Citation · C0204 · record
1900 United States Federal Census
Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 24, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1466; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0578
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The household of Geo. S. Wood (head, born June 1858, Canada) lists a son "Geo. V. Jr.", born July 1891, age 8, born in New Jersey. This matches the claimed birth month, year and state. The day and the town (Ridgefield) are not in the census, so the record is consistent but does not fully state the claim.
Matches: Line 38 reads "Geo. V. Jr." (probably Geo. S. Jr.), son in the household of Geo. S. Wood (line 35), age 8, born July 1891; Birth month and year (July 1891) match the claimed 30 July 1891; Birthplace is given as New Jersey, matching the claim's state; Father is born in Canada (Eng) and mother in New York, which fits a family headed by George S. Wood with wife Mary; The census place is Philadelphia Ward 24, ED 578, sheet 10, matching the citation detail
Limits: The census gives only month and year of birth, so it cannot confirm the day (30); It gives only the state, New Jersey, so it cannot confirm Ridgefield, Bergen County; The middle initial is hard to read and looks like "V", but it is likely "S" for Slack; It does not show who his parents are beyond the household relationship; It is a census record, which is not as strong evidence for a birth as a birth record
What it supports
- Born · 30 July 1891 · Ridgefield, Bergen, New Jersey — George Slack Wood Jr.