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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.
