Individual Details
Daisy Ruth Little
(24 Feb 1906 - 25 Nov 1919)
- Name: Daisy R. Little [7] [8] - Name: Daisie R. Little [6]
- Name: Ruth Little [1] [2] [3] [4] [10]
- Female [5] [6] [7]
- White [5] [6] [7]
- I created this Record so I can add data for/from the James Hooven, ID7541 possible poisoning murder of Ruth.
- I originally thought this Ruth was Daisy R. Little, ID7543 but the birth dates do not match.
- I still think they are probably the same person
[1] News Art, "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919", Doc5916.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 13 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5917.pdf (A)
[3] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 1, 2 (A)
[4] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545, (Muncie Star, 28 Nov 1919), Doc5929.pdf (A)
[5] Indiana Death Certificate, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7545, Doc5942.pdf (O)
[6] Census, US, 1910, Little, Elmer M., ID1782 Household, Doc5915.pdf (D)
[7] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (DB Image, WPA Record), Doc5931.pdf (D)
[8] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (Burial DB Record, Marion Pub Lib), Doc5932.pdf (D)
[9] Find a Grave Memorial, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7543, Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana
[10] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545 (3 obits), Doc5941A.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Events
| Birth | 24 Feb 1906 | Indiana, United States |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 27 Apr 1910 | (Elmer Monroe Little and Cora Ann Stotlar) East Maine St., Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Residence | 1919 | living with her parents - Summitville, Madison, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Misc.-shared | 1919 | (James W. Hooven) Accused of poisoning Ruth LIttle, ID7545 - Madison County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Illness | Bet 17 Nov 1919 and 24 Nov 1919 | | | ||
| Death | 25 Nov 1919 | Summitville, Madison, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Marital Status | 25 Nov 1919 | Single - Summitville, Madison, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Burial | 30 Nov 1919 | Sec. E, Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Misc.-shared | 15 May 1928 | (Elmer Monroe Little) Peition to exhume bodies - Madison County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Misc. | 25 May 1928 | Exhumation of Ruth's body - Van Buren, Grant, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Misc. | 1 Jun 1928 | No poison found, Prosecution Abandoned - Madison County, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Reference No | ID7545 | | |||
| Parents | Elmer Monroe Little and Cora Ann Stotlar | | |
Families
| Father | Elmer Monroe Little (1874 - 1958) |
| Mother | Cora Ann Stotlar (1877 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Evva Florence Little (1894 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Jesse R. Little (1896 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Harvey Raymond Little (1897 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Nora M. Little (1899 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Howard Little (1903 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Blanche Almeda Little (1905 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Everett Little (1909 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Carl V. Little (1911 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Ancile C. Little (1916 - 1969) |
Notes
Birth
- Birth Date: 24 Feb 1906 [5]- Birth Date: 1906 [8]
- Birth Date: Calc 1906 (Age 13 in 1919) [7]
- Birth Date: Calc 1907 [6]
- Birth Date: Calc 1902 [1]
- Birth Date: Calc 1906 [4]
- Birth Place: Indiana [5] [6]
- Age 3 (1910) [6]
- Age 13 (Nov 1919) [4] [7]
- Age 13y 10m (25 Nov 1919) [5]
- Age 17 (1919) [1] [2] [3]
[1] News Art, "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919", Doc5916.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 13 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5917.pdf (A)
[3] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 1, 2 (A)
[4] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545, (Muncie Star, 28 Nov 1919), Doc5929.pdf (A)
[5] Indiana Death Certificate, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7545, Doc5942.pdf (O)
[1-6] Census, US, 1910, Little, Elmer M., ID1782 Household, Doc5915.pdf (D)
[2-7] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (DB Image, WPA Record), Doc5931.pdf (D)
[3-8] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (Burial DB Record, Marion Pub Lib), Doc5932.pdf (D)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Census (family)-shared
From Image:1] Elmer M. Little, Head of household - 35, white male, married 1 time for 15 years - Born Indiana, parents born Indiana - Able to Read, Write and Speak English - Occupation: Laborer, Odd Jobs, Not out of Work - Rent Home
2] Cora A. Little, Wife of Head, 33, White Female, married 1 time for 15 years, Children: Born 8, Alive 6 - Born Indiana, Parents born Indiana - Able to Read, Write and Speak English - Occupation: None
3] Jesse R. Little, Son, 14 White Male, Single - Born Indiana - Parents born Indiana - Attended School, Able to Read, Write and Speak English - Occupation: Laborer, odd jobs
4] Evva F. Little, Daughter, 13 White Female, Single - Born Indiana - Parents born Indiana - Attended School, Able to Read, Write and Speak English - Occupation: Laborer, Housework -
5] Nora M. Little, Daughter, 11, White Female, Single - Born Indiana - Parents born Indiana - Attended School, Able to Read, Write and Speak English - Occupation: None
6] Harvey R. Little, Son, 9, White Male, Single - Born Indiana - Parents born Indiana - Attended School - Occupation: None
7] Blanche A. Little, Daughter, 5, White Male [female], Single - Born Indiana - Parents born Indiana - Occupation: None
8] Daisie R. Little, Daughter, 3, white Female, Single, - Born Indiana - Parents born Indiana - Occupation: None
Misc.-shared
- Alleged confession by James Hooven for poisoning Ruth Little [1]- Confessed to slaying Ruth Little, Age 17 in 1919, Summitville, Indiana [2]
- “I decided I’d kill the kid and here’s how I done it,” he said. “One night I made some quail soup and invited her to have some. In the bowl I poured for her I dropped a good shot of two kinds of poison. Then I watched her die.” [2]
- A Few days after the death of Ruth Little, Hooven disappeared with a stolen automobile, drove to Lafayette and enlisted in the Army [2]
- Body of Ruth Little and Jesse Hooven to be exhumed [3]
[1] News Art, "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919", Doc5916.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545, 12 May 1928, Doc5170-007A.pdf (A)
[3] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545. "Girl's Body To Be Exhumed" (Indy Star, 16 May 1928), Doc5925.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Illness
- Attended deceased from 17 Nov 1919 to 24 Nov 1919 [1]- Fatal Illness Described [2]
According to Mr. and Mrs. Little and a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Farmer, who cared for the girl during her illness, Ruth was at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hooven, who then lived adjacent to the Little home, all day on the day that she became ill, and that she became deathly ill that night after coming home, complaining of her stomach, head and side. The also said that they recall Hooven having stayed away from the house during the girl’s illness and that he refused to go in, declaring that he did not want to see her and that he would stay in the barn rather than to go inside the house. [2]
[1] Indiana Death Certificate, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7545, Doc5942.pdf (O)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 2 (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Death
- Death Date: 25 Nov 1919 [6] [8] [9] [10]- Death Date: 24 Nov 1919 [5]
- Death Date: Nov 1919 [3]
- Death Date: 1919 [1] [2]
- Time of Death: 12M [6]
- Death Place: Summitville, Madison County, Indiana [3] [5] [8]
- Death Place: Home of her parents [3]
- The task has been made difficult by the fact that both of the physicians who were called to attend the girl in her fatal illness are dead. Dr. J. D., Garr, the first physician called, was taken ill after visiting the girl once or twice, and subsequently died. Dr. John H. Stephens who later attended her and who signed the death certificate, is also dead. [4]
- Physician: J. H. Stephens, M.D., Summitville, Indiana [6]
- Attended deceased from 17 Nov 1919 to 24 Nov 1919 [6]
- Death Certificate signed, 25 Nov, 1919 [6]
- Informant on Death Certificate: Elmer M. Little [Father] [6]
- Cause of Death: Upper Lobar Pneumonia - Immediate cause of death cardiac failure [6]
- Cause of Death: Acute Indigestion according toe Dr. John Stephens [1] [2]
- Cause of Death: Malarial pneumonia [5]
- Cause of Death, Dr John Stephens: Acute Indigestion and pneumonia [3]
- She was ill a week before her death [2]
- Cause of Death: Poisoning by James Hooven, ID7541 [1]
- Hooven claims he poisoned her and watched her die [2]
[1] News Art, "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919", Doc5916.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545, 12 May 1928, Doc5170-007A.pdf (A)
[3] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 2 (A)
[4] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 and Ruth Little, ID7545, (Alexandria Times-Tribune, 15 May 1928), Doc5920.pdf (A)
[5] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545, (Muncie Star, 28 Nov 1919), Doc5929.pdf (A)
[6] Indiana Death Certificate, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7545, Doc5942.pdf (O)
[7] Census, US, 1910, Little, Elmer M., ID1782 Household, Doc5915.pdf (D)
[8] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (DB Image, WPA Record), Doc5931.pdf (D)
[9] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (Burial DB Record, Marion Pub Lib), Doc5932.pdf (D)
[10] Find a Grave Memorial, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7543, Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana
[11] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545 (3 obits), Doc5941A.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Burial
- Burial Date: 29 Nov 1919 [4]- Burial Date: 30 Nov 1919 [5]
- Burial Date: Nov 1919 [2]
- Cemetery: Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana [2] [4] [5] [6] [7]
- "... buried in a cemetery at VanBuren" [1] [3] - Burial Location: Sec. E [7]
- Official: Rev. Mrs. Emma Payne [4]
- Undertaker: E?? Morris, Summitville, Indiana [5]
[1] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 13 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5917.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 2 (A)
[3] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 & Ruth Little, ID7545, (Indy News, 15 May 1928), Doc5923.pdf (A)
[4] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545, (Muncie Star, 28 Nov 1919), Doc5929.pdf (A)
[5] Indiana Death Certificate, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7545, Doc5942.pdf (O)
[6] Death Record, Indiana, Little, Daisy R., ID7543, (Burial DB Record, Marion Pub Lib), Doc5932.pdf (D)
[7] Find a Grave Memorial, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7543, Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana
[8] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545 (3 obits), Doc5941A.pdf (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
Misc.
BODY IS EXHUMED IN POISON PROBE-----------------------------------
Vital Organs of Ruth Little Brought to Indianapolis for Analysis
(Special to the Indianapolis Star)
Marion, Ind., May 25. – The body of Ruth Little, 17-year-old Summitville girl, who died nine years ago, once more has been laid to rest in the little cemetery at VanBuren, after a postmortem examination conducted today to determine whether the girl’s death had been caused by poison. James Hooven, former brother-in-law of the dead girl, has confessed to Los Angeles (Cal.) authorities that he poisoned the girl for revenge in November, 1919, after his wife had divorced him. Coroner Earl Sells of Anderson, said action against Hooven will await the outcome of the chemical analysis.
When the grave was opened it was found to be almost half filled with water. Some difficulty was encountered by Coroner Sells and his assistants in raising the casket from the grave. However, the body was removed and brought to this city to the Diggs morgue.
Body Well Preserved
Dr. Frank Forrey, head of the pathology department of the Indiana University Medical school, was in charge of the postmortem examination. He was assisted by Dr. D. S. Quickel of Anderson.
When the casket was opened the body was found to be in a good state of preservation, better than had been hoped for. The torso was found to be in a perfect state, as were the vital organs. The body was opened by Dr. Forrey and specimens of the body tissues were removed. They were taken to Indianapolis by Dr. Forrey for chemical analysis at the state laboratories. The vital organs also were taken by Dr. Forrey.
Following completion of the postmortem the body was once more placed in the casket and returned to its resting place in the VanBuren cemetery. Three brothers of the dead girl attended the exhumation and postmortem. [1]
NO POISON FOUND IN GIRL’S ORGANS
No Traces of chemical poison which would have caused the death of Miss Ruth Little, 17 years old, of Summitville, were revealed in an analysis of portions of her vital organs, according to a report made yesterday by Dr. R. N. Harger of the Indiana university school of medicine. Dr. Harger’s report, made to Earl Sells, Madison county coroner, showed no arsenic or strychnine, the former said. He said, however, that slight traces of mercury were found, but not in sufficient quantity to have caused death.
This report is in contradiction to the confession of James W. Hooven, now in custody at Los Angeles, Cal., where he is being held until an investigation of his statements are completed at Anderson. Hooven told Los Angeles authorities that he poisoned Miss Little, his sister-in-law, in 1919, in revenge against her sister, his wife, for obtaining a divorce from him.
The girl’s body was exhumed by Madison County authorities several days ago and the organs were removed for examination. An added examination, not yet completed, is being made by Dr. Frank Forrey, pathologist at the school of medicine.
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PROSECUTION ABANDONED.
ANDERSON, Ind., May 31. – Sheriff Frank Daniels of Madison county this afternoon sent a telegram to Sheriff W. I. Treager of Los Angeles, Cal., advising him that Madison county would make no claim for James Hooven, 27 years old, alias James Huff, who is alleged to have confessed while in jail at Los Angles that he poisoned his sister-in-law, Ruth Little, at Summitville. Decision of Madison county authorities to abandon efforts to prosecute Hooven resulted when chemical analysis of the girl’s vital organs failed to show any trace of poison. [2]
[1] Newspaper Article, Little, Ruth, ID7545, "Body is Exhumed in Poison Probe", (Indy Star, 26 May 1928), Doc5926.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Little, Ruth, ID7545, "No Poison found in Girl's Organs", Indy Star, 1 June 1928, Doc5928.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Misc.
NO POISON FOUND IN GIRL’S ORGANSNo Traces of chemical poison which would have caused the death of Miss Ruth Little, 17 years old, of Summitville, were revealed in an analysis of portions of her vital organs, according to a report made yesterday by Dr. R. N. Harger of the Indiana university school of medicine. Dr. Harger’s report, made to Earl Sells, Madison county coroner, showed no arsenic or strychnine, the former said. He said, however, that slight traces of mercury were found, but not in sufficient quantity to have caused death.
This report is in contradiction to the confession of James W. Hooven, now in custody at Los Angeles, Cal., where he is being held until an investigation of his statements are completed at Anderson. Hooven told Los Angeles authorities that he poisoned Miss Little, his sister-in-law, in 1919, in revenge against her sister, his wife, for obtaining a divorce from him.
The girl’s body was exhumed by Madison County authorities several days ago and the organs were removed for examination. An added examination, not yet completed, is being made by Dr. Frank Forrey, pathologist at the school of medicine.
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PROSECUTION ABANDONED.
ANDERSON, Ind., May 31. – Sheriff Frank Daniels of Madison county this afternoon sent a telegram to Sheriff W. I. Treager of Los Angeles, Cal., advising him that Madison county would make no claim for James Hooven, 27 years old, alias James Huff, who is alleged to have confessed while in jail at Los Angles that he poisoned his sister-in-law, Ruth Little, at Summitville. Decision of Madison county authorities to abandon efforts to prosecute Hooven resulted when chemical analysis of the girl’s vital organs failed to show any trace of poison. [1]
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HOOVEN CONFESSION EXPLODED WHEN NO POISON WAS LOCATED
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The confession of James Hooven, alias Huff, in jail at Los Angeles, Calif., that he poisoned Ruth Little, former Summitville girl, nine years ago, was exploded, and the belief that he is insane was sustained Thursday when pathologists reported that there were no traces of poison in the vital organs taken from a grave at VanBuren one week ago.
It was the second confessed killing by Hooven which facts have failed to substantiate. Los Angeles authorities recently announced that James Leo Carroll, brother of Hooven’s second wife, died as a result of alcoholic poisoning and not as a result of poison which the prisoner said he and his wife gave to the youth.
Following the report on the chemical analysis of the organs made by Dr. R. N. Harger, professor of biological chemistry and toxicology in the state chemical laboratories at Indianapolis, Sheriff Fran Daniels wired W. I. Treager, sheriff of Los Angeles county, authorizing the release of Hooven. The prisoner is eligible to parole on completion of his sentence of six months for petit larceny. He had been detained pending the outcome of the analysis of the organs of the Little girl.
Oswald Ryan, attorney for the girls parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Little, issued the following statement:
“We are convinced that there is not sufficient evidence to justify a prosecution based on Hooven’s alleged confession. So far as we are concerned the matter is settled.”
In the confession, which has now been disproved, Hooven said he gave strychnine and arsenic to the Little girl, who was then 16 years old, to gain vengeance on his first wife, now Mrs. Blanche Musick of Summitville. He said he fed it to her in quail soup while she was ill at the home of her parents in Summitville in November, 1919.
Hooven left Madison county and served a sentence for automobile theft and never returned. He went to Los Angeles where he was married the second time. Several months ago he was arrested for thievery and while serving time summoned the jailer to his cell, saying he wished to confess to relieve his conscience. [2]
[1] Newspaper Article, Little, Ruth, ID7545, "No Poison found in Girl's Organs", Indy Star, 1 June 1928, Doc5928.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 "Hooven Confession Exploded When No Poison Was Located", Alex Times-Tribune, 1 June 1928, Doc5921.pdf (A)
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Reference No
Old: Daisy R. Little, ID7543- 13 Jan 2021: I merged ID7543 into ID7545 after determining they were the same person
Parents
- Father: Elmer M. Little [5] [7]- Father: Elmer Little [1]
- Mother: Cora Ann Stotlar [7]
- Mother: Cora Stotlar [5]
- Daughter of Head of Household (Elmer M. Little) [6]
- Living in the Elmer M. and Cora A. Little Household (1910) [6]
- Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Little [1] [2] [3] [4]
- Parents Born Indiana [5] [6]
[1] News Art, "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919", Doc5916.pdf (A)
[2] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541, 14 May 1928, Indy Star, Doc5922.pdf, PDF Page 1 (A)
[3] Newspaper Article, Hooven, James, ID7541 and Ruth Little, ID7545, (Alexandria Times-Tribune, 15 May 1928), Doc5920.pdf (A)
[4] Obituary, Little, Ruth, ID7545, (Muncie Star, 28 Nov 1919), Doc5929.pdf (A)
[5] Indiana Death Certificate, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7545, Doc5942.pdf (O)
[6] Census, US, 1910, Little, Elmer M., ID1782 Household, Doc5915.pdf (D)
[7] Find a Grave Memorial, Daisy Ruth Little, ID7543, Van Buren Cemetery, Grant County, Indiana
Legend:
- Source: (O) = Original, (D) = Derivative, (A) = Authored
Endnotes
1. Newspaper Article, Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 12 May 1928, Page 1, Col. 8. "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919". https://www.newspapers.com/image/104988267/, accessed 20 Dec 2020. Doc5916.pdf .
2. Hooven, James, ID7541. "Indiana Slaying Confession Discounted" Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 13 May 1928, Page 1, Col. 8, Page 9, Col. 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/104988636/, accessed 21 Dec 2020, Doc5917.pdf, Page 9, PDF Page 6.
3. 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.
4. Little, Ruth, ID7545. Obituary, Muncie Morning Star, Friday, 28 Nov 1919, Page 5, Col. 4. "Summitville". https://www.newspapers.com/image/251419460/, accessed 31 Dec 2020, Doc5929.pdf .
5. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/Images], www.ancestry.com, accessed, Little, Daisy Ruth, ID7545. 25 Nov 1919, Summitville, Madison County, Indiana. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/Images], www.ancestry.com, accessed 12 Jan 2021. Doc5942.pdf.
6. Little, Elmer M., ID1782 Household. Vanburen, Vanburen Township, Grant County, Indiana, SD 11, ED 78,Ward 3, Sheet 12B, Line 66, East Maine St., Dwelling and Family 274. NARA Data: Roll: T624_351; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374364. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Dec 2020, Doc5915.pdf .
7. "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7L-55T : 31 December 2020), Daisy R. Little, 25 Nov 1919, Summitville, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." County Health Office, Anderson. Doc5931.pdf.
8. Little, Daisy R., ID7543. "Web: Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812-2015" [database on-line]. Original data: Genealogy Database. Marion Public Library. http://www.marion.lib.in.us/request-genealogy-records-2/: accessed 5 October 2015. www.ancestry.com, accessed 3 Jan 2021. Doc5932.pdf.
9. Little, Elmer M., ID1782 Household. Vanburen, Vanburen Township, Grant County, Indiana, SD 11, ED 78,Ward 3, Sheet 12B, Line 66, East Maine St., Dwelling and Family 274. NARA Data: Roll: T624_351; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1374364. www.ancestry.com, accessed 19 Dec 2020, Doc5915.pdf .
10. "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.
11. Newspaper Article, Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 12 May 1928, Page 1, Col. 8. "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919". https://www.newspapers.com/image/104988267/, accessed 20 Dec 2020. Doc5916.pdf .
12. "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.
13. 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 .
14. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/Images], www.ancestry.com, accessed, Little, Daisy Ruth, ID7545. 25 Nov 1919, Summitville, Madison County, Indiana. Original Data: Indiana State Board of Health. Death Certificates, 1900–2011. Microfilm. Indiana Archives and Records Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana. "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011" [database on-line, w/Images], www.ancestry.com, accessed 12 Jan 2021. Doc5942.pdf.
15. 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.
16. Newspaper Article, Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), 12 May 1928, Page 1, Col. 8. "Confesses Poisoning Indiana Girl in 1919". https://www.newspapers.com/image/104988267/, accessed 20 Dec 2020. Doc5916.pdf .
17. "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.
18. 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.
19. Hooven, James, ID7541 and Ruth Little, ID7545, News Article, "Seeking New Motive in Girl Poisoning Case", Alexandria Times Tribune (Alexandria, Indiana, 15 May 1928, Pge 1, Col. 1. https://www.newspapers.com/image/82525064/, accessed 24 Dec 2020, Doc5920.pdf .
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