Citation · C0005 · record
1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Camp Grant, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: T625_416; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 171
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the entry 'Wood, Norman B' on line 20 of sheet 7A, with age 30, married, and wife Mae on the next line. This matches the first and last name and the middle initial of Norman Bentley Wood, and the age fits a birth in 1889. The full middle name is not given and the death year is not shown, so the record is consistent with the claim rather than stating it in full.
Matches: Census image is 1920, Camp Grant, Winnebago, Illinois, ED 171, sheet 7A, matching the citation detail; Line 20 reads 'Wood, Norman B', male, white, age 30, married, which fits a man born in 1889; Wife 'Mae' (age 28) is listed on line 21 in the same household; Soldier occupation fits a Camp Grant enumeration
Limits: Only the initial 'B' appears, so the middle name Bentley is not confirmed; The census gives an age, not a birth date; age 30 in January 1920 implies a birth around 1889-1890; The census does not give a death date, so 1950 is not covered; The claim concerns the name only; the record cannot show that this Norman B. Wood is the same person as the database individual without other evidence; The handwriting is faint in places and the birthplace entries are hard to read
What it supports
- Person — Norman Bentley Wood