Glasgow Surname Project

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Margaret Elizabeth (Branch) Glasgow

1876-10-04 – 1952-08-24

Branch-1177 · 1 mapped association

Richmond, Virginia, United States→New York, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
7Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1876-10-04 · Richmond, Virginia, United States
Death
1952-08-24 · New York, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Arthur Graham Glasgow
Children
Margaret Gholson Glasgow
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Branch-1177
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionMargaret Gholson Glasgow (1902)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 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.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

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.

Same-name candidate

Margaret GlasgowGlasgow-1688

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1876–?PlacesBallynasollus, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit46/100
Similar Person
Dates1871–1951PlacesEngland → St. Raphael's Home, Edinburgh, Midlothian, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1876

Profile-stated birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia, 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 Branch-1177

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.3 claims
4Unknown
2Tree Only
1Derivative

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

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.7 sources

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

  1. unknown Source: #S409646089
  2. unknown Source: #S409646120
  3. derivative Source: S409646089 Repository: #R400554599 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  4. unknown Repository: R400554599 Ancestry.com
  5. tree_only Source: S409647593 Repository: #R400554599 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=111016094&pid=124
  6. unknown Source: S409648881 Repository: #R400554599 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: 1371; Family History Film: 1255371; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 080
  7. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Branch-1177
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Branch-1177

Margaret Elizabeth (Branch) Glasgow

Updated 2024-10-18

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

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Branch-1177 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-10-18.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Richmond, Virginia, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—New York, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1901-10-01Richmond, Virginia, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohnBranch-11731830-10-09 · Petersburg, Virginia, United States · 1915-02-02 · Richmond, Virginia, United States
ParentsMary LouiseKerr-52931840-06-27 · Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States · 1896-12-20 · Munich (München), Germany
ChildrenMargaret Gholson GlasgowGlasgow-6711902-11-08 · London,England · 1995-06-24
SiblingsBlytheBranch-11751864-03-16 · Petersburg, Virginia, United States · 1942-05-22 · Richmond, Virginia, United States
SiblingsJohnBranch-11701865-05-01 · Danville, Virginia, United States · 1930-07-01 · Toscana, Italy
SiblingsEffieBranch-11761866-08-15 · Richmond, Virginia, United States · 1934-11-16
SpousesArthur Graham GlasgowGlasgow-6701865-05-30 · Buchanan, Virginia, United States · 1955-10-28 · Richmond, Virginia, United States · 1901-10-01

Profile categories

Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Hollywood_Cemetery,_Richmond,_Virginia

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Margaret Elizabeth Branch. Source: #S409646089 Branch. Found multiple versions of name. Using Margaret Elizabeth Branch.
  • Born 4 October 1876. Richmond, Virginia. Source: #S409646089 abt 1877. Virginia Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 4 October 1876
  • Died 24 August 1952. New York, United States. Source: #S409646089
  • Residence Marital status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter. 1880 Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA.
  • Buried Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA. Source: #S409646089
  • Marriage Husband John Patterson Branch. Wife Mary Louise Merritt Kerr. Child: Blythe Walker Branch. Child: John Kerr Branch. Child: Effie Kerr Branch. Child: Margaret Elizabeth Branch. Marriage 12 May 1863. Petersburg City, Virginia. Source: #S409646120 Source: #S409646120 Sources *

  • Source: S409646089 Repository: #R400554599 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.

    • Repository: R400554599 Ancestry.com
    • Source: S409647593 Repository: #R400554599 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=111016094&pid=124
    • Source: S409648881 Repository: #R400554599 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: 1371; Family History Film: 1255371; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 080

Profile source citations

  1. Source: #S409646089
  2. Source: #S409646120
  3. Source: S409646089 Repository: #R400554599 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
  4. Repository: R400554599 Ancestry.com
  5. Source: S409647593 Repository: #R400554599 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=111016094&pid=124 source link 1
  6. Source: S409648881 Repository: #R400554599 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: 1371; Family History Film: 1255371; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 080
Full captured biography text
Biography
Margaret Elizabeth Branch. Source: #S409646089 
Branch. 
Found multiple versions of name. Using Margaret Elizabeth Branch. 

Born 
4 October 1876. 
Richmond, Virginia. Source: #S409646089 
abt 1877. 
Virginia
Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 4 October 1876 

Died 
24 August 1952. 
New York, United States. Source: #S409646089 

Residence Marital status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter. 
1880
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA. 

Buried 
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA. Source: #S409646089 

Marriage
Husband John Patterson Branch. 
Wife Mary Louise Merritt Kerr. 
Child: Blythe Walker Branch. 
Child: John Kerr Branch. 
Child: Effie Kerr Branch. 
Child: Margaret Elizabeth Branch. 
Marriage
12 May 1863. 
Petersburg City, Virginia. Source: #S409646120 Source: #S409646120 
Sources
* 

* Source: S409646089 Repository: #R400554599 U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 
* Repository: R400554599 Ancestry.com
* Source: S409647593 Repository: #R400554599 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=111016094&pid=124 
* Source: S409648881 Repository: #R400554599 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: 1371; Family History Film: 1255371; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 080
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia]]
== Biography ==

'''Margaret''' Elizabeth Branch. <ref>Source: [[#S409646089]]   </ref>
Branch. 
''Found multiple versions of name. Using Margaret Elizabeth Branch.'' 

'''Born''' 
4 October 1876. 
Richmond, Virginia. <ref>Source: [[#S409646089]]   </ref>
abt 1877. 
Virginia
''Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 4 October 1876'' 

'''Died''' 
24 August 1952. 
New York, United States. <ref>Source: [[#S409646089]]   </ref>

'''Residence''' Marital status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Daughter. 
1880
Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA. 

'''Buried''' 
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA. <ref>Source: [[#S409646089]]   </ref>

'''Marriage'''
Husband [[Branch-1173|John Patterson Branch]]. 
Wife [[Kerr-5293|Mary Louise Merritt Kerr]]. 
Child: [[Branch-1175|Blythe Walker Branch]]. 
Child: [[Branch-1170|John Kerr Branch]]. 
Child: [[Branch-1176|Effie Kerr Branch]]. 
Child: [[Branch-1177|Margaret Elizabeth Branch]]. 
Marriage
12 May 1863. 
Petersburg City, Virginia. <ref>Source: [[#S409646120]]   </ref><ref>Source: [[#S409646120]]   </ref>

== Sources ==

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* Source: <span id='S409646089'>S409646089</span> Repository: [[#R400554599]] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.    
* Repository: <span id='R400554599'>R400554599</span> Ancestry.com
* Source: <span id='S409647593'>S409647593</span> Repository: [[#R400554599]] Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.  Original data:  Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.   Ancestry Family Tree  http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=111016094&pid=124 
* Source: <span id='S409648881'>S409648881</span> Repository: [[#R400554599]] 1880 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc     Year: 1880; Census Place: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia; Roll: 1371; Family History Film: 1255371; Page: 84B; Enumeration District: 080