Copyright 2022, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
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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