Citation · C0017 · record
1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_248; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0436; FHL microfilm: 1374261
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Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the Wood household on sheet 4A, ED 436, Chicago Ward 7. Son Norman B., age 20, single, was born in New Jersey. That fits a 6 Nov 1889 birth, but the record cannot confirm the day or the Ridgefield, Bergen location. The household also includes Emilie M. Bentley (mother-in-law), which supports the middle name Bentley.
Matches: Household of George S. Wood (51) and Mary B (48) lists a son 'Norman B.' (name reads as such), male, white, single; Age 20 on 18 April 1910 implies a birth between April 1889 and April 1890, which fits 6 Nov 1889; Birthplace of Norman is given as New Jersey, matching the claimed Ridgefield, Bergen, New Jersey; Father born in Canada (English), mother born in New York, which is plausible for the family; Siblings George S. Jr. and Franklin are also born in New Jersey, and the youngest, Emilie, in Illinois, which fits a family that moved from NJ to Chicago
Limits: A census gives only age and state of birth, so the exact date (6 November 1889) is not stated; The town and county (Ridgefield, Bergen) are not given; only 'New Jersey'; The middle initial 'B' is not spelled out as Bentley; this rests on the mother's mother-in-law/relative 'Emilie M. Bentley' in the same household, who is listed as mother-in-law; Handwriting is small, so the exact name reading is not fully certain
What it supports
- Born · 6 November 1889 · Ridgefield, Bergen, New Jersey, USA — Norman Bentley Wood