The proposed 1941 marriage record for Arthur Joe Iacofano names his mother as Mary J. Laurenzo. The proposed 1940 census records widowed Mary Iacofano, age 54 and born in Italy, as household head with Arthur and likely siblings. The proposed 1920 census records Mary Yaciofano, age 35 and born in Italy, as wife of John Yaciofano in a household with a 2025 house number. Together these are a strong lead for Arthur's mother, pending user acceptance and corroboration.
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1885 –
Can Mary's death record, obituary, naturalization file, or church record confirm her maiden name and exact Italian birthplace?
Does the 1930 census show Mary with John/Giovanni and Arthur or the same collateral children?
Is the maiden surname spelled Laurenzo, Lorenzo, or another Italian form in independent records?
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Lead created 23 April 2026 during the paternal Iacofano research pass.
Promoted to canonical person-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885 on 2026-04-23 after user-directed acceptance of the 1941 marriage record, 1940 census, and 1920 Yaciofano census source.
Retained in 07_leads as a promoted lead trail record; source and event links now point to the canonical person.
The 1976 Plain Dealer obituary scan was obtained from the CPL Day 1 request and ingested as source-obituary-plain-dealer-maria-iacofano-1976; it supports the Maria/Mary identity, records the maiden surname as Lorenzo, and names late husband John plus children including Arthur.