Citation · C0026 · 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): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows line 20, Norman B. Wood, 30, white male, married, in Camp Grant, Winnebago, Illinois, with wife Mae (28) on the next line. This matches the residence, year, place, and marital status in the claim. The relationship column is struck through, so head status is inferred from his being first in dwelling 12. The full middle name Bentley and the 1889 birth year cannot be confirmed directly, but age 30 fits.
Matches: Line 20 reads "Wood Norman B", male, white, age 30, marked married (M); Followed on line 21 by "Mae", female, 28, married, which fits a wife and makes him head of household; Dwelling/family number 12 starts at his line, consistent with a head; Place is Camp Grant, Winnebago County, Illinois, enumerated 5 January 1920, matching the claimed place and year; Age 30 gives a birth year around 1889–1890, consistent with 1889; Birthplace N.Y.; father born Canada, mother born Ill. (not in the claim, no conflict); Sheet 7A and ED 171 match the citation detail
Limits: Relationship column is crossed out (X) on the image, so "Head" is inferred from the household layout, not read directly; Census gives an age, not a birth date, so it cannot confirm 1889 exactly; Handwriting is small; the middle initial "B" and surname are read from a low-resolution image; Identification of this man as Norman Bentley Wood (1889–1950) rests on name and age only; the middle name is not shown
What it supports
- Lived at · 1920 · Camp Grant, Winnebago, Illinois, USA — Norman Bentley Wood