1900 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image is readable. Line 36 shows Mary, wife of Geo. Q. Wood, born April 1861 in New York, married 11 years, with 4 children born and 3 living. The birth year fits the claimed 1861. The record names her only as Mary Wood, so it does not confirm the name 'Mary W Bentley'. It is plausible only if Bentley was her maiden name and the Wood marriage is established elsewhere.
Matches: Citation details match the image: Philadelphia, Ward 24, ED 578, sheet 10; Line 36 is Mary, wife of Geo. Q. Wood, born April 1861 (age 39), which fits a person born in 1861; Given name Mary matches; birthplace New York, as are both parents
Limits: The census gives her as Mary Wood (married name). The surname Bentley does not appear, so a maiden name cannot be confirmed from this page; Nothing on the page links this Mary Wood to Mary W. Bentley; the identification rests on the person's file, not on this record; The middle initial W is not shown; Mary is listed without an initial; The record gives only birth month and year (April 1861) and says nothing about her death in 1938