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Ida May (Glasgow) Christenson

1889-05-18 – 1925-03-15

Glasgow-1872 · 1 mapped association

Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United StatesSuperior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
6Evidence items
0Candidate leads
Birth
1889-05-18 · Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States
Death
1925-03-15 · Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States
Parents
Joseph Ellsworth Glasgow SrunmarkedSarah Elizabeth (Wallingford) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
John Christenson
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-1872
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
  • WikiTree marks this person as having children, but no named child profile is recoverable from this export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

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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.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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. 1889

Profile-stated birthplace: Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States

Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

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Source and mapping detail

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203385037/ida_may-christenson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Ida May Glasgow Christenson (18 May 1889–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203385037, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).

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Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
4Unknown
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.6 sources

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

  1. unknown Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4
  2. unknown The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 26 May 1908 page 6
  3. unknown Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 23 Jun 1916 p 4
  4. derivative Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203385037/ida_may-christenson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Ida May Glasgow Christenson (18 May 1889–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203385037, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).
  5. unknown US Federal Census (1900 - 1930)
  6. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1872
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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-1872 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-05-08.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthWeeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathSuperior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1916-06-14Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJoseph Ellsworth Glasgow SrGlasgow-18511861-12-22 · Brownville, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States · 1931-08-17 · Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
ParentsSarah Elizabeth GlasgowWallingford-4081861-02-21 · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States · 1935-12-06 · Pawnee City, Pawnee, Nebraska, United States
ChildrenAlthadeneChristenson-7121917-05-19 · Tilden, Antelope, Nebraska, United States · 1991-12-26 · Monterey, Monterey, California, United States
ChildrenDonaldChristenson-7131919-05-02 · Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States · 1988-09-30
ChildrenMaynardChristenson-7141925-03-14 · Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States · 2006-06-04 · Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States
SiblingsHiram Gilbert GlasgowGlasgow-18641886-09-30 · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States · 1950-01-05 · Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
SiblingsIva Olive HansenGlasgow-18671889-05-18 · Weeping Water, Cass, Nebraska, United States · 1980-01-06 · Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
SiblingsHal Wallingford GlasgowGlasgow-18731894-06-28 · Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States · 1977-11-19 · Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
SiblingsHarriet Gene HolthusenGlasgow-18741894-06-28 · Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States · 1986-07-10 · Wahpeton, Richland, North Dakota, United States
SiblingsJoseph Ellsworth Glasgow JrGlasgow-18771896-10-20 · Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States · 1983-09-07 · Humboldt, Richardson, Nebraska, United States
SpousesJohnChristenson-7081887-07-17 · Craig, Burt, Nebraska, United States · 1960-04-21 · Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States · 1916-06-14

Profile categories

Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nebraska Mount_Vernon_Cemetery,_Peru,_Nebraska Superior, Nebraska Superior,_Nebraska Weeping Water, Nebraska Weeping_Water,_Nebraska

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Ida May and her twin sister Iva Olive were born May 18,1899 in Weeping Water, Nebraska. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4 They were the daughters of Joseph Glasgow and Sarah Wallingford with a big brother Hiram "Bert" having been born first.
  • In 1908 she graduated from the Peru Normal Teachers College. The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 26 May 1908 page 6
  • On June 14, 1916 she married John Alvin Christenson in Omaha. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 23 Jun 1916 p 4
  • They had three children - Althadene (born in 1917), Donald (born 1919) and Maynard (born 1925)
  • She died giving birth to Maynard on March 15, 1925 in Superior, Nebraska. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4
  • Ida May is buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203385037/ida_may-christenson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Ida May Glasgow Christenson (18 May 1889–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203385037, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995). Sources

    • US Federal Census (1900 - 1930) Newspapers Find a Grave Social Security Applications

Profile source citations

  1. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4
  2. The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 26 May 1908 page 6
  3. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 23 Jun 1916 p 4
  4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203385037/ida_may-christenson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Ida May Glasgow Christenson (18 May 1889–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203385037, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995). source link 1
  5. US Federal Census (1900 - 1930)
Full captured biography text
Biography
Ida May and her twin sister Iva Olive were born May 18,1899 in Weeping Water, Nebraska. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4 They were the daughters of Joseph Glasgow and Sarah Wallingford with a big brother Hiram "Bert" having been born first.

In 1908 she graduated from the Peru Normal Teachers College. The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 26 May 1908 page 6 

On June 14, 1916 she married John Alvin Christenson in Omaha. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 23 Jun 1916 p 4 

They had three children - Althadene (born in 1917), Donald (born 1919) and Maynard (born 1925)

She died giving birth to Maynard on March 15, 1925 in Superior, Nebraska. Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4 

Ida May is buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203385037/ida_may-christenson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Ida May Glasgow Christenson (18 May 1889–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203385037, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995). 
Sources
* US Federal Census (1900 - 1930)
Newspapers
Find a Grave
Social Security Applications
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Superior, Nebraska]]
[[Category:Weeping Water, Nebraska]]
 [[Category:Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nebraska]]

== Biography ==
{{Nebraska Sticker}}
Ida May and her twin sister Iva Olive were born May 18,1899 in Weeping Water, Nebraska. <ref>Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4</ref>They were the daughters of [[Glasgow-1851|Joseph Glasgow]] and [[Wallingford-408|Sarah Wallingford]] with a big brother Hiram "Bert" having been born first.

In 1908 she graduated from the Peru Normal Teachers College.<ref>The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) 26 May 1908 page 6</ref>

On June 14, 1916 she married John Alvin Christenson in Omaha.<ref>Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 23 Jun 1916 p 4</ref>

They had three children - Althadene (born in 1917), Donald (born 1919) and Maynard (born 1925)


She died giving birth to Maynard on March 15, 1925 in Superior, Nebraska.<ref>Nemaha County Herald (Auburn, Nebraska) 20 Mar 1925 p 4</ref>

Ida May is buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska.<ref>Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203385037/ida_may-christenson: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Ida May Glasgow Christenson (18 May 1889–15 Mar 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203385037, citing Mount Vernon Cemetery, Peru, Nemaha County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Scholten (contributor 48429995).</ref>
== Sources ==
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* US Federal Census (1900 - 1930)
Newspapers
Find a Grave
Social Security Applications