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Ella Wolka:1955, Starve Hollow, Driftwood Township, Indiana

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      Ella Wilhelmine Wolka was born to Mary (Schafer) and Christian Wolka on February 22nd 1880 in a little cabin in Driftwood Township, Jackson County, Indiana. Her father, Christian Wolka, had been born in Hannover, Germany. Her mother Mary was born in Ohio. Her maiden name was Schafer.    The little cabin sat on Starve Hollow Road in Driftwood Township near the little town of Vallonia. Today the site of the cabin is part of Starve Hollow State Recreation Area in Jackson County, Indiana. The lake that the home stood near is still there and people enjoy camping, hiking and all sorts of recreation there today.    But, in the 1800’s it was a very different place.   Mary (19) and Christian Wolka (28) appear in the 1860 Census and they are living in Indiana. In 1863, Christian Wolka signed on with the Union Army and served in the Civil War. He survived and in the following years Mary and he would have many children.  ...
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Joann Jaso:1983, Toledo/Wauseon, Ohio

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     Joann Jaso was born on March 29th, 1956. Her mother was Erma and her father was Richard Siegwald.    Joann grew up in Toledo, I believe. I wasn’t able to find out many details of her early years there.    She left her home at 2274 Warren Street in Toledo on Monday November 28th, 1983. She never came home. She had a husband and children. She loved her family. She did not just run away.     Joann was found by a railroad worker on December 13th, 1983.  She was found between the Conrail Tracks and a farm lane. The spot was close to the intersection of County Road 11 and County Road F between the towns of Wauseon and Delta. Joann had died of multiple stab wounds.  The railroad tracks are the dark diagonal line south of Delta. West of Delta is an industrial area where it looks like trains are loaded and unloaded. A truck driver like Jerry Leon Johns might have been there before.    ...
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