Citation · C0178 · record
New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1895
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows the Cliffside Park enumeration of 1895, with a Wood household (Amos, Sarah, Frank aged 17) on page 13. This fits a 1895 residence in Cliffside Park for a Frank/Franklin Wood. Identifying him as Franklin G specifically depends on other evidence, because only 'Frank' is written and no relationships are given.
Matches: Image is the 1895 New Jersey State Census, Bergen County, Ridgefield Township, Borough of Cliffside Park (page 13); Household 63/107 lists Amos Wood (54), Sarah (55) and Frank (17), the last entered as no. 374; Surname Wood and the given name Frank fit Franklin G Wood, and the place matches the claim
Limits: The entry reads only 'Frank' Wood, with no middle initial or full name; The census lists no relationships, so it does not show Frank is Amos and Sarah's son; The claim gives no birth year, so the age of 17 (born about 1878) cannot be checked against it; A census is a single-year snapshot, so it cannot support the 1895–1918 residence span; The handwriting and the scan quality make the column marks hard to read
What it supports
- Lived at · 1895 · Cliffside Park, Bergen, New Jersey, USA — Franklin G Wood