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Margaret Elizabeth (Black) Glasgow

1809-06-25 – 1851-05-16

Black-18588 · 1 mapped association

Adams, Ohio, United StatesAdams, Ohio, United States

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1Mapped records
11Close relations
8Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1809-06-25 · Adams, Ohio, United States
Death
1851-05-16 · Adams, Ohio, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Joseph Montgomery Glasgow
Children
Alma (Glasgow) WilsonJohn Marshall Glasgow M.D.Joseph Caldwell GlasgowJoseph GlasgowMargaret Rachel (Glasgow) LytleMary Jane (Glasgow) BennMelancthon GlasgowRhoda Montgomery (Glasgow) OttSamuel Black GlasgowWilliam Gilbert Glasgow
Gender
Female
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Black-18588
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
73

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionSamuel Black Glasgow (1830)
Maternal grandfather positionWilliam Gilbert Glasgow (1831)
Maternal grandmother positionMary Jane (Glasgow) Benn (1833)
Paternal grandmother positionRhoda Montgomery (Glasgow) Ott (1840)

Known-position checks: 1 support · 3 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • 2 parent references point outside the current export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

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No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1851–1851PlacesAdams, Ohio, United States → Adams, Ohio, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same death year (+15)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 42; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same death year (+15)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 42; retained without deduction

Automated fit47/100
Similar Person
Dates1807–1839PlacesPort Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Margaret, Mary

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Margaret, Mary

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1809

Profile-stated birthplace: Adams, Ohio, United States

Adams, Ohio, United States

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Black-18588

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.12 claims
6Unknown
1Derivative
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

No claims in this category have been formally assessed.

Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

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Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.8 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. unknown 1850 United States Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio for Margarrett Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117790
  2. unknown Stivers, Emmons B.., Evans, Nelson Wiley. A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .... United States: E B. Stivers, 1900.
  3. unknown 1850 United States Federal Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, Joseph Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117789
  4. unknown 1830 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgow
  5. unknown 1840 United States Federal Census for Joseph Glasgow
  6. unknown 1850 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgo
  7. derivative Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28702098/margaret_elizabeth-glasgow: accessed November 14, 2025), memorial page for Margaret Elizabeth Black Glasgow (1809–16 May 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28702098, citing Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Adams County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave
  8. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Black-18588
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Black-18588

Margaret Elizabeth (Black) Glasgow

Updated 2025-11-14

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Black-18588 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-11-14.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthAdams, Ohio, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathAdams, Ohio, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsSamuelBlack-185891773-00-00 · Pennsylvania · 1848-00-00 · Ohio, United States
ParentsJaneMahaffey-8531773-00-00 · Pennsylvania · 1826-00-00 · Ohio, United States
ChildrenSamuel Black GlasgowGlasgow-18471830-03-09 · Brush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1906-11-07 · Seattle, King, Washington, United States
ChildrenWilliam Gilbert GlasgowGlasgow-5561831-11-08 · Brush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1900-08-08 · Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
ChildrenMary Jane BennGlasgow-21161833-10-04 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1869-08-24 · Jackson Township, Washington, Iowa, United States
ChildrenJohn Marshall Glasgow M.D.Glasgow-21171836-06-18 · Brush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1901-03-30 · Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
ChildrenJoseph Caldwell GlasgowGlasgow-32331838-03-26 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1838-08-30
ChildrenRhoda Montgomery OttGlasgow-21181840-06-21 · Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1886-08-05 · Riverside, Washington, Iowa, United States
ChildrenAlma WilsonGlasgow-21191842-06-05 · Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1904-10-05 · Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
ChildrenJoseph GlasgowGlasgow-21201844-00-00 · Ohio, United States · 1858-03-03 · Adams, Ohio, United States
ChildrenMargaret Rachel LytleGlasgow-21211848-00-00 · Ohio, United States · 1903-00-00 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
ChildrenMelancthon GlasgowGlasgow-32341849-10-01 · Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1853-03-30 · Adams, Ohio, United States
SiblingsMosesBlack-212961801-09-26 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1867-05-01 · Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States
SpousesJoseph Montgomery GlasgowGlasgow-18291807-06-20 · Brush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1886-12-17 · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Adams County, Ohio Adams_County,_Ohio Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Ohio Tranquility_Cemetery,_Tranquility,_Ohio

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Early Life Margaret was born in about 1809 in Adams County, Ohio 1850 United States Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio for Margarrett Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117790 , the child of Samuel Black and Jane Mahaffey. Family On March 6, 1828 in Adams County, Ohio, she married Joseph Montgomery Glasgow Stivers, Emmons B.., Evans, Nelson Wiley. A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .... United States: E B. Stivers, 1900.
  • She and Joseph had ten children before she died in 1851: 1850 United States Federal Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, Joseph Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117789
  • Samuel Black Glasgow (1830 - 1906)

    • William Gilbert Glasgow (1831 - 1900)
    • Mary Jane (Glasgow) Benn (1833 - 1869)
    • John Marshall Glasgow (1836 - 1901)
    • Joseph Caldwell Glasgow (1838 - 1839)
    • Rhoda Montgomery (Glasgow) Ott (1840 - 1886)
    • Alma (Glasgow) Wilson (1842-1904)
    • Joseph Montgomery Glasgow (1844 - 1858)
    • Margaret Rachel (Glasgow) Lytle (1847 - 1903)
    • Melancthon Glasgow (1849 - 1853) Residences RESIDENCE 1830 In 1830, he lived in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgow, Joseph M, 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 20-30. He lived next door to father William and brother-in-law Moses Black. 1830 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgow
  • RESIDENCE 1840 In 1840, he was still in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgow Joseph, 1 male under 5, 2 M 5-9, 1 M 15 -19, 1 M 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 F 30-39, 2 persons in agriculture, 5 people under 20, 2 people 20-49 1840 United States Federal Census for Joseph Glasgow
  • RESIDENCE 1850 In September, 1850 he was still living in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgo, Joseph M, 42; Margarett, 41; Samuel, 20; Jane, 17; John M., 14; Roaah M., 10; Abner, 8; Joseph, 6; Margaret, 3; Washington, 1; Wm G, 19 1850 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgo Death & Burial Margaret died 16 May 1851 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio. She is buried in Tranquility Cemetery. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28702098/margaret_elizabeth-glasgow: accessed November 14, 2025), memorial page for Margaret Elizabeth Black Glasgow (1809–16 May 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28702098, citing Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Adams County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave Research Notes I did extensive research on this family for my book on her son William Gilbert Glasgow: Anchored in Hope: Nebraska Pioneers and Underground Railroad Conductors Gil and Sarah Glasgow. The book has 1,164 footnotes and is illustrated with family photos, newspaper clippings and pictures from the many books listed in the bibliography. The book is available for purchase at Amazon, but is also in the Newberry Library, Allen County Public Library, Family Search Library and many local to the story genealogical/historical societies. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. 1850 United States Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio for Margarrett Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117790 source link 1
  2. Stivers, Emmons B.., Evans, Nelson Wiley. A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .... United States: E B. Stivers, 1900.
  3. 1850 United States Federal Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, Joseph Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117789 source link 1
  4. 1830 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgow
  5. 1840 United States Federal Census for Joseph Glasgow
  6. 1850 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgo
  7. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28702098/margaret_elizabeth-glasgow: accessed November 14, 2025), memorial page for Margaret Elizabeth Black Glasgow (1809–16 May 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28702098, citing Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Adams County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Early Life
Margaret was born in about 1809 in Adams County, Ohio 1850 United States Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio for Margarrett Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117790 , the child of Samuel Black and Jane Mahaffey.
Family
On March 6, 1828 in Adams County, Ohio, she married Joseph Montgomery Glasgow Stivers, Emmons B.., Evans, Nelson Wiley. A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .... United States: E B. Stivers, 1900. 

She and Joseph had ten children before she died in 1851: 1850 United States Federal Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, Joseph Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117789 

* Samuel Black Glasgow (1830 - 1906)
* William Gilbert Glasgow (1831 - 1900)
* Mary Jane (Glasgow) Benn (1833 - 1869)
* John Marshall Glasgow (1836 - 1901)
* Joseph Caldwell Glasgow (1838 - 1839)
* Rhoda Montgomery (Glasgow) Ott (1840 - 1886)
* Alma (Glasgow) Wilson (1842-1904)
* Joseph Montgomery Glasgow (1844 - 1858)
* Margaret Rachel (Glasgow) Lytle (1847 - 1903)
* Melancthon Glasgow (1849 - 1853)
Residences
RESIDENCE 1830
In 1830, he lived in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgow, Joseph M, 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 20-30. He lived next door to father William and brother-in-law Moses Black. 1830 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgow 

RESIDENCE 1840
In 1840, he was still in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgow Joseph, 1 male under 5, 2 M 5-9, 1 M 15 -19, 1 M 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 F 30-39, 2 persons in agriculture, 5 people under 20, 2 people 20-49 1840 United States Federal Census for Joseph Glasgow 

RESIDENCE 1850
In September, 1850 he was still living in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgo, Joseph M, 42; Margarett, 41; Samuel, 20; Jane, 17; John M., 14; Roaah M., 10; Abner, 8; Joseph, 6; Margaret, 3; Washington, 1; Wm G, 19 1850 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgo 
Death & Burial
Margaret died 16 May 1851 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio. She is buried in Tranquility Cemetery. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28702098/margaret_elizabeth-glasgow: accessed November 14, 2025), memorial page for Margaret Elizabeth Black Glasgow (1809–16 May 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28702098, citing Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Adams County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave 
Research Notes
I did extensive research on this family for my book on her son William Gilbert Glasgow: Anchored in Hope: Nebraska Pioneers and Underground Railroad Conductors Gil and Sarah Glasgow. The book has 1,164 footnotes and is illustrated with family photos, newspaper clippings and pictures from the many books listed in the bibliography. The book is available for purchase at Amazon, but is also in the Newberry Library, Allen County Public Library, Family Search Library and many local to the story genealogical/historical societies.
Sources
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[[Category:Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Ohio]]
[[Category:Adams County, Ohio]]
== Biography ==
=== Early Life ===

Margaret was born in about 1809 in Adams County, Ohio <ref>1850 United States Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio for Margarrett Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117790</ref>, the child of Samuel Black and Jane Mahaffey.

=== Family ===

On March 6, 1828 in Adams County, Ohio, she married [[Glasgow-1829 |Joseph Montgomery Glasgow]]<ref>Stivers, Emmons B.., Evans, Nelson Wiley. A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Including Character Sketches of the Prominent Persons Identified with the First Century of the Country's Growth .... United States: E B. Stivers, 1900.</ref>

She and Joseph had ten children before she died in 1851: <ref>1850 United States Federal Census for Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, Joseph Glasgo accessed here https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4189787-00455?pId=13117789</ref>

* [[Glasgow-1847 | Samuel Black Glasgow (1830 - 1906)]]
* [[Glasgow-556 | William Gilbert Glasgow (1831 - 1900)]]
* [[Glasgow-2116 | Mary Jane (Glasgow) Benn (1833 - 1869)]]
* [[Glasgow-2117 | John Marshall Glasgow (1836 - 1901)]]
* [[Glasgow-3233 | Joseph Caldwell Glasgow (1838 - 1839)]]
* [[Glasgow-2118 | Rhoda Montgomery (Glasgow) Ott (1840 - 1886)]]
* [[Glasgow-2119 | Alma (Glasgow) Wilson (1842-1904)]]
* [[Glasgow-2120 | Joseph Montgomery Glasgow (1844 - 1858)]]
* [[Glasgow-2121 | Margaret Rachel (Glasgow) Lytle (1847 - 1903)]]
* [[Glasgow-3234 | Melancthon Glasgow (1849 - 1853)]]

=== Residences ===

'''RESIDENCE 1830'''
In 1830, he lived in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgow, Joseph M, 1 male under 5, 1 male 20-30, 1 female 20-30. He lived next door to father William and brother-in-law Moses Black.<ref>1830 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgow</ref>

'''RESIDENCE 1840'''
In 1840, he was still in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgow Joseph, 1 male under 5, 2 M 5-9, 1 M 15 -19, 1 M 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 F 30-39, 2 persons in agriculture, 5 people under 20, 2 people 20-49<ref>1840 United States Federal Census for Joseph Glasgow</ref>

'''RESIDENCE 1850'''
In September, 1850 he was still living in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio: Glasgo, Joseph M, 42; Margarett, 41; Samuel, 20; Jane, 17; John M., 14; Roaah M., 10; Abner, 8; Joseph, 6; Margaret, 3; Washington, 1; Wm G, 19<ref>1850 United States Federal Census for Joseph M Glasgo</ref>

=== Death & Burial ===

Margaret died 16 May 1851 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio. She is buried in Tranquility Cemetery.<ref>Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28702098/margaret_elizabeth-glasgow: accessed November 14, 2025), memorial page for Margaret Elizabeth Black Glasgow (1809–16 May 1851), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28702098, citing Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Adams County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave</ref>

== Research Notes ==
I did extensive research on this family for my book on her son William Gilbert Glasgow: '''Anchored in Hope: Nebraska Pioneers and Underground Railroad Conductors Gil and Sarah Glasgow'''. The book has 1,164 footnotes and is illustrated with family photos, newspaper clippings and pictures from the many books listed in the bibliography. The book is available for purchase at Amazon, but is also in the Newberry Library, Allen County Public Library, Family Search Library and many local to the story genealogical/historical societies.

== Sources ==
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