1920 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the correct page (Chicago Ward 3, ED 149, sheet 3B). Line 63 lists George S. Wood, head, age 62, born in Illinois (or possibly Dakota; the entry is hard to read), with a wife Mary and daughter Emilie. The name and implied birth year of about 1858 fit the claim. The record is a name attestation only and says nothing about the death year.
Matches: Line 63 shows a household head named George S. Wood, age 62, in Chicago Ward 3, Cook County, Illinois, which matches the citation detail (ED 149, sheet 3B); Age 62 on 7 Jan 1920 implies a birth year of about 1857-58, which fits the 1858 birth year in the claim; Surname Wood and given name George match; the middle initial appears to be S (handwriting is somewhat unclear)
Limits: The census gives only a name, so it cannot establish the full name or the dates of the person born 1858 and died 1940; The middle initial is hard to read at this resolution; Nothing in the record ties this George S. Wood to the person in the database beyond name and age; the wife Mary, daughter Emilie and relatives would have to be checked against the tree; The 1858-1940 life span cannot be confirmed from a single census