1860 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 3/4, tier record.
The image shows Elias Bentley, 52, farmer, in Sandy Creek, Oswego, NY, with wife Sarah and children, enumerated 30 July 1860. The name matches the claim. The age implies a birth year about 1-2 years later than 1806, which is a minor discrepancy and does not affect the name claim.
Matches: Line 3 of the 1860 census page for Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York shows "Elias Bentley" (handwriting reads Bentley/Bentlay), age 52, male, farmer; Age 52 gives a birth year of about 1808, within two years of the claimed 1806; Household includes Sarah (52) and children Frances, Ann E, Sarah L, Esther E and Joel, all born in New York; Residence matches the citation detail, Sandy Creek, Oswego, New York
Flags: Age 52 on 30 July 1860 implies birth around 1807-1808, not 1806. This is a gap of 1-2 years, likely census age imprecision; Citation gives page 958 (Ancestry image number), while the visible sheet is stamped page 156. This is a normal difference between image and enumerator page numbers
Limits: The claim is only about the name, and the census supports the name. Birth and death dates are not stated beyond the age; A census cannot confirm the 1860 death year; The census does not show that this Elias is the specific person in the database, beyond name, age and location