1910 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the Wood household on sheet 4A with a son 'Norman B.', age 20, born New Jersey. The full middle name Bentley is not written out, but the maternal grandmother in the household is Emilie M. Bentley, which supports the initial. The record is consistent with the claimed name and approximate birth year, but does not state the full name.
Matches: Sheet 4A, ED 436, Chicago Ward 7, Cook County, Illinois matches the citation detail; Household of George S. Wood, head, age 51, includes a son entered as 'Norman B.', age 20, single; Surname Wood matches; Age 20 in April 1910 implies birth around 1889–90, which fits the claimed 1889; Born New Jersey, with father Canadian-English and mother New York; the mother's name, Mary B., and the mother-in-law Emilie M. Bentley in the household make 'B.' plausibly Bentley
Limits: The census gives only the middle initial 'B.', not 'Bentley'; The census cannot show a birth date or death year (1950); The handwriting of the son's first name is somewhat cursive, though it reads as Norman