Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Joseph Albert Glasgow

1861-05-26 – 1941-09-09

Glasgow-148 · 1 mapped association

Ferguson Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States→Blandburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records

1Close relations

4Evidence items

7Candidate leads

Birth: 1861-05-26 · Ferguson Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: 1941-09-09 · Blandburg, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents: Joseph H Glasgowunmarked
Spouses: Not recorded
Children: Not recorded
Gender: Male
WikiTree: Glasgow-148
Research clusters: Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants: 0

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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

1 parent reference 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 named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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

Joseph Montgomery GlasgowGlasgow-1859

Automated fit51/100

Similar Person

Dates1861–1929PlacesJackson Township, Washington, Iowa, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)
overlapping locality (+8)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)
overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

Joseph Ellsworth Glasgow SrGlasgow-1851

Automated fit43/100

Similar Person

Dates1861–1931PlacesBrownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States → Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: unassessed father 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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

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

b. 1861

Profile-stated birthplace: Ferguson Township, Blair, PA

Ferguson Township, Blair, PA

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-148

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.10 claims

3Tree Only

1Unknown

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.4 sources

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

unknown Glasgow-148 was created by Christopher Gorman through the import of Nicholas Straw 1753-1833.GED on Feb 22, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
tree_only Source: S191 Record ID Number: MH:S191 User ID: 7C4F28A8-F2FB-43F6-B795-156AB86E057F Author: Jackie Helsel Title: Helsel Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Helsel Web Site CONT Family tree: 6646057-6 Media: 539893-18 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6355 Page: Joseph Albert Glasgow Event: Smart Matching Role: 18001698 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match
tree_only Source: S432 Record ID Number: MH:S423 User ID: 51C602017221F1E87D4BED9A4368B428 Author: David Robin Title: Robin Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Robin Web Site CONT Family tree: dgrobin.FBK_2009-02-12 Media: 519353-3 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6364 Page: [Private] GLASGOW Event: Smart Matching Role: 3008549 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Q
tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-148

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-148 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2014-02-24.

Profile location claims

Event	Date	Location	Status
birth	—	Ferguson Township, Blair, PA	WikiTree profile field
death	—	Blandburg, Cambria, PA	WikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Parents	Joseph H Glasgow	Glasgow-146	1823-00-00 · Antis Township, Blair County, Pa. · 1885-01-07 · Altoona, Blair, PA
Parents	Sarah	McCracken-140	1823-09-00 · Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA · 1878-01-19 · Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Siblings	Rachael S Glasgow	Glasgow-149	1848-08-14 · Pennsylvania · 1918-04-13 · Riggles Gap, Blair, PA
Siblings	Richard Taylor Glasgow	Glasgow-150	1850-05-24 · Antis Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · 1907-06-07 · Jordan Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Siblings	Jennie Mary Glasgow	Glasgow-154	1851-12-21 · McVeytown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA · 1927-05-07 · Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA
Siblings	Mary Jane Glasgow	Glasgow-151	1852-00-00 · PA · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Levi Glasgow	Glasgow-152	1853-09-20 · Clearfield County, Pa · 1935-04-07 · Reightown, Blair Co., Pa
Siblings	Sarah G. Glasgow	Glasgow-155	1856-00-00 · PA · 0000-00-00
Siblings	Martha Glasgow	Glasgow-153	1859-00-00 · PA · 0000-00-00
Siblings	William Blair Glasgow	Glasgow-147	1863-10-05 · Antis Township, Blair County, Pa. · 1938-06-03 · PA

Record-bearing passages

Biography This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Glasgow-148 was created by Christopher Gorman through the import of Nicholas Straw 1753-1833.GED on Feb 22, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited. Birth : Birth: :: User ID: 51C601826F53C1E59D4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79183 :: Date: 26 MAY 1861 :: Place: Ferguson Township, Blair, PA Death : Death: :: User ID: 51C601826F5761E5AD4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79184 :: Date: 9 SEP 1941 :: Place: Blandburg, Cambria, PA Record ID Number : Record ID Number: MH:I8232 User ID : User ID: 51C601826F6061E5DD4BED9A4368B428 UPD : UPD 22 JUN 2013 15:56:50 GMT-5 Burial : Burial: :: User ID: 51C601826F5A81E5BD4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79185 :: Date: 1941 :: Place: Asbury Cemetery, Antis Twp, Blair Co.Pa Occupation : Occupation: :: User ID: 51C601826F5E61E5CD4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79186 :: Place: Engineer, Harbison Walker : Occupation: Brush feeder :: User ID: 51C60278DE13D1E8FD4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79210 :: Date: 1900 : Occupation: Laborer, factory :: User ID: 51C60278DE1A01E90D4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79211 :: Date: 1910 : Occupation: Engineer, Harbison Walker :: User ID: 51C60278DE1EF1E91D4BED9A4368B428 :: Record ID Number: MH:IF79212 Note : Note: #N4304 Sources
- Source: S191 Record ID Number: MH:S191 User ID: 7C4F28A8-F2FB-43F6-B795-156AB86E057F Author: Jackie Helsel Title: Helsel Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Helsel Web Site CONT Family tree: 6646057-6 Media: 539893-18 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6355 Page: Joseph Albert Glasgow Event: Smart Matching Role: 18001698 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
- Source: S432 Record ID Number: MH:S423 User ID: 51C602017221F1E87D4BED9A4368B428 Author: David Robin Title: Robin Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Robin Web Site CONT Family tree: dgrobin.FBK_2009-02-12 Media: 519353-3 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6364 Page: [Private] GLASGOW Event: Smart Matching Role: 3008549 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Notes : Note N4304 per Alan CAMPBELL, DJG, p. 16: : : He was a resident of for forty-one years. Retired from Harbison Walker when he died. Former postmaster of Blandburg told me he worked as a barber, part time, after he retired. : Record ID Number: MH:N4336 : PRIN MH:I8232

Profile source citations

Glasgow-148 was created by Christopher Gorman through the import of Nicholas Straw 1753-1833.GED on Feb 22, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
Source: S191 Record ID Number: MH:S191 User ID: 7C4F28A8-F2FB-43F6-B795-156AB86E057F Author: Jackie Helsel Title: Helsel Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Helsel Web Site CONT Family tree: 6646057-6 Media: 539893-18 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6355 Page: Joseph Albert Glasgow Event: Smart Matching Role: 18001698 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Source: S432 Record ID Number: MH:S423 User ID: 51C602017221F1E87D4BED9A4368B428 Author: David Robin Title: Robin Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Robin Web Site CONT Family tree: dgrobin.FBK_2009-02-12 Media: 519353-3 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6364 Page: [Private] GLASGOW Event: Smart Matching Role: 3008549 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Full captured biography text

Biography
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Glasgow-148 was created by Christopher Gorman through the import of Nicholas Straw 1753-1833.GED on Feb 22, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.
Birth
: Birth: 
:: User ID: 51C601826F53C1E59D4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79183
:: Date: 26 MAY 1861
:: Place: Ferguson Township, Blair, PA
Death
: Death: 
:: User ID: 51C601826F5761E5AD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79184
:: Date: 9 SEP 1941
:: Place: Blandburg, Cambria, PA
Record ID Number
: Record ID Number: MH:I8232
User ID
: User ID: 51C601826F6061E5DD4BED9A4368B428
UPD
: UPD 22 JUN 2013 15:56:50 GMT-5
Burial
: Burial: 
:: User ID: 51C601826F5A81E5BD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79185
:: Date: 1941
:: Place: Asbury Cemetery, Antis Twp, Blair Co.Pa
Occupation
: Occupation: 
:: User ID: 51C601826F5E61E5CD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79186
:: Place: Engineer, Harbison Walker
: Occupation: Brush feeder
:: User ID: 51C60278DE13D1E8FD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79210
:: Date: 1900
: Occupation: Laborer, factory
:: User ID: 51C60278DE1A01E90D4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79211
:: Date: 1910
: Occupation: Engineer, Harbison Walker
:: User ID: 51C60278DE1EF1E91D4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number: MH:IF79212
Note
: Note: #N4304
Sources
* Source: S191 Record ID Number: MH:S191 User ID: 7C4F28A8-F2FB-43F6-B795-156AB86E057F Author: Jackie Helsel Title: Helsel Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Helsel Web Site CONT Family tree: 6646057-6 Media: 539893-18 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6355 Page: Joseph Albert Glasgow Event: Smart Matching Role: 18001698 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 
* Source: S432 Record ID Number: MH:S423 User ID: 51C602017221F1E87D4BED9A4368B428 Author: David Robin Title: Robin Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Robin Web Site CONT Family tree: dgrobin.FBK_2009-02-12 Media: 519353-3 Type: Smart Matching Record ID Number: MH:SC6364 Page: [Private] GLASGOW Event: Smart Matching Role: 3008549 Data: Date: 22 JUN 2013 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 
Notes
: Note N4304 per Alan CAMPBELL, DJG, p. 16:
:  
: He was a resident of for forty-one years. Retired from Harbison Walker when he died. Former postmaster of Blandburg told me he worked as a barber, part time, after he retired.
: Record ID Number: MH:N4336
: PRIN MH:I8232

Raw WikiTree biography markup

== Biography ==

''This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.<ref>Glasgow-148 was created by [[Gorman-468 | Christopher Gorman]] through the import of Nicholas Straw 1753-1833.GED on Feb 22, 2014. ''This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.''</ref> It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.''

=== Birth ===
: Birth:  
:: User ID:  51C601826F53C1E59D4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79183
:: Date:  26 MAY 1861
:: Place:  Ferguson Township, Blair, PA

=== Death ===
: Death:  
:: User ID:  51C601826F5761E5AD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79184
:: Date:  9 SEP 1941
:: Place:  Blandburg, Cambria, PA

=== Record ID Number ===
: Record ID Number:  MH:I8232

=== User ID ===
: User ID:  51C601826F6061E5DD4BED9A4368B428

=== UPD ===
: UPD 22 JUN 2013 15:56:50 GMT-5

=== Burial ===
: Burial:  
:: User ID:  51C601826F5A81E5BD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79185
:: Date:  1941
:: Place:  Asbury Cemetery, Antis Twp, Blair Co.Pa

=== Occupation ===
: Occupation:  
:: User ID:  51C601826F5E61E5CD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79186
:: Place:  Engineer, Harbison Walker
: Occupation:  Brush feeder
:: User ID:  51C60278DE13D1E8FD4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79210
:: Date:  1900
: Occupation:  Laborer, factory
:: User ID:  51C60278DE1A01E90D4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79211
:: Date:  1910
: Occupation:  Engineer, Harbison Walker
:: User ID:  51C60278DE1EF1E91D4BED9A4368B428
:: Record ID Number:  MH:IF79212

=== Note ===
: Note: [[#N4304]]

== Sources ==

<references />

* Source: <span id='S191'>S191</span> Record ID Number:  MH:S191 User ID:  7C4F28A8-F2FB-43F6-B795-156AB86E057F Author:  Jackie Helsel Title:  Helsel Web Site Text:  MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Helsel Web Site CONT Family tree: 6646057-6 Media:  539893-18 Type:  Smart Matching   Record ID Number:  MH:SC6355 Page:  Joseph Albert Glasgow Event:  Smart Matching Role:  18001698 Data:   Date:  22 JUN 2013 Text:  Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data:  3 
* Source: <span id='S432'>S432</span> Record ID Number:  MH:S423 User ID:  51C602017221F1E87D4BED9A4368B428 Author:  David Robin Title:  Robin Web Site Text:  MyHeritage.com family tree CONT Family site: Robin Web Site CONT Family tree: dgrobin.FBK_2009-02-12 Media:  519353-3 Type:  Smart Matching   Record ID Number:  MH:SC6364 Page:  [Private] GLASGOW Event:  Smart Matching Role:  3008549 Data:   Date:  22 JUN 2013 Text:  Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data:  3 

=== Notes ===
: Note <span id='N4304'>N4304</span>per Alan CAMPBELL, DJG, p. 16:
: &nbsp
: He was a resident of for forty-one years. Retired from Harbison Walker when he died. Former postmaster of Blandburg told me he worked as a barber, part time, after he retired.
: Record ID Number:  MH:N4336
: PRIN MH:I8232