Glasgow Surname Project

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William Hugh Glasgow

1929-02-23 – 1989-12-14

Glasgow-1870 · 1 mapped association

Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States→Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
7Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1929-02-23 · Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States
Death
1989-12-14 · Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States
Parents
John Paul GlasgowunmarkedMary Margaret (McManus) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Agatha R.Elizabeth Chamberlain
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1870
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.

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.

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1928–1991PlacesCookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom → Magherafelt, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

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

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

William GlasgowGlasgow-1284

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1928–2007PlacesPlaces not recordedParent 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)

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

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. 1929

Profile-stated birthplace: Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United States

Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, 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-1870

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
3Derivative
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.7 sources

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

  1. derivative William Glasgow in the Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994
  2. unknown William Glasgow in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  3. unknown Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow
  4. derivative William H. Glasgow in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  5. unknown Descendants of Sterling Perry Glasgow by Diane Scholten and personal information from his niece Patricia Glasgow Moell.
  6. derivative Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201230795/william_hugh-glasgow: accessed July 6, 2026), memorial page for William Hugh “Bill” Glasgow (23 Feb 1929–14 Dec 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201230795, citing Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).
  7. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1870
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-1870 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-07-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1948-10-25Baltimore, Maryland, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn Paul GlasgowGlasgow-7311893-06-02 · Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, USA · 1943-12-28 · Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, USA
ParentsMary Margaret GlasgowMcManus-27531891-10-14 · Denver, Colorado, USA · 1974-07-26 · Yuma, Arizona, USA
SiblingsMary Harriet NewthGlasgow-18681915-12-23 · Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States · 1976-02-00 · Venango, Perkins, Nebraska, United States
SiblingsJohnGlasgow-637—
SiblingsGeraldine Claire ScholtenGlasgow-7301922-11-22 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA · 1997-10-15 · Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
SiblingsElizabeth Joan MeseraullGlasgow-18691926-07-14 · Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States · 1985-04-10 · North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
SiblingsMaureen Diane LarsonGlasgow-18711933-01-19 · Chadron, Dawes, Nebraska, United States · 2011-01-18 · Yuma, Arizona, United States
SpousesAgathaR.-9971932-07-17 · 1989-12-08 · New York, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesElizabethChamberlain-61211926-06-16 · Owego, Tioga, New York, United States · 1982-12-21 · Sedro-Woolley, Skagit, Washington, United States · 1948-10-25 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Profile categories

Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk,_Nebraska Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, New York Onondaga_County_Veterans_Memorial_Cemetery,_Syracuse,_New_York Syracuse, New York Syracuse,_New_York

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography William Hugh "Bill" Glasgow was born on 23 Feb 1929 in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska to John Glasgow and Mary McManus. William Glasgow in the Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994
  • On April 8, 1946 he enlisted in the US Coast Guard, serving until April 7, 1949. William Glasgow in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  • On October 25, 1948 he married Elizabeth June "Terre" O'Dell in Baltimore, Maryland. Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow . They divorced June 27, 1952 in Idaho. Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow
  • Bill died on December 14, 1989 in New York State. William H. Glasgow in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014

  • Bill was also married a third time to a woman with 5 children. I believe they lived in Syracuse, NY. She passed away shortly before he did. Sources

    • Descendants of Sterling Perry Glasgow by Diane Scholten and personal information from his niece Patricia Glasgow Moell. *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201230795/william_hugh-glasgow: accessed July 6, 2026), memorial page for William Hugh “Bill” Glasgow (23 Feb 1929–14 Dec 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201230795, citing Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).

Profile source citations

  1. William Glasgow in the Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994
  2. William Glasgow in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
  3. Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow
  4. William H. Glasgow in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
  5. Descendants of Sterling Perry Glasgow by Diane Scholten and personal information from his niece Patricia Glasgow Moell.
  6. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201230795/william_hugh-glasgow: accessed July 6, 2026), memorial page for William Hugh “Bill” Glasgow (23 Feb 1929–14 Dec 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201230795, citing Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
William Hugh "Bill" Glasgow was born on 23 Feb 1929 in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska to John Glasgow and Mary McManus. William Glasgow in the Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994 

On April 8, 1946 he enlisted in the US Coast Guard, serving until April 7, 1949. William Glasgow in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 

On October 25, 1948 he married Elizabeth June "Terre" O'Dell in Baltimore, Maryland. Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow . They divorced June 27, 1952 in Idaho. Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow 

They had one son, who, as of 2024, is still living.

Bill died on December 14, 1989 in New York State. William H. Glasgow
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 

Bill was also married a third time to a woman with 5 children. I believe they lived in Syracuse, NY. She passed away shortly before he did. 
Sources
* Descendants of Sterling Perry Glasgow by Diane Scholten and personal information from his niece Patricia Glasgow Moell.
*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201230795/william_hugh-glasgow: accessed July 6, 2026), memorial page for William Hugh “Bill” Glasgow (23 Feb 1929–14 Dec 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201230795, citing Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Syracuse, New York]]
[[Category:Norfolk, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, New York]]
== Biography ==
{{Nebraska Sticker}}
William Hugh "Bill" Glasgow was born on 23 Feb 1929 in Norfolk, Madison, Nebraska to [[Glasgow-731|John Glasgow]] and [[McManus-2753|Mary McManus]].<ref>William Glasgow in the Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-1994</ref>  

On April 8, 1946 he enlisted in the US Coast Guard, serving until April 7, 1949.<ref>William Glasgow in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010</ref>

On October 25, 1948 he married Elizabeth June "Terre" O'Dell in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref>Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow</ref>. They divorced June 27, 1952 in Idaho.<ref>Idaho, U.S., Divorce Records, 1947-1971 for William Hugh Glascow</ref>

They had one son, who, as of 2024, is still living.

Bill died on December 14, 1989 in New York State.<ref>William H. Glasgow
in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014</ref>

Bill was also married a third time to a woman with 5 children.  I believe they lived in Syracuse, NY.  She passed away shortly before he did.  
== Sources ==
<references />
* Descendants of Sterling Perry Glasgow by Diane Scholten and personal information from his niece Patricia Glasgow Moell.
*Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201230795/william_hugh-glasgow: accessed July 6, 2026), memorial page for William Hugh “Bill” Glasgow (23 Feb 1929–14 Dec 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 201230795, citing Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).