Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: Joseph Catania
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Italy
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 509 Racine Avenue
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 25
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Military service: no
Rent/home value: rented; $20
Father's birthplace: Italy
Mother's birthplace: Italy
Year of immigration: unknown; naturalization unknown
Language spoken in home before coming to the United States: Italian
Owned a radio: yes
Occupation: packer
Industry: groceries
Salary or wage worker: wages
Census place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 464; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 1110; Image: 6.0
Date: 3 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Joseph Catania
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: 1898
Birthplace: Illinois [sic]
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 1140 West Grand Avenue
Marital status: married
Highest grade of school completed: 0
Living on farm: no
Home owned or rented: rented
Monthly rental: $14
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: checker
Industry: wholesale grocery
Salary or wage worker: wages
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $1040
Has other income of more than $50: no
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 44
Census place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T627_974; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 103-1670
Date: 8 Apr 1940

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Joseph Catania
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: 1897
Birthplace: Illinois
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Address: 1140 Grand Avenue 2F
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: checker
Industry: wholesale grocery
At work during last week: yes
Number of hours worked: 40
Class of worker: for private employer
Census place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Date: 14 Apr 1950

Obituary from the "Tribune" of Chicago, Ilinois dated 31 Jul 1950:
Catania - Joseph Catania, late of 1140 W. Grand avenue, beloved husband of Mary, nee Cassioppi; dear father of Sam, James, Mrs. Martha Lorengo, and Marion, fond brother of Mrs. Mary Nitti, Mrs. Rose Battaglia, Jack, Mrs. Antoinette Ferrara, Mrs. Kathryn Beckman, Mrs. Jean Collura, and Angeline. Resting at chapel, 1158-60 West Grand avenue. Funeral Thursday, Aug. 3, at 8:30 a.m., to Sancta Maria Addolorata church. Interment Mount Carmel.

He married Maria Audenzia Cacioppo 2 Jul 1922 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois.