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Ruth Hoots 1918 - 1982

Ruth Hoots of Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois was born on May 10, 1918, and died at age 63 years old in February 1982.
Ruth Hoots
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois 62702
May 10, 1918
February 1982
Female
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  • 05/10
    1918

    Birthday

    May 10, 1918
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  • 02/dd
    1982

    Death

    February 1982
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    Cause of death
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    Ruth Hoots lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 63.
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In 1918, in the year that Ruth Hoots was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1934, at the age of 16 years old, Ruth was alive when on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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