Winnebago County, Illinois, Birth Index (USGenWeb birthwo.txt)

Image ID: none (entry 0367 1664). index only, image not read

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The index entry for Franklin Wood's birth on 10 Jan 1921 lists the father as Norman Bentley Wood, which matches the full name in the claim. It is an index only and an indirect source, since Norman appears as a parent, so it is consistent with the name but cannot show his identity beyond the name match or his dates.
Matches: Index entry names the father as "WOOD, NORMAN BENTLEY", matching the full name in the claim; Entry is a birth index record for Winnebago County, Illinois, with a plausible date (1921) for a man born 1889
Limits: Index transcription only; no image of the original record was read; Entry is for the son Franklin's birth, so it gives Norman's name only as a parent, not his own birth or death details; Does not confirm the 1889–1950 lifespan; Identification of this Norman Bentley Wood with the person in the database rests on the name match alone