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The record includes biographical details such as date and place of birth (29 September 1880, Austria-Hungary), residence, marital status (widowed), occupation (housekeeper), parents’ names (Frank Mullman and Rosella [maiden name unknown]), and cause of death (acute left ventricular failure due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease). 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The record includes biographical details such as date of birth (20 February 1959, Oklahoma), parental information (John Joseph Gaps Jr. and Jo Ann Gibson), residence, marital status (divorced), and informant (Ethan Gaps). Cause of death is listed as cardiomegaly, with contributing conditions including a history of chronic alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder. 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The record includes personal details such as ages, residences (Youngstown, Ohio and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), parental consent affidavit, and officiant certification. The marriage ceremony was performed in December 1951 in Oklahoma County. 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The record includes parental information (John Gaps and Julia Masluk), residence, occupations, birthplace of parents (Austria-Hungary and Youngstown, Ohio), and attending midwife certification. This is a certified copy issued by the Ohio Department of Health. No record indicating when middle name changed from Richard to Joseph.", "subject": "JohnGapsJr;birthrecords;UnitedStates;Ohio", "location": "Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (United States); 1945", "latitude": "41.2531", "longitude": "-80.6724", "source": "Ohio Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics", "identifier": "JGJ-BIRTH-1931", "type": "text", "format": "image/jpeg", "language": "eng", "rights": "Private collection; no known restirctions for personal or research use", "rightsstatement": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en", "reference_url": "https://emiliagaps-arch.github.io/the_kapsz_family/item.html?id=kapsz010" } }, { "type":"Feature", "geometry":{ "type":"Point", "coordinates":[-93.625,41.5868] }, "properties":{ "title": "John Gaps Jr Death Certificate", "creator": "Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Vital Records", "date": "2003-12-24", "description": "Official death certificate for John Joseph Gaps Jr., issued by the State of Iowa, documenting his death on 24 December 2003 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The record includes biographical details such as date of birth (5 January 1931), place of birth (Youngstown, Ohio), marital status, occupation (accountant in retail), residence, and parents’ names (Joseph Gaps and Julia Masluk). Cause of death is listed as carcinoma of the prostate. This is a certified copy issued in 2026.\n", "subject": "JohnGapsJr;deathrecords;UnitedStates;Iowa", "location": "Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, (United States); 2003", "latitude": "41.5868", "longitude": "-93.625", "source": "Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Vital Records", "identifier": "JGJ-DEATH-2003", "type": "text", "format": "image/jpeg", "language": "eng", "rights": "Public domain (U.S. government record)", "rightsstatement": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en", "reference_url": "https://emiliagaps-arch.github.io/the_kapsz_family/item.html?id=kapsz011" } }, { "type":"Feature", "geometry":{ "type":"Point", "coordinates":[-80.6724,41.2531] }, "properties":{ "title": "John Gaps Sr and Julia Masluk Marriage Certificate", "creator": "St. Stanislaus Kostka Church", "date": "1940-10-17", "description": "Church marriage record for John Gaps Sr and Julia Masluk from St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Church in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohioa, United States. Record lists the date of sacrament as 4 June 1930, state of marriage, name of reverend, name of witnesses, and reverend's signature.", "subject": "JohnGapsSr;JuliaMasluk;marriagerecords;UnitedStates;Ohio;CatholicChurch", "location": "Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, (United States); 1940", "latitude": "41.2531", "longitude": "-80.6724", "source": "Personal Collection", "identifier": "JGSJM-MARRIAGE-1940", "type": "text", "format": "image/jpeg", "language": "eng", "rights": "Private collection; no known restirctions for personal or research use", "rightsstatement": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en", "reference_url": "https://emiliagaps-arch.github.io/the_kapsz_family/item.html?id=kapsz012" } }, { "type":"Feature", "geometry":{ "type":"Point", "coordinates":[-93.625,41.5868] }, "properties":{ "title": "John Gaps Sr Death Certificate", "creator": "Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records", "date": "2000-02-21", "description": "Official death certificate for John Joseph Gaps Sr., issued by the State of Iowa, documenting his death on 21 February 2000 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. The record includes biographical details such as date of birth (23 June 1909), place of birth (Ohio), marital status, residence, and occupation (steel worker). Cause of death is listed as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Informant listed as John J. Gaps Jr. This is a certified copy issued in 2026.", "subject": "JohnGapsSr;deathrecords;UnitedStates;Iowa", "location": "Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (United States); 2000", "latitude": "41.5868", "longitude": "-93.625", "source": "Iowa Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records\n", "identifier": "JGS-DEATH-2000", "type": "text", "format": "image/jpeg", "language": "eng", "rights": "Public domain (U.S. government record)", "rightsstatement": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en", "reference_url": "https://emiliagaps-arch.github.io/the_kapsz_family/item.html?id=kapsz013" } }, { "type":"Feature", "geometry":{ "type":"Point", "coordinates":[-80.6724,41.2531] }, "properties":{ "title": "John Gaps Sr Naturalization Papers", "creator": "Court of Common Pleas, Mahoning County, Ohio", "date": "1941-11-27", "description": "Certificate of Naturalization issued to John Gaps by the Court of Common Pleas of Mahoning County, Ohio, documenting his admission to U.S. citizenship on 27 November 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio. The certificate includes a photographic portrait, physical description (age, complexion, eye and hair color, height), marital status, former nationality (German), residence, and petition number (19571).", "subject": "JohnGapsSr;Naturalization;Citizenship;Immigration;UnitedStates;Ohio", "location": "Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, (United States); 1941", "latitude": "41.2531", "longitude": "-80.6724", "source": "Personal collection", "identifier": "JGS-NATURAL-1941", "type": "text", "format": "image/jpeg", "language": "eng", "rights": "Private collection; no known restirctions for personal or research use", "rightsstatement": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en", "reference_url": "https://emiliagaps-arch.github.io/the_kapsz_family/item.html?id=kapsz014" } }, { "type":"Feature", "geometry":{ "type":"Point", "coordinates":[-80.6724,41.2531] }, "properties":{ "title": "Joseph Gaps Sr Death Certificate", "creator": "Ohio Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics\n", "date": "1945-03-30", "description": "Official death certificate for Joseph Gaps Sr., issued by the Ohio Department of Health. The record documents place of death (Youngstown, Ohio), age (67), birthplace (Hungary), and parental information (Joseph Gaps and Magdalena Hilgorth). The document reflects the anglicized form of the surname and the transition from Austro-Hungarian subject to U.S.-based identity.", "subject": "JosephGapsJr;deathrecords;UnitedStates;Ohio", "location": "Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio (United States); 1945", "latitude": "41.2531", "longitude": "-80.6724", "source": "FamilySearch (Ohio Department of Health records)", "identifier": "JG-DEATH-1945", "type": "text", "format": "image/jpeg", "language": "eng", "rights": "Public domain (U.S. government record)", "rightsstatement": "https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en", "reference_url": "https://emiliagaps-arch.github.io/the_kapsz_family/item.html?id=kapsz015" } }, { "type":"Feature", "geometry":{ "type":"Point", "coordinates":[19.3766,45.2226] }, "properties":{ "title": "Josephus Kapsz and Magdalena Hilgorth Marriage Record", "creator": "Catholic Church. 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