Glasgow Surname Project

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Richard B Glasgow

1872-03-03 – 1929-09-30

Glasgow-1037 · 1 mapped association

Pennsylvania, United States→Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Identity & family

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1Mapped records
7Close relations
11Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1872-03-03 · Pennsylvania, United States
Death
1929-09-30 · Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Abraham GlasgowunmarkedLydia (Ballard) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Annie (Unknown) Glasco
Children
Eliza GlascoGeorge GlascoHenry GlascoLiving person (details withheld)
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1037
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
4

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 positionHenry Glasco (1900)
Maternal grandfather positionGeorge Glasco (1904)
Maternal grandmother positionEliza Glasco (1898)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

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

Richard GlasgowGlasgow-1708

Automated fit33/100
Similar Person
Dates1873–1945PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Killycurragh, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

Richard GlasgowGlasgow-1646

Automated fit31/100
Similar Person
Dates1875–1926PlacesKillycurragh, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Drumnaglogh, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1872

Profile-stated birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania, 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 Glasgow-1037

Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.12 claims
7Unknown
2Original
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

No formal open question is recorded for this person.

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.11 sources

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

  1. original Richard B. only used on his death certificate
  2. unknown "Littleton" Glasgow was born on 3 March about 1872 -1873 in Pennsylvania . He was the child of Lydia Ballard and Civil War veteran Abraham Glasgow of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Littleton "Little" Ballard. Occupations * 1910 : Odd jobs Residences * 1920: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (prison) 1920 federal census
  3. unknown 1910 federal census
  4. unknown 1880 federal census
  5. original , 1920 : Black * 1910 : Mulatto Death He passed away on 30 September 1929 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is buried at Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania death certificate
  6. derivative Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138624748/richard-b-glasco : accessed 24 February 2022), memorial page for Richard B. “Littleton” Glasco (30 Mar 1872–30 Sep 1929), citing Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Ely (contributor 48182797) .
  7. unknown 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Page: 198D; Enumeration District: 048 (as Littleton Glasgow)
  8. unknown 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Marlboro, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1329; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375342 (as Littleton Glasco)
  9. unknown 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1621; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 308
  10. unknown Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (as Richard B. Glasco)
  11. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1037
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

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

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Glasgow-1037 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-12-18.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—Chester, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsCorporal Abraham GlasgowGlasgow-7501837-00-00 · Chester, Pennsylvania, United States · 1897-00-00 · United States
ParentsLydia GlasgowBallard-84531848-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenElizaGlasco-581898-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenHenryGlasco-591900-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenGeorgeGlasco-601904-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenLydiaGlasco-611910-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsElizabeth GlasgowGlasgow-10351869-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-10361871-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsHannah GlasgowGlasgow-10381874-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRobert GlasgowGlasgow-10391878-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsGeorge GlasgowGlasgow-10401880-06-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesAnnieUnknown-5223471878-00-00 · Pennsylvania, United States · 0000-00-00 · 1898-00-00

Profile categories

1880 US Census, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1880_US_Census,_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania 1910 US Census, Chester County, Pennsylvania 1910_US_Census,_Chester_County,_Pennsylvania 1920 US Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1920_US_Census,_Philadelphia_County,_Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania Pocopson, Pennsylvania Pocopson,_Pennsylvania Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Union_Hill_Cemetery,_Kennett_Square,_Pennsylvania

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Richard B. Richard B. only used on his death certificate "Littleton" Glasgow was born on 3 March about 1872 -1873 in Pennsylvania . He was the child of Lydia Ballard and Civil War veteran Abraham Glasgow of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

  • He was named after his maternal grandfather, Littleton "Little" Ballard. Occupations

    • 1910 : Odd jobs Residences
    • 1920: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (prison) 1920 federal census
    • 1910: Marlboro, Pennsylvania with his wife Annie and their children 1910 federal census
    • 1880: Pocopson, Pennsylvania with his parents and siblings 1880 federal census Race
    • 1880 , 1920 : Black
    • 1910 : Mulatto Death He passed away on 30 September 1929 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is buried at Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania death certificate Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138624748/richard-b-glasco : accessed 24 February 2022), memorial page for Richard B. “Littleton” Glasco (30 Mar 1872–30 Sep 1929), citing Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Ely (contributor 48182797) . Sources
    • 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Page: 198D; Enumeration District: 048 (as Littleton Glasgow)
    • 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Marlboro, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1329; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375342 (as Littleton Glasco)
    • 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1621; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 308
    • Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (as Richard B. Glasco)

Profile source citations

  1. Richard B. only used on his death certificate
  2. "Littleton" Glasgow was born on 3 March about 1872 -1873 in Pennsylvania . He was the child of Lydia Ballard and Civil War veteran Abraham Glasgow of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was named after his maternal grandfather, Littleton "Little" Ballard. Occupations * 1910 : Odd jobs Residences * 1920: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (prison) 1920 federal census
  3. 1910 federal census
  4. 1880 federal census
  5. , 1920 : Black * 1910 : Mulatto Death He passed away on 30 September 1929 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is buried at Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania death certificate
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138624748/richard-b-glasco : accessed 24 February 2022), memorial page for Richard B. “Littleton” Glasco (30 Mar 1872–30 Sep 1929), citing Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Ely (contributor 48182797) . source link 1
  7. 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Page: 198D; Enumeration District: 048 (as Littleton Glasgow)
  8. 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Marlboro, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1329; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375342 (as Littleton Glasco)
  9. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1621; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 308
  10. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (as Richard B. Glasco)
Full captured biography text
Biography
Richard B. Richard B. only used on his death certificate "Littleton" Glasgow was born on 3 March about 1872 -1873 in Pennsylvania . He was the child of Lydia Ballard and Civil War veteran Abraham Glasgow of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

He was named after his maternal grandfather, Littleton "Little" Ballard.
Occupations
* 1910 : Odd jobs
Residences
* 1920: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (prison) 1920 federal census 
* 1910: Marlboro, Pennsylvania with his wife Annie and their children 1910 federal census 
* 1880: Pocopson, Pennsylvania with his parents and siblings 1880 federal census 
Race
* 1880 , 1920 : Black
* 1910 : Mulatto
Death
He passed away on 30 September 1929 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is buried at Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania death certificate Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138624748/richard-b-glasco : accessed 24 February 2022), memorial page for Richard B. “Littleton” Glasco (30 Mar 1872–30 Sep 1929), citing Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Ely (contributor 48182797) . 
Sources
* 1880 United States Federal Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Page: 198D; Enumeration District: 048 (as Littleton Glasgow)
* 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Marlboro, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1329; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375342 (as Littleton Glasco)
* 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1621; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 308
* Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. Pennsylvania Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (as Richard B. Glasco)
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: 1880 US Census, Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category: Pocopson, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category: 1910 US Census, Chester County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category: 1920 US Census, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category: Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania]]
== Biography ==
Richard B.<ref>Richard B. only used on his death certificate</ref><ref name="death" /><ref name="burial" /> "Littleton"<ref name="1880-census" /><ref name="1910-census" /><ref name="1920-census" /> Glasgow was born on 3 March <ref name="death" /> about 1872<ref name="1880-census" /><ref name="burial" />-1873<ref name="1920-census" /> in Pennsylvania<ref name="1880-census" /><ref name="1920-census" /><ref name="death" />. He was the child<ref name="1880-census" /><ref name="death" /> of [[Ballard-8453|Lydia Ballard]] and Civil War veteran [[Glasgow-750|Abraham Glasgow]] of the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry.

He was named after his maternal grandfather, [[Ballard-4854|Littleton "Little" Ballard]].

===Occupations===
* 1910<ref name="1910-census" />: Odd jobs

===Residences===
* 1920: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (prison)<ref name="1920-census">[[#1920|1920 federal census]]</ref>
* 1910: Marlboro, Pennsylvania with his wife Annie and their children<ref name="1910-census">[[#1910|1910 federal census]]</ref>
* 1880: Pocopson, Pennsylvania with his parents and siblings<ref name="1880-census">[[#1880|1880 federal census]]</ref>

===Race===
* 1880<ref name="1880-census" />, 1920<ref name="1920-census" />: Black
* 1910<ref name="1910-census" />: Mulatto

===Death===
He passed away on 30 September 1929 in Chester County, Pennsylvania and is buried at Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.<ref name="death">[[#death|Pennsylvania death certificate]]</ref><ref name="burial"> Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138624748/richard-b-glasco : accessed 24 February 2022), memorial page for Richard B. “Littleton” Glasco (30 Mar 1872–30 Sep 1929), {{FindAGrave|138624748}} citing Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Ely (contributor 48182797) . </ref>

== Sources ==
<references />
* <span id=1880></span>1880 United States Federal Census ''Year: 1880; Census Place: Pocopson, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1114; Page: 198D; Enumeration District: 048'' (as Littleton Glasgow)
* <span id=1910></span>1910 United States Federal Census ''Year: 1910; Census Place: Marlboro, Chester, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1329; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1375342'' (as Littleton Glasco)
* <span id=1920></span>1920 United States Federal Census ''Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 15, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1621; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 308''
* <span id="death"></span>Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission. ''Pennsylvania Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 090001-093000.'' Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (as Richard B. Glasco)