PA PA - Eileen Todd DeHart, 73, West Grove, 15 March 1975

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Missing Persons Case Report

Missing Person / NamUs #MP20515 Eileen Todd DeHart, Female, White / Caucasian
Status Missing
Date of Last Contact March 15, 1975
Missing From West Grove, Pennsylvania
Missing Age 73 Years
Current Age 118 Years
Case Information


Demographics
Missing Age 73 Years
Current Age 118 Years
First Name Eileen
Middle Name Todd
Last Name DeHart
Nickname/Alias--

Sex Female
Height 5' 3" (63 Inches)
Weight 100 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact March 15, 1975
NamUs Case Created June 6, 2013
Last Known Location
Location West Grove, Pennsylvania 17390
County Chester County
Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Disappearance Mrs. DeHart's home was found ablaze on 03/16/75. After the fire was extinguished, Mrs. DeHart could not be located.
Physical Description
Hair Color Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description --
Body Hair Description --
Facial Hair Description --
Left Eye Color Blue
Right Eye Color Blue
Eye Description --
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information


Clothing and Accessories
No Information Entered
Additional Case Info

Transportation
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State--
License Plate--
Expiration Year--
Comments Mrs. DeHart did not own/operate a vehicle and had never learned to drive.
Images & Documents

Facial/case ID
Uploaded: December 12, 2016


Contacts
Investigating Agencies
Case Owner
Pennsylvania State Police

Address 2 Moxley Lane Avondale, Pennsylvania 19311
County Chester County
Main Phone (610) 268-2022
Agency Case NumberJ02-5640
Date Reported March 16, 1975
Henry Callithen III, Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit

 

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From NamUs - printed 12/23/2016

Dental information/charting is available and entered
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[Richard]

Eileen Todd DeHart

DeHart, circa 1975

• Missing Since 03/15/1975
• Missing From West Grove, Pennsylvania
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 11/15/1902 (118)
• Age 72 years old
• Height and Weight 5'3, 100 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair, blue eyes. DeHart has previously fractured her leg and walks unsteadily as a result.

Details of Disappearance

DeHart was last seen in West Grove, Pennsylvania on March 15, 1975. That day her house caught on fire. By the time the fire was put out, DeHart was missing.

Authorities believed at first that she had simply wandered away in the confusion after the fire, but an extensive search of the area turned up no indication of her whereabouts and she has never been heard from again. DeHart did not own a vehicle at the time of her disappearance and had never learned to drive. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency

• Pennsylvania State Police 610-268-2022

Source Information

• NamUs
• Pennsylvania Missing Persons
• The Wilmington Morning News
• Eileen Todd DeHart – The Charley Project

 

[Diane Redfern]

Chester Times Newspaper Archives, Feb 20, 1934, p. 7

Read Chester Times Newspaper Archives, Feb 20, 1934, p. 7 with family history and genealogy records from chester, pennsylvania 1882-1983.

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I don't have access to the article and OCR is kind of caotic, but it seems that her husband sued her: "Gilbert ii Dehart 34 of 09 East Stewart Avenue Lansdowne is suing mrs Eileen t Dehart 32 of West Grove on the grounds of desertion they were married in new York on major Fellman new Warden of duty continued from Page one Arbod desertion september 5 1931".
This was published on 20th of February, 1934, so I don't think it's connected to her disappearance.
However, I found nothing about the fire, and that's weird. The photograph that appears on NamUs is clearly from a newspaper... There should be somthing. We don't even know if the fire was accidental or not.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Chester Times Newspaper Archives, Feb 20, 1934, p. 7

Read Chester Times Newspaper Archives, Feb 20, 1934, p. 7 with family history and genealogy records from chester, pennsylvania 1882-1983.

newspaperarchive.com

I don't have access to the article and OCR is kind of caotic, but it seems that her husband sued her: "Gilbert ii Dehart 34 of 09 East Stewart Avenue Lansdowne is suing mrs Eileen t Dehart 32 of West Grove on the grounds of desertion they were married in new York on major Fellman new Warden of duty continued from Page one Arbod desertion september 5 1931".
This was published on 20th of February, 1934, so I don't think it's connected to her disappearance.
However, I found nothing about the fire, and that's weird. The photograph that appears on NamUs is clearly from a newspaper... There should be somthing. We don't even know if the fire was accidental or not.View attachment 420342

The marriage record in question suggests her first name was actually Marion.