1940 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The 1940 census image shows Norman Wood, age 50, born in New Jersey, head of a household in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, which fits a man born in 1889. The record supports the name "Norman Wood" but cannot confirm the middle name Bentley or the death year. It is consistent with the claim, but the middle name needs another source.
Matches: Line 62 shows Norman Wood as head of household, with a circled X beside the name, at 2619 (16th St), Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Wisconsin; Age 50 in April 1940 implies a birth year of about 1889–1890, which fits the claimed 1889; Born in New Jersey; the supplementary line 68 for son Norman Jr. gives the father's birthplace as New Jersey; Sheet 1B and ED 36-46 match the citation detail
Limits: The census gives only "Norman Wood" with no middle name, so "Bentley" is not confirmed; Age gives only a birth year, not a date, and the record does not show death in 1950; The image shows the 1940 census only; it does not link this Norman Wood to the claimed person beyond age and place details, which are not in the claim itself; The handwriting is partly hard to read, though the name Norman Wood is legible