Mary Jane VanGilder

Mary Jane VanGilder disappeared from Shelby, OH on March 8, 1945.

  • November 19, 1911: Mary Jane is born in Fairmont, WV.

  • October 4, 1913: Mary Jane's brother is born in WV.

  • c. 1916: Mary Jane's sister, Rosie, is born in WV.

  • c. 1920: Mary Jane's brother is born in WV.

  • June 20, 1921: Mary Jane's sister is born in WV.

  • January 26, 1929: Mary Jane marries James VanGilder in Marion County, WV.

  • March 19, 1931: Mary Jane gives birth to a daughter in WV.

  • May 3, 1933: Mary Jane gives birth to a son in WV.

  • July 7, 1934: Mary Jane's younger sister, Rose, marries Harold Leeson.

  • May 25, 1935: Mary Jane gives birth to stillborn twins in Fairmont, WV.

  • April 28, 1936: Mary Jane gives birth to a daughter from an affair (James later raised the child as his own) in WV.

  • December 7, 1939: Mary Jane gives birth to a daughter in Fairmont, WV.

  • February - April 1942: Mary Jane works as a waitress in Fairmont, WV.

  • c. February 1943: Mary Jane leaves her family in WV.

  • August 1943 - February 1944: Mary Jane works as a waitress at 401 Adams St., Fairmont, WV.

  • February - March 1944: Mary Jane moves to Willard, OH.

  • March 7, 1944: Mary Jane begins working at the Shelby Air Force Depot in Shelby, OH: her address is listed as 311 Woodland Ave, Willard, OH.

  • May 31, 1944: Mary Jane is promoted from Storekeeper ($1,260) to Jr. Warehouseman ($1,530)

  • September 1, 1944: Mary Jane is given a $60 raise to her annual salary ($1,530 - $1,590).

  • September 30, 1944: Mary Jane has a job review: her address is listed as 2 Trux St, Plymouth, OH.

  • December 21, 1944: Mary Jane receives an Award of Emblem for Civilian Service.

  • February 17 or 21, 1945: Mary Jane requests a transfer to the Labor and Equipment Pool as a Forklift Operator.

  • March 8, 1945: Mary Jane requests release from her job at the Shelby Air Force Depot due to "added household duties". She signs paperwork regarding resignation and disappears.