North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier compiled.
The page image (p. 280, DAR Lineage Book) is readable and shows Samuel Wood (1787-1848) as generation 3 in Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun's descent from Philip Wood. The name and the years match the claim. It is a compiled secondary source, so it supports the name as stated but is not independent original evidence.
Matches: Entry 138910 (Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun) lists in her lineage line 3: "Samuel Wood (1787-1848) m. 1809 Abigail Church (1788-1837)"; Name and the 1787–1848 dates match the claim exactly; The lineage places him as son of Philip Wood and Eunice Pierce and father of Alonzo Church Wood, which fits the name and period
Limits: The record is a compiled lineage book (DAR) based on member applications, not an original vital record; The entry gives only birth and death years, with no places or full dates for Samuel Wood; The claim concerns only the name, and this record shows the name only as part of a descent line