1900 United States Federal Census

Validator (claude-sonnet-5-5, 2026-10-28): consistent, confidence 2/4, tier record.
The image shows the Wood household with husband b. 1858 in Canada and wife Mary b. 1861 in New York, married 11 years. That is consistent with an October 1888 marriage, and the first son was born in Nov 1889 in New Jersey. The census cannot confirm the exact date, the church, or Mary's maiden name.
Matches: Household at line 35-39: Wood, Geo(rge) Q/S, Head, b. June 1858, age 41, born Canada (Eng), telegraph operator; matches George S Wood b. 1858; Wife Mary, b. April 1861, age 39, born New York; matches Mary W Bentley b. 1861; Married 11 years (M 11), which implies a marriage around 1888-89; this fits an October 1888 marriage; Mary is shown with 4 children born and 3 living, and the household includes sons Norman (b. 1889), Geo. Jr. (b. 1891) and Franklin (b. 1895), consistent with a marriage in 1888; Census place, Philadelphia Ward 24, ED 578, sheet 10, matches the citation
Limits: A census gives years married, not a marriage date or place; Oct 1888 and Grace Church Brooklyn are not stated; Wife's maiden name (Bentley) is not given; Middle initial of the head is hard to read (Q or S); Years married is a rounded figure; 11 years in June 1900 fits either late 1888 or early 1889