Individual research record
John B Glasgow Jr.
1814-04-15 – 1893-04-22
Glasgow-1967 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1814-04-15 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
- Death
- 1893-04-22 · Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
- Parents
- John GlasgowunmarkedJane Glasgow Unknownunmarked
- Spouses
- Elizabeth (Eddy) GlasgowMary Ann (Babbitt) GlasgowMary J (Sinclair) Glasgow
- Children
- Not recorded
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-1967
- Research clusters
- Descendants of James Glasgow (c.1700)
- 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
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.
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
John GlasgowGlasgow-2537
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 1 (+25)
- death years within 3 (+5)
uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 1 (+25)
- death years within 3 (+5)
- overlapping locality (+8)
Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction); uncertain mother attachments differ (no deduction)
Same-name candidate
John GlasgowGlasgow-2056
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- death years within 5 (+5)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- death years within 5 (+5)
- overlapping locality (+8)
Conflicts: unassessed father 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
Latest case researchThe current conclusion from the durable research case file.Updated
Current conclusion
John was born 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone, emigrated in 1839, lived first at Auburn, New York, and moved to Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, in August 1843. His parents were John (Glasgow-1968) and Jane (Unknown-764117).
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources. Attached parent profile(s): Glasgow-1968.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1967
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
The 1888 Hillsdale biography, p. 688 identifies three wives: Elizabeth Eddy (Eddy-4623), Mary Sinclair (Sinclair-10598), and Mary Ann Babbitt (Babbitt-880). It names surviving daughter Mary J. Gould by the first marriage and Walter and Rose B. Clark by the second.
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.7 claims
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.
Case-file priorities and cautions
Unresolved children
No compatible WikiTree profiles have been established for Mary J. Glasgow, Walter Glasgow or Rose B. Glasgow. Their named spouses and Michigan/Missouri residences should be used to identify them before profiles are created.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- derivative Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 688 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/688/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html).
- derivative Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html).
- unknown John married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth "Betsey" Eddy, widow of a Mr. Hoagland. Only one child of that marriage survived to adulthood: Mary J. Glasgow, later wife of James Gould of Wheeling, Missouri. His second wife was Mary J. Sinclair, who died about 1872. Their two named children were Walter Glasgow, husband of Dora Miller and resident of Fayette Township, and Rose B. Glasgow, wife of Cassius Cla
- unknown History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up).
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1967
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WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-1967
John B Glasgow Jr.
Updated 2026-08-20
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-1967 was captured 2026-08-20T16:24:57+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-20.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1876-01-19 | Allen, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | John Glasgow | Glasgow-1968 | 1778-00-00 · County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00 |
| Parents | Jane Glasgow | Unknown-764117 | 1783-00-00 · 1848-00-00 |
| Siblings | William Glasgow | Glasgow-1969 | 1811-02-11 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1897-11-25 · Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States |
| Spouses | Elizabeth Glasgow | Eddy-4623 | 1809-03-16 · Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States · 1853-10-13 · Hillsdale, Michigan, United States · 1845-08-00 |
| Spouses | Mary J Glasgow | Sinclair-10598 | 1818-10-15 · 1872-11-19 · 1856-01-24 |
| Spouses | Mary Ann Glasgow | Babbitt-880 | 1819-02-05 · Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States · 1909-07-26 · Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States · 1876-01-19 · Allen, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States |
Profile categories
Glasgow Name Study Glasgow_Name_Study
Record-bearing passages
- Biography John B. Glasgow Jr. was born on 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the fourth of seven children of John Glasgow and Jane. Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 688 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/688/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html).
- John married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth "Betsey" Eddy, widow of a Mr. Hoagland. Only one child of that marriage survived to adulthood: Mary J. Glasgow, later wife of James Gould of Wheeling, Missouri.
- His second wife was Mary J. Sinclair, who died about 1872. Their two named children were Walter Glasgow, husband of Dora Miller and resident of Fayette Township, and Rose B. Glasgow, wife of Cassius Clark of Allen Township.
- John's third wife was Mary Ann Babbitt, widow of Laban Howard. They married on 19 January 1876 at Allen, Hillsdale County.
- John died on 22 April 1893 in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Research Notes The 1888 biography of John says his parents were born in Scotland and moved to County Tyrone after marriage. William's biography in the same volume says they were born in County Tyrone to Scottish parents. Both accounts agree on this sibling group and its later migration.
- No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for John's children Mary J., Walter or Rose B. Same-name profiles should not be attached without records connecting them to Hillsdale County and the named spouses.
- The 1879 county history also discusses the Glasgow family on page 263. History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up). Sources
Profile source citations
- Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 688 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/688/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). source link 1 source link 2
- Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). source link 1 source link 2
- John married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth "Betsey" Eddy, widow of a Mr. Hoagland. Only one child of that marriage survived to adulthood: Mary J. Glasgow, later wife of James Gould of Wheeling, Missouri. His second wife was Mary J. Sinclair, who died about 1872. Their two named children were Walter Glasgow, husband of Dora Miller and resident of Fayette Township, and Rose B. Glasgow, wife of Cassius Clark of Allen Township. John's third wife was Mary Ann Babbitt, widow of Laban Howard. They married on 19 January 1876 at Allen, Hillsdale County. John died on 22 April 1893 in Hillsdale County, Michigan.
- History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up). source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography John B. Glasgow Jr. was born on 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the fourth of seven children of John Glasgow and Jane. Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 688 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/688/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 395 (https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up); transcription (https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html). An older brother emigrated to the United States in 1833. John followed in 1839 and first joined him at Auburn, New York. In August 1843 John moved to Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, where he farmed on section 7. John married three times. His first wife was Elizabeth "Betsey" Eddy, widow of a Mr. Hoagland. Only one child of that marriage survived to adulthood: Mary J. Glasgow, later wife of James Gould of Wheeling, Missouri. His second wife was Mary J. Sinclair, who died about 1872. Their two named children were Walter Glasgow, husband of Dora Miller and resident of Fayette Township, and Rose B. Glasgow, wife of Cassius Clark of Allen Township. John's third wife was Mary Ann Babbitt, widow of Laban Howard. They married on 19 January 1876 at Allen, Hillsdale County. John died on 22 April 1893 in Hillsdale County, Michigan. Research Notes The 1888 biography of John says his parents were born in Scotland and moved to County Tyrone after marriage. William's biography in the same volume says they were born in County Tyrone to Scottish parents. Both accounts agree on this sibling group and its later migration. No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for John's children Mary J., Walter or Rose B. Same-name profiles should not be attached without records connecting them to Hillsdale County and the named spouses. The 1879 county history also discusses the Glasgow family on page 263. History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up). Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
{{Ireland Native}}
[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
== Biography ==
John B. Glasgow Jr. was born on 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone, Ireland. He was the fourth of seven children of [[Glasgow-1968|John Glasgow]] and [[Unknown-764117|Jane]].<ref name="HillsdaleJohn">''Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), [https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/688/mode/1up p. 688]; [https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html transcription].</ref><ref name="HillsdaleWilliam">''Portrait and Biographical Album of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), [https://archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chpm/page/395/mode/1up p. 395]; [https://www.migenweb.org/hillsdale/bios/bios-g.html transcription].</ref>
An older brother emigrated to the United States in 1833. John followed in 1839 and first joined him at Auburn, New York. In August 1843 John moved to Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, where he farmed on section 7.<ref name="HillsdaleJohn" />
John married three times. His first wife was [[Eddy-4623|Elizabeth "Betsey" Eddy]], widow of a Mr. Hoagland. Only one child of that marriage survived to adulthood: Mary J. Glasgow, later wife of James Gould of Wheeling, Missouri.<ref name="HillsdaleJohn" />
His second wife was [[Sinclair-10598|Mary J. Sinclair]], who died about 1872. Their two named children were Walter Glasgow, husband of Dora Miller and resident of Fayette Township, and Rose B. Glasgow, wife of Cassius Clark of Allen Township.<ref name="HillsdaleJohn" />
John's third wife was [[Babbitt-880|Mary Ann Babbitt]], widow of Laban Howard. They married on 19 January 1876 at Allen, Hillsdale County.<ref name="HillsdaleJohn" />
John died on 22 April 1893 in Hillsdale County, Michigan.<ref>{{FindAGrave|42540370}}</ref>
== Research Notes ==
The 1888 biography of John says his parents were born in Scotland and moved to County Tyrone after marriage. William's biography in the same volume says they were born in County Tyrone to Scottish parents. Both accounts agree on this sibling group and its later migration.
No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for John's children Mary J., Walter or Rose B. Same-name profiles should not be attached without records connecting them to Hillsdale County and the named spouses.
The 1879 county history also discusses the Glasgow family on page 263.<ref>''History of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), [https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up p. 263].</ref>
== Sources ==
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