Giovanni Iacofano

A Cuyahoga County naturalization index card records Giovanni Iacofano of 57 Norman St., Cleveland, Ohio, born in Italy on 20 July 1880, arrived in the United States on 23 July 1897, and naturalized in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on 4 April 1903 under Petition No. 20829. This may be connected to Tony Iacofano's John/Giovanni Iacofano line, but the 1880 birth date conflicts with the current medium-confidence canonical John Iacofano born about 1874 and the card does not name a spouse, child, parent, birthplace in Italy, or later Random Road household context.

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1880 –

Does Petition No. 20829 name a spouse, witnesses, address history, exact Italian birthplace, arrival port, ship, or certificate number?
Is the 57 Norman St. Giovanni Iacofano the same person as canonical person-john-iacofano-1874, or a separate Cleveland-area same-surname person?
Can city directories, voter-naturalization records, marriage records, census records, cemetery records, or obituary evidence connect this Giovanni to Mary/Maria Laurenzo/Iacofano, Arthur Iacofano, Albert Yaciofano, or the 2025 Random Road household?

Notes

Lead created on 30 April 2026 from a user-supplied naturalization index card JPG.
Promoted to canonical person-giovanni-iacofano-1880 on 30 April 2026 after user acceptance of source-naturalization-index-card-for-giovanni-iacofano-1903.
A separate FamilySearch name cross-reference card says papers were recorded under "Iaciofano" and the court record reads "Jaciofano."
The signed-in FamilySearch petition and oath/endorsement images in DGS 005492575 corroborate Petition No. 20829, 57 Norman, the 30 March 1903 petition/oath, and the 4 April 1903 filed/granted evidence, but they do not name a spouse, child, parent, exact Italian birthplace, arrival port, ship, or later Random Road household context.
Keep this lead separate from person-john-iacofano-1874 unless accepted evidence reconciles the birth-year conflict and supplies family-context proof.

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Naturalization Record

Naturalization Index Card for Giovanni Iacofano, 1903

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4 April 1903

Naturalization index card for Giovanni Iacofano of 57 Norman St., Cleveland, Ohio, recording Petition No. 20829 in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, birth in Italy on 20 July 1880, arrival in the United States on 23 July 1897, and naturalization on 4 April 1903.

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Naturalization Record

Naturalization Name Cross-Reference Card for Giovanni Jaciofano

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Naturalization name cross-reference card for Giovanni Jaciofano, stating that papers were recorded under the name Iaciofano and that the court record reads Jaciofano.

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Naturalization Record

Oath and Petition Endorsement for Giovanni Jaciofano, Cleveland 1903

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30 March-4 April 1903

Oath and petition endorsement page for Giovanni Jaciofano in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, showing Petition No. 20829, an oath sworn on 30 March 1903, and filed/granted notations dated 4 April 1903.

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Naturalization Record

Petition for Naturalization for Giovanni Jaciofano, Cleveland 1903

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30 March 1903

Petition for naturalization for Giovanni Jaciofano in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Cleveland, recording birth in Italy on 20 July 1880, arrival in the United States on 23 July 1897, occupation laborer, and residence at 57 Norman, Cleveland.

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