Chicago Tribune (Newspapers.com)

Image ID: newspapers.com image 372365622. index only, image not read

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier index.
The index abstract for the Chicago Tribune of 22 Nov 1940 gives George S. Wood, age 82, who died at 454 Hickory street, Waukegan (misspelled). The age fits an 1858 birth and the publication date fits a death on 20 Nov 1940. The exact death date is not stated and the image was not examined, so the record is consistent but does not fully state the claim.
Matches: Name George S. Wood matches; Death place given as Hickory street, "Wraukegan" (evident misspelling of Waukegan), consistent with Waukegan, Lake, IL; Age 82 implies birth about 1858, matching the 1858 birth year; Obituary published 22 Nov 1940, consistent with a death on 20 Nov 1940
Limits: Index entry only; the image was not read; The index excerpt does not state the death date; the 20 Nov 1940 date is only inferred from the publication date; Place spelling is garbled ("Wraukegan") and the state and county are not given in the excerpt; Identity depends on the name and age alone; the child Emily Van Pelt cannot be checked against the claim here