1880 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image is the 1880 Brooklyn census page, ED 225, lines 41-46. It shows the Norman S. Bentley family with daughter Mary, aged 19, born in NY. An age of 19 in June 1880 implies a birth between June 1860 and June 1861, which fits 20 April 1861. The exact date and the Brooklyn birthplace are not stated, so the record is consistent with the claim but does not prove it.
Matches: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, enumeration district 225 (written 2/25), enumerated 8 June 1880; Household of Norman S Bentley (46) and Emelie M (44) includes a daughter, Mary W/H, aged 19, at home; Age 19 on 1 June 1880 fits a birth on 20 April 1861; Mary's birthplace is given as NY, consistent with Brooklyn
Limits: A census gives an age, not a birth date, so the day and month of 20 April 1861 cannot be confirmed; Birthplace is given only as the state, NY, not Brooklyn or Kings County; The middle initial is hard to read on the image and could be W or H; The citation says page 112b, but the image is stamped page 216. This is probably a different page-numbering system and does not affect the entry; The census does not directly show that this Mary is the Mary W Bentley who died in 1938