Citation · C0024 · 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): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The image shows the 1910 census sheet 4A, ED 436, Chicago Ward 7. Line 4 lists Norman B. Wood as son of head George S. Wood, age 20, single, working as a bookkeeper in an oil refinery. This matches the claim on name, relation, marital status, occupation, place and implied birth year.
Matches: Sheet 4A, ED 436, Chicago city, Ward 7, Cook County, Illinois, matches the citation's page, ED and place; Household of George S. Wood (head, 51), wife Mary B (48), at 6515 (dwelling 33, family 62); Line 4: "Norman B." Wood, son, male, white, age 20, single; Occupation reads "Bookkeeper" in an oil refinery, matching the claimed occupation; Marital status S (single) and relation Son match the claim; Age 20 in April 1910 implies birth about 1889–1890, consistent with 1889; Born New Jersey, father born Canada-English, mother born New York; the family (siblings born NJ, youngest born Illinois) fits a move to Chicago
Limits: Census gives age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm exact 1889 birth; The middle name Bentley is not shown (only initial B.), although the grandmother-in-law Emilie M. Bentley lives nearby on the sheet, which fits but does not prove it; The handwriting for the occupation is slightly hard to read, though "Bookkeeper" is the best reading
What it supports
- Lived at · 1910 · Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, USA — Norman Bentley Wood