Maurice Garnish Catchpool, Research Report, the As It Is Series

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This continues a series of posts, done in a very efficient (make that speedy fast) manner to share some research on the ancestors.  This is NOT intended to be the end all to end all report.  It's a work in progress, to show you what I have found, right or wrong. Kind feedback is welcomed via comments.

Let's begin - - 

Meet - - Maurice Garnish Catchpool.

Maurice Y Catchpool

in the 1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Maurice Y Catchpool

Age in 1910: 4

Birth Date: 1906

[1906]

Birthplace: Iowa

Home in 1910: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, USA

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: Henry F Catchpool

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's Name: E Grace Catchpool

Mother's Birthplace: Iowa

Attended School: Yes

Able to read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Henry F Catchpool   38 Head

E Grace Catchpool   32 Wife

Elizabeth L Catchpool   5 Daughter   

Maurice Y Catchpool 4 Son

Herbert L Catchpool   2 Son

Earnest E Ranck   9 Ward  **Nothing further known of this child.

Maurice G Cutchpool

in the 1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Maurice G Cutchpool

[Maurice G Cutchfraol] **Really??  The handwriting is poor, the second letter surely appears to be a "u". "p" is also quite sloppy.  This information/spelling is from a user submitted correction.  

Age: 14

Birth Year: abt 1906

Birthplace: Iowa

Home in 1920: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's Name: Henry Cutchpool

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's Name: E Grace Cutchpool

Mother's Birthplace: Iowa

Able to Speak English: Yes

Attended School: yes

Able to read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Henry Cutchpool   47 Head

E Grace Cutchpool   42 Wife

Elizabeth L Cutchpool   15 Daughter

Maurice G Cutchpool 14 Son

Herbert L Cutchpool   11 Son

Roger H Cutchpool   8 Son

Emma Morgan   57 Housekeeper

Maurice S Catchpool

in the Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925

Name: Maurice S Catchpool

[Catchpool]

Age: 19

Birth Year: abt 1906

Birth Place: Iowa

Residence Date: 1 Jan 1925

Residence Place: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, USA

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father: Henry Catchpool

Father Age: 53

Father Birth Year: abt 1872

Father Birth Place: Illinois

Mother: Grace Ressler

Mother Age: 47

Mother Birth Year: abt 1878

Mother Birth Place: Iowa

Parents' Marriage Place: Iowa

Household Members Age Relationship

Henry F Cathpool   53 Husband

Elizabeth Cathpool   20 Daughter

Maurice S Catchpool 19 Son

Hurlick L Catchpool   17 Son  ** Appears to be some form of Hubert, handwriting poor.

Reyer H Catchpool   13 Son  ** Appears to be Robert, handwriting poor.

*Remember the 1925 Iowa census is three pages of great data.  This only extracts part of the first page data.

Maurice G Catchpool

in the 1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Maurice G Catchpool

Birth Year: abt 1906

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age in 1930: 24

Birthplace: Iowa

Marital Status: Single

Relation to Head of House: Son

Home in 1930: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa, USA

Map of Home: Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa

Street Address: Adair Street

Dwelling Number: 211

Family Number: 213

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Illinois

Mother's Birthplace: Iowa

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: Farmer

Industry: Farming

Class of Worker: Working on own account

Employment: Yes

Household Members Age Relationship

Henry F Catchpool   58 Head

Ethel G Catchpool   52 Wife

Maurice G Catchpool 24 Son

Herbert L Catchpool   22 Son

Roger H Catchpool   19 Son

Consider with MUCH caution, the transcription appears to be accurate, the name is well, sorta close?  The place should be considered.  Maurice is NOT found with his siblings or parents in 1940 enumeration.  Date on the actual page of this record is April 6, 1940.

Marris Cathpast

in the 1940 United States Federal Census

Name: Marris Cathpast

[Morris Cathpost]

Age: 35

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905

Gender: Male

Race: White

Birthplace: Iowa

Marital Status: Single

Relation to Head of House: H Hand (Hired Hand)

Home in 1940: Union, Black Hawk, Iowa

Map of Home in 1940: Union, Black Hawk, Iowa

House Number: 31-90-14

Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Butler, Iowa

Residence in 1935: Rural, Butler, Iowa

Resident on farm in 1935: Yes

Sheet Number: 4A

Occupation: Laborer

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year

Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48

Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work

Weeks Worked in 1939: 52

Income: 500

Income Other Sources: No

Household Members Age Relationship

Carl S Honsen   50 Head

Matilda Honsen   43 Wife

Paul Honsen   21 Son

Mildred Honsen   13 Daughter

Dennis Honsen   5 Son

Sven Honsen   2 Son

Julia M Honsen   18 Daughter

Junior Honsen   16 Son

Marris Cathpast 35 H Hand (Hired Hand)

Maurice Garnish Catchpool

in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

Name: Maurice Garnish Catchpool

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 35

Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1905

Birth Place: Shell Rock, Iowa

Residence Place: New Hartford, Butler, Iowa, USA

Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940

Registration Place: New Hartford, Butler, Iowa, USA

Employer: None

Height: 6 1

Weight: 196

Complexion: Ruddy

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Brown

Next of Kin: Grace Ethel Catchpool

Household Members Relationship

Maurice Garnish Catchpool Self (Head)

Grace Ethel Catchpool   Mother

*Note:  the second image of his registration does not provide any suggestion of physical problems, he was over 6 foot tall and 196 pounds.

From the Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, published on December 31, 1942:

     "62 MEN WILL REPORT JAN. 4

     Butler County Board Calls First 1943 Group

     CLARKSVILLE - - the January list of men given out by the selective service board as the quota from Butler county for this month includes 62 names.  These men will report at the induction center on Jan. 4.  They are:

     … Maurice G. Catchpool, New Hartford…"

**Nothing more is known about possible service.

Maurice Garnish Catchpool

in the Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1904, 1921-1952

Name: Maurice Garnish Catchpool

Gender: Male

Race: White

Marital Status: Single

Age: 37

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1905

Birth Place: Norton Corners, Butler Co, Iowa

Death Date: 21 Jun 1943

Death Place: Hampton, Franklin, Iowa, USA

Father: Henry F Catchpool

Mother: E Grace Ressler

Certificate Number: 354/365

From the Mason City Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, published on June 22, 1943:

     "KILLED IN BLAST OF EMERY STONE

     M. Catchpool Fatally Hurt Grinding Sickle

     DUMONT - - Maurice Catchpool of Clarksville died Monday morning at the Lutheran hospital at Hampton where he was taken Saturday evening following a peculiar accident at the Howard Pfaltzgraff farm home.

     He was assisting sharpening a sickle when the emery stone, which was run by an electric motor, exploded, fragments of which struck him in the abdomen.  He also received a broken jaw.

     Darwin Pfaltzgraff also was struck and injured on the left leg by fragments.  He was reported better Monday.

     Mr. Catchpool was a cousin of Howard Pfaltzgraff and had assisted many farmers in that neighborhood with their farm work."

From the Globe-Gazette, Mason City, Iowa, published on June 23, 1943:

     "M. G. Catchpool Rites Were Held Wednesday

     DUMONT - - Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Community church at Clarksville for Maurice Garnish Catchpool, with the Rev. W. D. Winter, pastor of the Salem Evangelical church of Dumont, in charge.

     He was born July 5, 1905, on a farm at Norton's Corners, five miles southwest of Shell Rock.  At the age of seven years he moved with his parents to Shell Rock, when his father was forced to retire from farming because of a spinal injury received in a haying accident.

     Here he received his schooling and was graduated from high school in the class of 1923.  Following his graduation he engaged in farming with his brother, Herbert Catchpool, and for seven years near New Hartford where they made their home with their parents until 1938.  Since then he had done farm work on farms near Dumont.

     Last Saturday evening he received internal injuries in a farm accident and he was taken to the Hampton hospital where he died Monday morning.  He leaves his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Henry I. Catchpool of Clarksville; two brothers, Roger H. Catchpool, of Shell Rock; Herbert L. Catchbook, of Clarksville, and one sister, Mrs. Edwin V. Wilkinson of Clarksville."

Maurice has a memorial at Find A Grave, Memorial #: 52063404

* Disclaimers, I use Find A Grave, Ancestry dot com, FamilySearch, several newspaper subscriptions, free sites, such as Virginia Chronicles, Virginia Chancery Cases online at the Library of Virginia and more to research my ancestors.  I pay for subscriptions, full price.

** My judgements may or may not be correct.  Transcriptions may or may not have errors.

*** Links, URL's, for the most part will not be included henceforth on my posts, as so many of them change and then I have to come back and try to re-discover and relink.  Frankly folks, I have no desire to spend my limited time here on this side of the sod with those kinds of do overs.  As researchers, or just members of the internet community, sites such as Find A Grave are easy to find, some are free to use and with the information I am sharing with you, hopefully, you can duplicate the research/findings. That said, I have seen memorials at Find A Grave be removed.  If you have questions, I suggest you leave a nice comment for me. OR find the method I have outlined on my blog for contacting me.

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