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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

LineNameRelationSexAgeMarital StatusBirthplaceName As RecordedName NoteOccupationIndustry
32Mary IacofanoHeadF54WidowedItaly
33SonM25SingleOhioBiagio IacofanoRe-read as Biagio on 2026-04-23; earlier transcription read Biggio.HelperBeer Truck
34Arthur IacofanoSonM17SingleOhio
35Dorothy IacofanoDaughterF15SingleOhio
36Lawrence IacofanoSonM12SingleOhio

Household B Members

LineNameRelationSexAgeMarital StatusBirthplaceOccupationIndustryName As Recorded
37Joseph IacofanoHeadM22MarriedOhioHelperBeer Truck
38WifeF19MarriedOhioRose Marie [Iacofano]

Reading notes

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  • 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

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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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1940 Census - Mary Iacofano Household and Joseph Iacofano Household, Cleveland, Ohio; FamilySearch; Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States records; image group 005460751; image 109 of 808; United States National Archives and Records Administration; accessed 31 March 2026.