Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Owen Glasgow

c. 1846 – 1923-11-04

Glasgow-1954 · 1 mapped association

Ohio, United StatesRussell, Kansas, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1846 · Ohio, United States
Death
1923-11-04 · Russell, Kansas, United States
Parents
Joseph Finley GlasgowunmarkedMalinda Ann (Best) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
America Ellen (Giles) Glasgow
Children
Allen G GlasgowEffie C GlasgowJesse O Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-1954
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
4

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 positionJesse O Glasgow (1887)
Maternal grandfather positionAllen G Glasgow (1893)
Maternal grandmother positionEffie C Glasgow (1890)
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

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit24/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1816–1907Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesUnited States · Adams, Ohio, United States · USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowMarion (McIntyre) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Marion (McIntyre) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1841–1851) (+6; other parent Marion (McIntyre) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Marion (McIntyre) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Joseph +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit24/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1807–1886Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesBrush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowMargaret Elizabeth (Black) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret Taylor (Lowry) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 80 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1830–1849) (+6; other parent Margaret Elizabeth (Black) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Margaret Taylor (Lowry) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Joseph +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit22/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1817–1863Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesWake Co., North Carolina, United States · Weakley, Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Emily Jane (Newman) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Emily Jane (Newman) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Joseph +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Jesse +12 (9 public profiles; sibling Jesse Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1820–1887Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United States · Weldon, De Witt, Illinois, United States · Adams, Ohio, USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Joseph +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1818–1886Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesScott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMargaret Ann (Wright) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret Ann (Wright) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1841–1864) (+6; other parent Margaret Ann (Wright) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Margaret Ann (Wright) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1809–1851Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowJoseph Montgomery GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1830–1849) (+6; other parent Joseph Montgomery Glasgow)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Joseph +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit16/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1818–1909Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United States · Cherry Fork, Wayne Township, Adams, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Jesse O Glasgow, the expected father position (+8; Jesse in 9 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1826–1862Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Household · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Joseph +3 (39 public profiles) (+3 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1819–1853Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United States · Logan Township, Peoria, Illinois, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowSamuel Steele GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1838–1850) (+6; other parent Samuel Steele Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit14/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1819–1907Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesBellaire, Pultney Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States · Brown, Indiana, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowHugh GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1887), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1844–1856) (+6; other parent Hugh Glasgow)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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 fit46/100
Similar Person
Dates1847–1919PlacesAdams, Ohio, United States → Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 4 (+5)

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 4 (+5)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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

Same-name candidate

James L GlasgowGlasgow-2158

Automated fit44/100
Similar Person
Dates1843–1922PlacesLondonderry, Guernsey, Ohio, United States → San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 1 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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

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. 1846

Profile-stated birthplace: Ohio, United States

Ohio, 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-1954

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.12 claims
2Derivative
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.3 sources
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-1954 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2021-09-03.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthOhio, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathRussell, Kansas, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJoseph Finley GlasgowGlasgow-19581821-10-20 · Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1886-09-07 · Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
ParentsMalinda Ann GlasgowBest-59081823-00-00 · Ohio, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRomieGlasgow-1031882-06-22 · Vincent, Osborne, Kansas, USA · 1977-01-23 · Bossier City, Bossier, Louisiana, USA
ChildrenJesse O GlasgowGlasgow-19551887-10-00 · Kansas, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenEffie C GlasgowGlasgow-19561890-01-00 · Kansas, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAllen G GlasgowGlasgow-19571893-11-00 · Kansas, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJohn G GlasgowGlasgow-19591844-00-00 · Ohio, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMargaret GlasgowGlasgow-19601849-00-00 · Ohio, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJoseph W GlasgowGlasgow-19611850-00-00 · Ohio, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMahala GlasgowGlasgow-19621856-00-00 · Iowa, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJane GlasgowGlasgow-19631859-00-00 · Iowa, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesAmerica Ellen GlasgowGiles-63241853-00-00 · Iowa, United States · 1948-00-00 · Russell, Kansas, United States · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James was born in Ohio, lived in Iowa in 1860, and died in Kansas. Sources

    • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82J-H3K : 18 February 2021), James O Glasgow in entry for Joseph F Glasgow, 1860.
    • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYZ-VQQ : accessed 3 September 2021), James O Glasgow, Jackson & Winfield Townships, Osborne, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 5B, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,493. *

Profile source citations

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82J-H3K : 18 February 2021), James O Glasgow in entry for Joseph F Glasgow, 1860. source link 1
  2. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYZ-VQQ : accessed 3 September 2021), James O Glasgow, Jackson & Winfield Townships, Osborne, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 5B, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,493. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in Ohio, lived in Iowa in 1860, and died in Kansas.
Sources
* "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82J-H3K : 18 February 2021), James O Glasgow in entry for Joseph F Glasgow, 1860.
* "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYZ-VQQ : accessed 3 September 2021), James O Glasgow, Jackson & Winfield Townships, Osborne, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 5B, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,493.
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Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
James was born in Ohio, lived in Iowa in 1860, and died in Kansas.
== Sources ==
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* "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82J-H3K : 18 February 2021), James O Glasgow in entry for Joseph F Glasgow, 1860.
* "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYZ-VQQ : accessed 3 September 2021), James O Glasgow, Jackson & Winfield Townships, Osborne, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 5B, family 94, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,493.
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