Citation · C0371 · compiled
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918
Weight of this evidence
- Tier
- compiled
- Confidence
- ●●○○ normal
- Review
- AI-checked
- Held at
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Transcription and reasoning
Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): supports, confidence 3/4, tier compiled.
The image of the DAR Lineage Book page (p. 280) shows Alonzo Church Wood (1811-92) in the lineage of Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun. This states the 1811 birth year explicitly. It is a compiled, secondary source with no full date or place, so confidence is moderate.
Matches: Entry 138910 (Mrs. Jessie Smith Calhoun) lineage line 2 reads "Alonzo Church Wood (1811-92) m. 1837 Amelia Dickenson (1815-54)"; Birth year 1811 matches the claim; death year 1892 also matches the claim's range; He is placed as son of Samuel Wood and Abigail Church, which fits the middle name Church
Limits: Gives only the birth year, not a full date or place; Published lineage book compiled from member applications, not an original birth record; The claim is only about the birth year; the book gives no source for it
What it supports
- Born · 1811 — Alonzo Church Wood