1940 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows Norman Wood, 50, born New Jersey, as head of a household in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. The 1935 residence column says "same house", which places him in Two Rivers in 1935 as the claim states. Identification as Norman Bentley Wood rests on name, age and birthplace; the middle name is not shown.
Matches: Line 62: Norman Wood, head, white male, age 50, born New Jersey, in Two Rivers, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin (Ward 3, 1940 census); Column 17 (residence April 1, 1935) reads "same house" for Norman Wood, so he lived in the same Two Rivers house in 1935; Age 50 in April 1940 implies a birth year of about 1889–1890, which fits the 1889 birth in the claim; The household is a plausible family: wife Mae (48, Illinois) and children Franklin, Virginia, Marjorie, Katherine and Norman Jr.
Limits: The census gives "Norman Wood" with no middle name, so "Bentley" cannot be confirmed from this page; The 1935 residence is inferred from "same house" in the 1940 entry; no 1935 record names the place directly; The census gives an age, not a birth date, so 1889 is only approximately confirmed; The death year of 1950 is not covered by this record