1880 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 1/4, tier index.
The citation points to an 1880 census page in Brooklyn but gives no name or age. Nothing contradicts the claim, but the text alone does not show that Mary W Bentley appears on that page. At most it is consistent; the entry itself would have to be read.
Matches: Citation is a 1880 US census entry for Brooklyn, Kings, New York, which is a plausible place for a person born in 1861; Census year fits a person who would have been about 18-19 years old
Limits: No image and no transcription of the entry is provided, so the name as recorded cannot be checked; Citation gives only the roll, page and enumeration district, not the household or person listed; A census cannot establish the full name 'Mary W Bentley' with middle initial unless the entry is read; Birth year 1861 and death year 1938 cannot be verified from this citation; Nothing shows which household member is Mary or whether the surname Bentley is her maiden or married name