1900 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image shows the right ward, ED and sheet, and a wife Mary born April 1861 who is married, which fits the claimed residence, birth year, marital status and relationship. However, the household surname is Wood and the name Bentley never appears. The match therefore depends on Bentley being her maiden or later name, which should be confirmed from a marriage record or other sources.
Matches: Page header reads Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Ward 24, ED 578, sheet 10, matching the citation and claimed place; Line 36 lists 'Mary' as Wife, married (M), 11 years married, born April 1861, age 39. This fits the 1861 birth year and the Married / Wife details; Mary is born in New York, with both parents born in New York. She is the only woman on the sheet with a 1861 birth year; Household head is Geo. Q. Wood, telegraph operator, with sons Norman, Geo. Jr. and Franklin
Limits: The census gives her only as 'Mary' under head Geo. Q. Wood. The surname Bentley and the middle initial W do not appear, so the link to Mary W Bentley rests on birth year and relationship. Bentley could be her maiden or a later married name, which this record cannot confirm; Her husband's name, her parents and her place in the family tree are not checked here; the record cannot show that this Mary is the Mary W Bentley who died in 1938; The census gives age and birth month/year, not a full birth date; Residence in 1900 is supported only if this household is the correct family