1900 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 4/4, tier record.
The image shows the Wood household (dwelling 3207, family 169) in Ward 24 of Philadelphia, ED 578, sheet 10. Franklin, a son born Jan 1895, aged 5 and single, is on line 39, which fits the claimed residence in 1900, his relationship to the head and his marital status. The record is a readable original image, and the place, ED and page all match the citation.
Matches: Line 39 reads "Franklin" Wood, son of the head Geo. Q. Wood (line 35), listed in the household with wife Mary and sons Norman and Geo. V. Jr.; Born Jan 1895, age 5, single (S), consistent with the claimed birth year of 1895; Sheet header shows Philadelphia, Ward 24, Enumeration District 578, sheet 10, matching the citation's place, ED and page; Relation given as Son and marital status as S, matching the claim's note; Born in New Jersey to Canadian-English father and New York mother; nothing conflicts with the claim
Limits: The surname and middle initial on line 39 are inferred from the household head; the entry reads only "Franklin"; The middle initial G is not shown in the census entry; The census shows residence on June 1900 only and cannot confirm the death year 1918