Glasgow Surname Project

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Robert Finley Glasgow

1820-04-12 – 1887-03-31

Glasgow-16 · 1 mapped association

Adams, Ohio, United States→Weldon, De Witt, Illinois, United States

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Identity & family

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1Mapped records

9Close relations

4Evidence items

2Candidate leads

Birth: 1820-04-12 · Adams, Ohio, United States
Death: 1887-03-31 · Weldon, De Witt, Illinois, United States
Parents: Robert Barclay GlasgowunmarkedRosanna (Finley) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses: Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow
Children: John A GlasgowJoseph G GlasgowNancy Mary GlasgowRobert Washington GlasgowSusannah GlasgowWilliam Steele Glasgow
Gender: Male
WikiTree: Glasgow-16
Research clusters: Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants: 7

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 positionRobert Washington Glasgow (1847)

Maternal grandfather positionWilliam Steele Glasgow (1849)

Maternal grandmother positionSusannah Glasgow (1850)

Paternal grandmother positionNancy Mary Glasgow (1857)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 2 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

Robert Anderson GlasgowGlasgow-1625

Automated fit61/100

Similar Person

Dates1813–1887PlacesAdams, Ohio, United States → Adams, Ohio, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 7 (+10)
same death year (+15)

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

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
birth years within 7 (+10)
same death year (+15)
shared recorded place (+20)
child given-name pattern overlaps: John, Joseph, Nancy, Robert

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

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Same-name candidate

Robert Anderson GlasgowGlasgow-2175

Automated fit60/100

Similar Person

Dates1820–1894PlacesAdams, Ohio, United States → Washington, Washington, Iowa, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)
shared recorded place (+20)

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

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)
same birth year (+30)
shared recorded place (+20)
child given-name pattern overlaps: William

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

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

b. 1820

Profile-stated birthplace: Adams, Ohio, USA

Adams, Ohio, USA

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-16

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.16 claims

3Unknown

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.4 sources

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

unknown * Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82
unknown 1850 United States Federal Census for Robt F Glasgow
unknown 1860 United States Federal Census for Robert S Glasgow
tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-16

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-16 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-11-20.

Profile location claims

Event	Date	Location	Status
birth	—	Adams, Ohio, USA	WikiTree profile field
death	—	Weldon, De Witt, Illinois, USA	WikiTree profile field
marriage	1846-00-00	Adams, Ohio, United States	WikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Parents	Robert Barclay Glasgow	Glasgow-8	1783-01-20 · Rockbridge, Virginia, United States · 1861-05-15 · Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Parents	Rosanna Glasgow	Finley-134	1789-06-10 · Augusta, Virginia, United States · 1865-11-03 · Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Children	Robert Washington Glasgow	Glasgow-2554	1847-06-07 · Ohio, United States · 1922-11-30 · Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United States
Children	William Steele Glasgow	Glasgow-3710	1849-01-23 · Tranquility, Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1928-07-17 · Weldon, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
Children	Susannah Glasgow	Glasgow-3711	1850-12-26 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1853-02-08
Children	John A Glasgow	Glasgow-3712	1853-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1860-00-00
Children	Joseph G Glasgow	Glasgow-3713	1853-02-23 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1917-06-06 · Kingman, Kansas, United States
Children	Nancy Mary Glasgow	Glasgow-2040	1857-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1883-04-11
Siblings	Martha Steele Glasgow	Glasgow-11	1810-09-18 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1873-06-05 · Logan, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Siblings	William Glasgow	Glasgow-14	1812-08-02 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1850-00-00
Siblings	Samuel Steele Glasgow	Glasgow-9	1814-09-12 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1906-03-04 · Eden, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Siblings	Harvey Glasgow	Glasgow-13	1816-09-22 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1874-00-00
Siblings	Margaret Black Patton	Glasgow-7	1818-09-02 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1870-09-05 · Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Siblings	Stewart Steele Glasgow	Glasgow-17	1823-04-13 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1904-08-22 · Hanna City, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Spouses	Nancy Jane Glasgow	Campbell-48293	1826-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1862-00-00 · 1846-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Biography Robert Finley Glasgow was born in Adams County, Ohio on 12 Apr 1820.
- Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82 . He was married to Nancy Jane Campbell, daughter of Robert & Ann Glasgow Campbell in 1847 in Adams County, Ohio. He was a farmer in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio in the 1860 and 1860 US Federal Censuses. 1850 United States Federal Census for Robt F Glasgow 1860 United States Federal Census for Robert S Glasgow . In 1866 they sold their farm to James Allison and moved to Illinois.
- Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82
This person was created through the import of Newman Family Tree.ged on 12 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability. Name : Name: Robert Finley /Glasgow/ :: Source: #S-244420631 ::: Page: Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW. ::: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=472375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ::: Note: ::: Data: :::: Text: Birth date: 1820Birth place: OHMarriage date: 1847Marriage place: OH ::: APID: 7836::472375 Birth : Birth: :: Date: 12 Apr 1820 :: Place: , Adams, Ohio, USA :: Source: #S-244420631 ::: Page: Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW. ::: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=472375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ::: Note: ::: Data: :::: Text: Birth date: 1820Birth place: OHMarriage date: 1847Marriage place: OH ::: APID: 7836::472375 Marriage : Marriage: :: Date: 1847 :: Place: OH :: Source: #S-244420631 ::: Page: Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW. ::: Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=472375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt ::: Note: ::: Data: :::: Text: Birth date: 1820Birth place: OHMarriage date: 1847Marriage place: OH ::: APID: 7836::472375 Source : Source: #S-269701049 :: Page: Ancestry Family Trees :: Note: :: Data: ::: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9639887&pid=704136429 Sources

Profile source citations

* Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82
1850 United States Federal Census for Robt F Glasgow
1860 United States Federal Census for Robert S Glasgow

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Biography
Robert Finley Glasgow was born in Adams County, Ohio on 12 Apr 1820. * Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82 . He was married to Nancy Jane Campbell, daughter of Robert & Ann Glasgow Campbell in 1847 in Adams County, Ohio. He was a farmer in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio in the 1860 and 1860 US Federal Censuses. 1850 United States Federal Census for Robt F Glasgow 1860 United States Federal Census for Robert S Glasgow . In 1866 they sold their farm to James Allison and moved to Illinois. * Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82 

This person was created through the import of Newman Family Tree.ged on 12 March 2011. The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.
Name
: Name: Robert Finley /Glasgow/
:: Source: #S-244420631
::: Page: Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW.
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Birth
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::: Page: Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW.
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Marriage
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::: Page: Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW.
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==Biography==

Robert Finley Glasgow was born in Adams County, Ohio on 12 Apr 1820.<ref>* Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82</ref>. He was married to Nancy Jane Campbell, daughter of Robert  & Ann Glasgow Campbell in 1847 in Adams County, Ohio.  He was a farmer in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio in the 1860 and 1860 US Federal Censuses.<ref>1850 United States Federal Census for Robt F Glasgow</ref><ref>1860 United States Federal Census for Robert S Glasgow</ref>. In 1866 they sold their farm to James Allison and moved to Illinois.<ref>* Faris, David, The Glasgow Family of Adams County, Ohio (Baltimore, MD, Gateway Press, Inc., 1990), p. 82 </ref>

This person was created through the import of Newman Family Tree.ged on 12 March 2011.  The following data was included in the gedcom. You may wish to edit it for readability.

=== Name ===
: Name:  Robert Finley /Glasgow/
:: Source: [[#S-244420631]]
::: Page:  Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW.
::: Note:  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=472375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
::: Note:  
::: Data:  
:::: Text:  Birth date:  1820Birth place:  OHMarriage date:  1847Marriage place:  OH
::: APID:  7836::472375


=== Birth ===
: Birth:  
:: Date:  12 Apr 1820
:: Place:  , Adams, Ohio, USA
:: Source: [[#S-244420631]]
::: Page:  Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW.
::: Note:  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=472375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
::: Note:  
::: Data:  
:::: Text:  Birth date:  1820Birth place:  OHMarriage date:  1847Marriage place:  OH
::: APID:  7836::472375


=== Marriage ===
: Marriage:  
:: Date:  1847
:: Place:  OH
:: Source: [[#S-244420631]]
::: Page:  Source number: 1073.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: ATW.
::: Note:  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=472375&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
::: Note:  
::: Data:  
:::: Text:  Birth date:  1820Birth place:  OHMarriage date:  1847Marriage place:  OH
::: APID:  7836::472375


=== Source ===
: Source: [[#S-269701049]]
:: Page:  Ancestry Family Trees
:: Note:  
:: Data:  
::: Text:  http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=9639887&pid=704136429

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