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1940 Census - Mary Iacofano Household and Joseph Iacofano Household, Cleveland, Ohio
1940 census page, Sheet 25-A, for Block 17, Ward 19, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Two Iacofano households appear: (A) Mary Iacofano (widowed, age 54, born Italy) heads a household with sons Biagio (age 25, Helper/Beer Truck), Arthur (age 17), Lawrence (age 12) and daughter Dorothy (age 15); (B) nearby, Joseph Iacofano (age 22, Ohio-born, married, Helper/Beer Truck) lives with wife Rose Marie (age 19). This is a strong proposed source for Arthur in Mary Iacofano's household and for likely collateral sibling leads.
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- census year
- 1940
- household location
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
- household a head
- Mary Iacofano
- household a head sex
- F
- household a head age
- 54
- household a head marital status
- Widowed
- household a head birthplace
- Italy
- household a head education
- 3 years
- household a tenure
- Own
- household a home value approx
- 1500
- household a members
- line
- 32
- name
- Mary Iacofano
- relation
- Head
- sex
- F
- age
- 54
- marital status
- Widowed
- birthplace
- Italy
- line
- 33
- name as recorded
- Biagio Iacofano
- name note
- Re-read as Biagio on 2026-04-23; earlier transcription read Biggio.
- relation
- Son
- sex
- M
- age
- 25
- marital status
- Single
- birthplace
- Ohio
- occupation
- Helper
- industry
- Beer Truck
- line
- 34
- name
- Arthur Iacofano
- relation
- Son
- sex
- M
- age
- 17
- marital status
- Single
- birthplace
- Ohio
- line
- 35
- name
- Dorothy Iacofano
- relation
- Daughter
- sex
- F
- age
- 15
- marital status
- Single
- birthplace
- Ohio
- line
- 36
- name
- Lawrence Iacofano
- relation
- Son
- sex
- M
- age
- 12
- marital status
- Single
- birthplace
- Ohio
- household b head
- Joseph Iacofano
- household b head sex
- M
- household b head age
- 22
- household b head marital status
- Married
- household b head birthplace
- Ohio
- household b head birth year approx
- 1918
- household b rent monthly approx
- 18
- household b members
- line
- 37
- name
- Joseph Iacofano
- relation
- Head
- sex
- M
- age
- 22
- marital status
- Married
- birthplace
- Ohio
- occupation
- Helper
- industry
- Beer Truck
- line
- 38
- name as recorded
- Rose Marie [Iacofano]
- relation
- Wife
- sex
- F
- age
- 19
- marital status
- Married
- birthplace
- Ohio
Enumeration
- Census year
- 1940
- Household location
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Other details
- Household A Head
- Mary Iacofano
- Household A Head Sex
- F
- Household A Head Age
- 54
- Household A Head Marital Status
- Widowed
- Household A Head Birthplace
- Italy
- Household A Head Education
- 3 years
- Household A Tenure
- Own
- Household A Home Value Approx
- 1500
- Household B Head
- Joseph Iacofano
- Household B Head Sex
- M
- Household B Head Age
- 22
- Household B Head Marital Status
- Married
- Household B Head Birthplace
- Ohio
- Household B Head Birth Year Approx
- 1918
- Household B Rent Monthly Approx
- 18
Household A Members
| Line | Name | Relation | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Birthplace | Name As Recorded | Name Note | Occupation | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Mary Iacofano | Head | F | 54 | Widowed | Italy | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | — | Son | M | 25 | Single | Ohio | Biagio Iacofano | Re-read as Biagio on 2026-04-23; earlier transcription read Biggio. | Helper | Beer Truck |
| 34 | Arthur Iacofano | Son | M | 17 | Single | Ohio | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Dorothy Iacofano | Daughter | F | 15 | Single | Ohio | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Lawrence Iacofano | Son | M | 12 | Single | Ohio | — | — | — | — |
Household B Members
| Line | Name | Relation | Sex | Age | Marital Status | Birthplace | Occupation | Industry | Name As Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Joseph Iacofano | Head | M | 22 | Married | Ohio | Helper | Beer Truck | — |
| 38 | — | Wife | F | 19 | Married | Ohio | — | — | Rose Marie [Iacofano] |
Reading notes
Things to be careful about
- E.D. restored to 92-469 on 2026-04-23 re-read of the image-backed PDF; the prior 92-769 correction was erroneous.
- Line 33 is re-read as Biagio on 2026-04-23; the earlier Biggio reading should be treated as superseded unless a clearer image contradicts it.
- Arthur's surname is shown through household ditto marks on lines 33–36.
- Mary's exact street address in Block 17 is legible on the original image but not captured here at sufficient confidence to normalize.
- Joseph's household (lines 37–38) was not extracted in the initial source ingest; added 2026-04-22 from high-res image review.
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1940 United States Census — Population Schedule State: Ohio County: Cuyahoga Incorporated place: Cleveland Ward of city: 19 Block No.: 17 B.D. No.: 25 Enumeration district: 92-769 [NOTE: previously mis-transcribed as 92-469; corrected from high-res image] Sheet: 25-A Enumeration date: 24 April 1940 Enumerator: Anthony J. Longo --- HOUSEHOLD A: Mary Iacofano (Lines 32–36) --- Address: [street number in Block 17, Ward 19 — exact street name partially legible; neighbourhood consistent with Cleveland Italian-American district] Tenure: Own (O); home value approx. $1,500 Line 32: Mary Iacofano, Head, F, White, age 54, Widowed, born Italy. Education: 3 years school completed Employment: no wage/salary income recorded; employment status unclear from image Line 33: [Biggio?] Iacofano, Son, M, White, age 25, Single, born Ohio. Occupation: Helper; Industry: Beer Truck [First name uncertain — reads as "Biggio" in earlier transcription; image is ambiguous. Possible Italian given names: Biggio, Elvio, or similar. Needs verification.] Line 34: Arthur Iacofano, Son, M, White, age 17, Single, born Ohio. Years of school completed: 0 (in school) No occupation recorded (school-age) Line 35: Dorothy Iacofano, Daughter, F, White, age 15, Single, born Ohio. No occupation recorded (school-age) Line 36: Lawrence Iacofano, Son, M, White, age 12, Single, born Ohio. No occupation recorded (school-age) --- HOUSEHOLD B: Joseph Iacofano (Lines 37–38) --- Address: [separate dwelling in Block 17; address column reads approx. 204, Rent (R), $18/month] Line 37: Iacofano, Joseph, Head, M, White, age 22, Married, born Ohio. Occupation: Helper; Industry: Beer Truck [Note: Joseph and Biggio/brother in Household A share the same industry, suggesting the Iacofano men may have worked together in beer/beverage trucking.] Line 38: [Iacofano], Rose Marie, Wife, F, White, age 19, Married, born Ohio. No occupation recorded. --- NOTES --- - E.D. corrected from 92-469 to 92-769 based on high-resolution re-read of the census image submitted 2026-04-22. The image clearly shows "92-769" in the E.D. field at top right. - Mary Iacofano (née Laurenzo) connection confirmed: the 1941 Cuyahoga County marriage record for Arthur Joe Iacofano names his mother as "Mary J. Laurenzo" — the same person as Mary Iacofano, head of household, born Italy. Her late husband was John Iacofano. - Joseph Iacofano (line 37, age 22, born ~1918, Ohio) is likely Arthur's older brother — son of John Iacofano and Mary (Laurenzo) Iacofano. He married Rose Marie (b. ~1921, Ohio) before the 1940 census and they had their own household at a nearby Block 17 address. Joseph does not yet have a person record in the archive. - The surrounding households on this census page (Pariso, Arigo, Civello, Rosa, Di Francesco, Mastendrea) are predominantly Italian-born or Italian-American, consistent with a Cleveland Little Italy neighbourhood in Ward 19. - Supplementary questions at the bottom of the page record Paul Civello (line 14) and John Di Francesco (line 29) with Italian-born parents. - Arthur's surname is shown through household ditto marks on lines 33–36 rather than being rewritten on each line.
Place
Where this record belongs
- county
- Cuyahoga
- place
- Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Details
Record details
- census year
- 1940
- state
- Ohio
- county
- Cuyahoga
- incorporated place
- Cleveland
- ward
- 19
- block number
- 17
- sheet number
- 25-A
- bd number
- 25
- enumeration district
- 92-469
- enumeration date
- 24 April 1940
- enumerator
- Anthony J. Longo
- pages
- 2
Notes
Archive notes
- Mary Iacofano is linked to canonical person-mary-j-laurenzo-iacofano-1885 because the accepted 1941 Cuyahoga County marriage record for Arthur Joe Iacofano names his mother as "Mary J. Laurenzo."
- Joseph Iacofano (line 37, born ~1918, Ohio) is likely Arthur's older brother - a son of John Iacofano and Mary (Laurenzo) Iacofano - but no canonical person record or confirming document has been found yet. He and the eldest son (Biagio/line 33) both worked in the beer-truck industry, suggesting family employment in the same trade.
- Arthur age 17 in April 1940 is consistent with birth year ~1923, supporting person-arthur-iacofano-1923.
- The neighbourhood (Block 17, Ward 19) was a predominantly Italian-American area of Cleveland; surrounding households include Pariso, Arigo, Civello, Rosa, Di Francesco, and Mastendrea families.
- Arthur's 1941 marriage record lists his residence as 2025 Random Rd. — a different address from this census, suggesting he moved between April 1940 and August 1941.
- Current repository PDF includes the census image and a FamilySearch citation page; no raw artifact was rewritten during the 2026-04-23 review.
- Accepted by user direction on 2026-04-23.
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