CA CA - Marvin Shahan, 25, El Cajon, 1 Nov 1969

[Coffee56]

MISSING
Missing Person / NamUs #MP51388Marvin Blake Shahan, Male, White / Caucasian
Date of Last ContactNovember 1, 1969
Missing FromEl Cajon, California

Case Information



Demographics
Missing Age25 Years
Current Age74 Years
First NameMarvin
Middle NameBlake
Last NameShahan
Nickname/Alias--

SexMale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Height5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight160 lbs
Circumstances
Date of Last ContactNovember 1, 1969
NamUs Case CreatedJuly 24, 2018
Last Known Location Map
LocationEl Cajon, California
CountyVentura County
Circumstances of DisappearanceMarvin was last seen at his sister's residence in El Cajon.
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye DescriptionWears thick eyeglasses.
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Horseshoe shaped birthmark on unknown thigh.

Missing Person Case

Marvin Blake Shahan Missing Veteran

 

[Richard]

Missing for 50 years...

Marvin Shahan
Date of Last Contact November 1, 1969
Missing From El Cajon, California
Missing Age 25 Years
Height 5' 9" (69 Inches)
Weight 160 lbs

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Marvin was last seen at his sister's residence in El Cajon.


Links:

Category: 1969

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[StarrChance]

 

[StarrChance]

 

[PayrollNerd]

Whatever happened to his wife?

 

[StarrChance]

Whatever happened to his wife?

All I can find, from January 1968

 

[PayrollNerd]

View attachment 221229

He was missing in 1969 but not legally marked as deceased until 2010. I’m assuming this timing had to do with the widow’s SS retirement benefits. They were only married a year or so prior to his disappearance? Odd that she wouldn’t have remarried since she was so young.

This entire situation is strange.
He was in El Cajon, CA at his sister’s place. Was the wife there too?
He had recently finished basic training in TX.
He was to be transferred to WA.
He was declared deceased in OH (where his parents were).

 

[Valiant]

He was missing in 1969 but not legally marked as deceased until 2010. I’m assuming this timing had to do with the widow’s SS retirement benefits. They were only married a year or so prior to his disappearance? Odd that she wouldn’t have remarried since she was so young.

This entire situation is strange.
He was in El Cajon, CA at his sister’s place. Was the wife there too?
He had recently finished basic training in TX.
He was to be transferred to WA.
He was declared deceased in OH (where his parents were).

My guess is that Ohio was still his residence at the time - the military bases only being temporary locations.

 

[StarrChance]

The first article is from 1962, the marriage was 1968, then the request in 2000 for presumed death. There is a post on Ancestry from a relative that states he was meeting with some men to organise a trip when he disappeared. Did you find any information on his widow?

 

[apearn]

Bumping for Marvin

 

[apearn]

From his NamUs case documents

 

[StarrChance]

This birthdate doesn’t tie in with date last known?

Name: Betty Aleene Shahan
Maiden Name: HALL
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Certificate Number: 1973080038
Spouse: Marvin Blake Shahan
Child : Reba Dawn Shahan

Name: Reba Dawn Shahan
Birth Date : 6 Jul 1973
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Birth Registration Date : 13 Jul 1973
Certificate Number: 1973080038
Father: Marvin Blake Shahan
Mother : Betty Aleene Shahan

 

[StarrChance]

This is also strange, marriage in Virginia, spouse is 18yo. An original certificate is attached and it claims first marriage for her.
Name
Betty Alleene Hall
Gender
Female
Race
White
Age
29
Birth Date
06/12/1950 (6 Dec 1950)
Marriage Registration Place
Dickenson Virginia USA
Marriage Date
13/05/1980 (13 May 1980)
Marriage Place
Dickenson Virginia USA
Father William Hall
Mother Alice Byers
Spouse William Lee Masters
Certificate Number 198

 

[StarrChance]

Don’t know what’s going on, here it says married 3 times!

Name: Betty Masters
Birth Year: 1950
Times Married: 3
Residence: Lancaster, Fairfield
Spouse's Name: William L Masters
Spouse's Birth Year: 1962
Spouse - Times Married: 1
Spouse's Residence: Columbus, Franklin
Marriage Duration (Years): 09
Number of Minor Children: 0
Grounds for Divorce: Gross Neglect of Duty
To Whom Decree Granted: Wife
County of Decree: Fairfield
Decree Date: 2 Oct 1989
Cerificate Number: 47599
Volume Number: 6543

 

[StarrChance]

Was she divorced from Marvin?
There is something strange here.
Spouse was 18. It says first marriage again. Also fathers name is William Hall. Many mistakes

Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
Name
Betty Alleene Shahan
Gender
Female
Race
White
Age
24
Birth Date
06/12/1950 (6 Dec 1950)
Marriage Registration Place
Dickenson Virginia USA
Marriage Date
03/03/1975 (3 Mar 1975)
Marriage Place
Clintwood Virginia USA
Father William Shahan
Mother Alice Byers
Spouse Orbin Hall
Certificate Number 1975008096
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[Richard]

Marvin Blake Shahan, 25
Missing since 1 November 1969

LINKS:

Marvin Blake Shahan Missing Veteran

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[mlhenn]

Marvin Blake Shahan – The Charley Project

February 4, 2022; casefile added.


Details of Disappearance
Shahan's sister last spoke to him sometime in December 1969 or January 1970, when they both lived in El Cajon, California. He told her he was trying to get a job on the crew of a boat in Ventura or in the Santa Barbara Harbor. He never contacted any of his family after that and has never been heard from again.

A member of the family contacted the local police, but it's unclear whether a missing persons report was filed at the time. Shahan was declared legally dead in 2000, and his sister reported him missing on March 10, 2003. Little information is available as to his fate.
Investigating Agency

• Ventura County Sheriff's Department 805-383-8704

Source Information

• Ventura Sheriff's Department

 

[cheemsg]

Possibly this John Doe?
CA - CA- Broderick, WhtMale, 18+, UP7704, torso washed up on the Sacramento River, April 1970.

 

[DS2021]

DBM

 

[DS2021]

If you saw my last message plz disregard. He is still in NamUs.