Ira Asbury "Cappy" Capps  1907 - 1973

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• Birth	24 Mar 1907	Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1930 Census	2 May 1930	Madison Twp., Jasper County, Missouri   [2]
  Misc.	Called himself Ira Alan - hated Asbury
  Misc. (2)	Asbury reputed to be the name of his doctor at birth   [3]
  Died	Feb 1973	Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri   [4]
  Buried	Fasken Cemetery, Jasper County, Missouri   [5]
  Person ID	I2774	Whole Family
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2008
  Father	Zenis Ambres Capps,   b. 4 Oct 1875, Oregon Flats, Boone County, Arkansas ,   d. 24 Dec 1937, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri
  Mother	Mary Frances Cox,   b. 14 Dec 1886, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas ,   d. 27 Apr 1941, 1121 Orchard St., Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri
  Married	8 Oct 1902	Crane, Stone County, Missouri
  Family ID	F1267	Group Sheet
  Family	Esther Margaret Molohan,   b. 12 Mar 1911, Jasper County, Missouri ,   d. 7 Apr 2005, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri
  Married	1 Jul 1929	Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri   [6]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F1266	Group Sheet

• Photos		Ira and Esther Capps Ira preparing to fly the airplane he and a friend built.
  		Airplane made by Ira Capps and a friend. From the only picture available, it appears the plane they made was a "Pietenpol Air Camper", a wood aircraft designed by Bernard Pietenpol. The wings would be covered with fabric and then varnished. The plane was a cover story in Popular Mechanics in 1932. Ira did woodworking throughout his…
  		Ira A. Capps upon retirement from Hercules Powder Plant, Carthage, Missouri
  		Ira and Esther Molohan Capps
  		Esther and Ira Capps at their home in Brooklyn Heights, Missouri

• Notes

  Ira and friend built a plane based on plans in Popular Mechanics some time in the 1930s. From the only picture available, it appears the plane they made was a "Pietenpol Air Camper", a wood aircraft designed by Bernard Pietenpol. The wings would be covered with fabric and then varnished. The plane was a cover story in Popular Mechanics in 1932. Ira did woodworking throughout his life. Ira spent most of his adult life working as a line supervisor for the Hercules Powder Plant in Carthage, Missouri. In the early 1960s there was an explosion at the plant while he was home for lunch. His daughter and grandson living in Tulsa, Oklahoma heard the deep sound of the explosion and felt the ground shake. She immediately called her parents, certain she knew what the sound was. "Quiet, gentle, great sense of humor. He's the kind of guy who'd click his false teeth at you." WEP, Jr. Ira died in 1973 of MS.

• Sources

  [S368] Social Security Death Index online. [S2700] 1930 Jasper Co., MO Census, State Missouri, County Jasper, Madison Township, e.d. 49-39, s.d. 15, Sheet No. 9B, May 2, 1930 by Loy L Lewis, Section 8, line 90, 227/230 MOLOHAN, Della Head O R yes FW 55 Wd 16 yes/yes Illinois Kentucky Illinois Farmer/Dairy Farm, CAPPS, Ira A. son in law MW 23 M 22 no/yes Arkansas United States United States Laborer/Dairy Farm. [S2032] Esther Molohan Capps. [S368] Social Security Death Index online, Ira CAPPS 24 Mar 1907 Feb 1973 64836 (Carthage, Jasper, MO) (none specified) 490-10-0823 Missouri. [S2512] Personal comment, have seen tombstone. [S2512] Personal comment.