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This section keeps the family-facing identity summary separate from the evidence inspection below.
Birth about 1885 • Italy
Death Not recorded
Alternate names Mary Iacofano, Maria Giovanna Iacofano, Maria Iacofano, Mary Yaciofano, Maria Laurenzo, Mary J. Lorenzo, Maria Giovanna Lorenzo
Archive file
01_people/person-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885.md Record notes
- The accepted 1941 Cuyahoga County marriage record for Arthur Joe Iacofano names Arthur's mother as Mary J. Laurenzo.
- The accepted 1940 United States census records Mary Iacofano as a widowed, Italy-born, 54-year-old household head in Cleveland with Arthur Iacofano, age 17, recorded as her son.
- The accepted 1920 United States census records Mary Yaciofano as the Italy-born wife of John Yaciofano in a Cleveland household with house number 2025; the surname variant and address make this a strong lead connection to Arthur's later 2025 Random Rd. residence.
- The accepted 1976 Plain Dealer obituary records Maria Giovanna Iacofano, nee Lorenzo, as wife of the late John and mother of Albert, Mary Giuffre, Biagio, Joe, John, Arthur, Dorothy Euse, and Lawrence.
- John/Giovanni Iacofano was promoted to a canonical person on 26 April 2026 after user acceptance of the 1976 obituary source.
- Exact birth date, death date, maiden-surname spelling, and Italian place of origin remain unresolved pending death, obituary, naturalization, church, or passenger records.
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Timeline
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9 January 1920
census record fact
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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24 April 1940
census record fact
census year: 1940 • household location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA • household a head: Mary Iacofano
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21 March 1976
obituary fact
Maria Giovanna Iacofano
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Still checking
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9 January 1920
census event
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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1929
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1929 surname page shows John (Mary) gro at 2025 Random rd, Albert L. at the same address, and Michael and Clara at 2208 Murray Hill rd.
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1930
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1930 page 886 contains Ialcofano and Iacofano entries including John (Marie) gro at 2025 Random rd, Albert at the same address, and separate Lawrence plus likely Michael entries.
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1931
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1931 page 811 contains Iaciofano entries including John (Mary) gro at 2025 Random rd, Albert at the same address, and Michael and Clara at Ivanhoe rd apt 2.
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1932
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1932 surname page lists Albert L. at 2025 Random rd, John (Maria) gro there, and Mary there.
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1936
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1936 surname page lists Maria (wid John) at 2025 Random rd with Biagio there, John and Wm working for Albert Iacofano from that address, and a separate Arthur and Lawrence cluster at 11614 Cornell ct.
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1938
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1938 page 556 contains Iaciofano entries at 2025 Random rd, including Mary (wid John), Jos (Rose M), John, and Wm.
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24 April 1940
census event
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
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1940
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1940 page 527 contains the Mary Iaciofano Random rd cluster, including Arth at 2025 Random rd, plus separate Iacofano entries for Albert L., another Arth, Joseph, and Lawrence.
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1942
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1942 page 538 contains Iaciofano and Iacofano surname entries, including Mary J. Iaciofano, two Arth (Mary) Iacofano entries, and collateral Iacofano entries for Albert, Biagio, Joseph, and Lawrence A.
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1943-1944
city directory fact
Cleveland City Directory 1943-1944 page 525 contains Iaciofano and Iacofano surname entries, including Mary J. Iacofano, Iaciofano Arth (Mary), Iacofano Arth (Mary), and collateral Iacofano entries for Albert, Biagio, Joseph, and Lawrence A.
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30 April 2026
online index fact
catalog title: Alien Case File (A-File) for Mary Iaciofano • principal name as recorded: Mary Iaciofano • national archives identifier: 608620805
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Date not stated
online index fact
event type as indexed: marriage • groom name as recorded: GIOVANNI JACIOFANO • bride name as recorded: M GIOVANNA LAURIENZO
