1910 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image is readable and shows George S. Wood (written like "Word") as head of household at line 2, aged 51, in Chicago's 7th Ward. The first name and middle initial match the claim, the surname is a plausible reading of Wood, and the age fits a birth around 1858. The record supports the name but cannot confirm the life dates.
Matches: Line 2 shows "Word, George S." as head of household; the surname looks like Wood in the handwriting (or a transcription variant); Age 51 implies a birth year of about 1858–1859, which fits the 1858 birth year; Place and page match the citation: Chicago Ward 7, Cook, Illinois, ED 436, sheet 4A; Born in Canada (English), with a father born in Canada and a mother born in Vermont; wife Mary B, married 21 years; Occupation is purchasing agent
Limits: A census gives an age, not a birth date, and does not show the death year of 1940; The surname is written "Word" or "Wood" and is hard to read; the claim rests on the match in age and household; The census cannot show a full middle name, only the initial S; No other record is cited to confirm that this is the same George S Wood as the one in the database