Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Elizabeth Glasgow

1775 – after 1867-07-25

Glasgow-1190 · 1 mapped association

Ireland→Lowville, Lewis, New York, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1775 · Ireland
Death
after 1867-07-25 · Lowville, Lewis, New York, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Robert Glasgow
Children
Betsy J (Glasgow) CollinsJohn GlasgowJulia Ann (Glasgow) BellNancy Esther (Glasgow) RoodWilliam Glasgow
Gender
Female
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Glasgow-1190
Research clusters
Unassigned occurrence
Mapped descendants
13

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 positionJohn Glasgow (1803)
Maternal grandfather positionWilliam Glasgow (1806)
Maternal grandmother positionBetsy J (Glasgow) Collins (1807)
Paternal grandmother positionJulia Ann (Glasgow) Bell (1811)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 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

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)

descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tyrone (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Unknown (Mitchell) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (45) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Julia +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Julia Ann (Glasgow) Bell; candidate branch: Julia Anne (Glasgow) Howlett) (+12 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1735–1829Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesMoneymore, Galway, Connacht, Ireland · United States · MoneymoreIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesKilwaughter, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit1/100
Weak Lead
Dates1747–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit0/100
Weak Lead
Dates1757–1805Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesCurrituck, Province of North Carolina · Currituck, Currituck Parish, North Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a female subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1730–?Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · Scotland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • possible 45-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tyrone (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Julia +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Julia Ann (Glasgow) Bell; candidate branch: Julia Anne (Glasgow) Howlett) (+12 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1741–?Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesCurrituck, Currituck, North CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1744–?Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Dublin, Ireland · County Dublin — exact locality unproved · Lanesborough / LanesboroIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit5/100
Weak Lead
Dates1767–?Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–18 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named Elizabeth Glasgow (Glasgow-3399) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 36 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named Elizabeth Glasgow (Glasgow-3399) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit1/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1803), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Elizabeth (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 146 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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 fit62/100
Similar Person
Dates1785–?PlacesIreland → CanadaParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: William Glasgow

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit54/100
Similar Person
Dates1786–?PlacesIrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 11 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 11 (+2)
  • shared recorded place (+20)
  • matching child name: John Glasgow

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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
c.1775

Profile-stated birth: Ireland

County Tyrone — exact locality unproved

Her own profile gives Ireland only; her husband Robert-1189 states Tyrone, and a compiled family study describes Robert and Betsy as County Tyrone migrants.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1190

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: County-level family-history placement

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
3Derivative
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.4 open

Which records prove the subject's identity across events?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Which original or indexed records identify the parents?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.

Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?

No current conclusion recorded.

Missing bridge: Not specified

Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.4 sources

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

  1. derivative "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDYG-P3G : 20 January 2020), Elizabeth in entry for John Glasgow, 1803.
  2. derivative "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYT-V4B : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of William Glasgow, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  3. derivative "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QG-QK5 : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of Robert Glasgow, E.D. 2, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing p. , line #14, family #240, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 900,775.
  4. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1190
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-1190 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-03-13.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—IrelandWikiTree profile field
death—Lowville, Lewis, New York, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1798-00-00IrelandWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJohn GlasgowGlasgow-11941803-03-18 · Fonda, Montgomery, New York, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWilliam GlasgowGlasgow-11911806-00-00 · Montgomery, New York, United States · 1880-03-16 · Gloversville, Fulton, New York, United States
ChildrenBetsy J CollinsGlasgow-11641807-07-23 · Lowville, Lewis, New York, United States · 1896-01-16 · Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
ChildrenJulia Ann BellGlasgow-11921811-00-00 · Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States · 1890-02-02 · Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, United States
ChildrenNancy Esther RoodGlasgow-11931817-11-15 · Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States · 1904-02-25 · Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
SpousesRobert GlasgowGlasgow-11891769-00-00 · Tyrone, Ireland · 1858-11-26 · Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States · 1798-00-00 · Ireland

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Elizabeth was born in 1775. She passed away after 1867. Sources

    • "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDYG-P3G : 20 January 2020), Elizabeth in entry for John Glasgow, 1803.
    • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYT-V4B : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of William Glasgow, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    • "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QG-QK5 : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of Robert Glasgow, E.D. 2, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing p. , line #14, family #240, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 900,775.

Profile source citations

  1. "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDYG-P3G : 20 January 2020), Elizabeth in entry for John Glasgow, 1803. source link 1
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYT-V4B : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of William Glasgow, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). source link 1
  3. "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QG-QK5 : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of Robert Glasgow, E.D. 2, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing p. , line #14, family #240, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 900,775. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Elizabeth was born in 1775. She passed away after 1867. 
Sources
* "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDYG-P3G : 20 January 2020), Elizabeth in entry for John Glasgow, 1803.
* "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYT-V4B : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of William Glasgow, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
* "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QG-QK5 : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of Robert Glasgow, E.D. 2, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing p. , line #14, family #240, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 900,775.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Elizabeth was born in 1775. She passed away after 1867. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDYG-P3G : 20 January 2020), Elizabeth in entry for John Glasgow, 1803.
* "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYT-V4B : 4 April 2020), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of William Glasgow, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing family 4, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
* "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QG-QK5 : 13 March 2018), Elizabeth Glasgow in household of Robert Glasgow, E.D. 2, Martinsburg, Lewis, New York, United States; citing p. , line #14, family #240, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 900,775.