015
- Obit in Daily Leader, 12 Aug 1920
Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/519345:9242?indiv=1&tid=&pid=&queryId=4dd093d96302a54978bb23673c647ada&usePUB=true&_phsrc=GAX4252&_phstart=successSource
3.
Misc.-shared
- Madison County Sheriff requested Los Angeles Sheriff question Hooven about the death of his 5-month old child (Jesse R. Hooven, ID7542) [1]- Denied killing his baby son [2]
[1] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545, 12 May 1928, Doc5170-007A.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 1 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Misc.-shared
- a formal petition was filed today by Oswald Ryan, Little’s attorney, with Earl Sells, coroner of Madison county, to have the bodies of Ruth Little, and the small son of Hooven exhumed for evidence of poison. [1]- The Little family has no money to expend on investigation, but it would not be required to do so if it is deemed advisable to return Hooven [1]
- Lack of Funds to exhume bodies [2]
[1] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545, (Indy News, 15 May 1928), Doc5923.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James - Ruth Little - Blanche Little, (Alexandria Times-Tribune, 18 May 1928), Doc5919.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Parents
- Father: James Hoven [2] [3]- Mother: Blanche Almeda Little [2]
- Mother: Blanch A. Little [3]
- Plaintiff says that there has been one child born to this marriage, viz:
Jesse R. aged four months ... [1]
[1] Divorce Record, Hooven, Blanche Little, ID1778 & James Hooven, ID7541 (Complaint for Divorce), Doc5911.pdf (O)
[2] Birth Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, James R., ID7542, Doc5913.pdf (O)
[3] Death Certificate, Indiana, Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, Doc5914.pdf (O)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Endnotes
1. Hooven, Blanche A., ID1778 vs. James W. Hooven, ID7541. Grant Superior Court, Oct 1920, Complaint for Divorce. Repository: RobbHaas Digital Archive, via Ancestry.com, Doc5911.pdf .
2. Hooven, Jessey R., ID7542, "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Dec 2020, Doc5913.pdf.
3. Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, 10 Aug 1920, Grant County, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/ images] - Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 15. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Dec 2020, Doc5914.pdf .
4. Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, 10 Aug 1920, Grant County, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/ images] - Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 15. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Dec 2020, Doc5914.pdf .
5. Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, 10 Aug 1920, Grant County, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/ images] - Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 15. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Dec 2020, Doc5914.pdf .
6. Hooven, James, ID7541 and Ruth Little, ID7545. News Article, "Request is Filed for Examination of Body", Indianapolis News, 15 May 1928, Page 17, Col. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/37511190/, accessed 23 Dec 2020. Doc5923.pdf.
7. "Conscience is Driving Him Crazy, He Says" James Hooven, ID7541 and Ruth Little, ID7545. Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana), 12 May 1928, page 1, Col. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=12065431, accessed 20 Dec 2020. Doc5170-007A.pdf.
8. Hooven, James, ID7541, News Article, "Family of Dead Summitville Girl Would Exhume Body in Probing Brother-in-Law's Confession" Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 14 May 1928, Page 1, Col. 3-6 and Page 2, Col. 4, 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/104990167 (Page 1), accessed 22 Dec 2020, Doc5922.pdf.
9. Hooven, James, ID7541 and Ruth Little, ID7545. News Article, "Request is Filed for Examination of Body", Indianapolis News, 15 May 1928, Page 17, Col. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/37511190/, accessed 23 Dec 2020. Doc5923.pdf.
10. Hooven, James, ID7541 - Ruth Little, ID7545. "Girl's Body To Be Exhumed" Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 16 May 1928, Page 2, Col. 4, 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/104990782/, accessed 25 Dec 2020, Doc5925.pdf .
11. Hooven, James, ID7541 - Ruth Little, ID7545 - Blanche Little, ID1878. "Exhuming Plan Halted Because of Lack of Money", Alexandria Times-Tribune (Alexandria, Indiana), 18 May 1928, Page 1, Col. 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/82525113/, accessed 26 Dec 2020, Doc5919.pdf.
12. Hooven, Blanche A., ID1778 vs. James W. Hooven, ID7541. Grant Superior Court, Oct 1920, Complaint for Divorce. Repository: RobbHaas Digital Archive, via Ancestry.com, Doc5911.pdf .
13. Hooven, Jessey R., ID7542, "Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1940" [database on-line, w/ images]. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Birth Certificates, 1907-1940. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Dec 2020, Doc5913.pdf.
14. Hooven, Jesse R., ID7542, 10 Aug 1920, Grant County, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/ images] - Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Death Certificates; Year: 1920; Roll: 15. www.ancestry.com, accessed 18 Dec 2020, Doc5914.pdf .