1900 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image is readable. Mary Wood, wife of George Q. Wood, is listed as born April 1861 in New York with New York-born parents. That fits the claimed birth month, year and state. The day, the Brooklyn location and the Bentley surname are not stated, so the record is consistent with the claim but does not prove it.
Matches: Sheet 10, line 36: Mary, wife of Geo. Q. Wood (head), is recorded as born April 1861, age 39. This matches the claimed April 1861 birth.; Her birthplace is given as New York, and so are both parents' birthplaces. This fits a Brooklyn, Kings County birth.; The household is in Philadelphia, Ward 24, ED 578, matching the citation detail.
Limits: The census gives only month and year of birth (April 1861), not the day, so 20 April cannot be confirmed.; The birthplace is only 'New York', not Brooklyn or Kings County.; The entry reads 'Mary' with surname Wood. The middle initial W and the surname Bentley do not appear, so the link to Mary W Bentley depends on her being the maiden name or on other evidence of identity.; A census is a secondhand report of birth details, given by an informant.