Individual research record
John Glasgow
c. 1778 – ?
Glasgow-1968 · 4 mapped associations
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- c. 1778 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
- Death
- Not recorded · Place not recorded
- Parents
- James GlasgowunmarkedUnknown (Mitchell) Glasgowunmarked
- Spouses
- Jane Glasgow Unknown
- Children
- John B Glasgow Jr.William Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-1968
- Research clusters
- Descendants of James Glasgow (c.1700)
- Mapped descendants
- 6
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-2539
- the nominal 7-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–17 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: tyrone (+1; not a locality match)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)
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- the nominal 7-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–17 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: tyrone (+1; not a locality match)
- candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Silas +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Silas William Glasgow; candidate branch: Silas Glasgow); Julia +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Julia Anne (Glasgow) Howlett; candidate branch: Julia Glasgow) (+30 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
- descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-2915
- possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): household chronology, locality, naming, specific migration
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)
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- possible 18-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
- descendant branches converge on the same specific migration destination cookstown (+10; 8 migrated public profiles; +1 repeated-branch bonus)
- 4 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+8): household chronology, locality, naming, specific migration
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-2990
- plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: cookstown (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
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 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: cookstown (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
William GlasgowGlasgow-2426
- plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
- candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- mapped Moneymore is 6.9 km from the subject's birth-period Cookstown (+2; one or both placements are unproved)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son William Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible Father
James GlasgowGlasgow-2989
- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: drummeen townland (+10)
- candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
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- plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: drummeen townland (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Mary (Stephenson) GlasgowStephenson-7559
- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), 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); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Susannah (Unknown) DowlingUnknown-761695
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Possible Mother
Ann (Duffy) GlascoDuffy-6026
- plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Lowdenner GlasgowGlasgow-771
- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Elizabeth GlascoGlasco-40
- plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1811), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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 S. Glasgow Jr.Glasgow-664
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 1 (+25)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: John
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 1 (+25)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: John
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
Same-name candidate
John GlasgowGlasgow-3034
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 3 (+18)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: John
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 3 (+18)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: John
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
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 the husband of Jane (Unknown) Glasgow (Unknown-764117) and father of seven children named in the 1888 Hillsdale histories. William (Glasgow-1969) and John Jr. (Glasgow-1967) are already identified profiles. The other five children remain unlinked pending identifying records.
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.4 records
Profile-stated birth: Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources. Attached parent profile(s): Glasgow-1970, Mitchell-34480.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1968
No sufficiently specific citation match found.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Tithe record
Drummeen lies in the same compact Lissan–Moneymore district, but the tithe supplies no relationship to Robert or James-1025.
Source and mapping detail
Lissan Parish tithe applotment book, 1827: John Glasgow, Drummeen
Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Townland centrepoint
Drogheda probate; residence Drumeen
Grouped with the County Londonderry Drummeen entries; relationship is unproved.
Source and mapping detail
PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: John Glasgow, Drogheda probate; residence Drumeen, 1850
Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Exact townland centrepoint
Drogheda probate; residence Cookstown
The residence supports the local cluster but no profile match is secure.
Source and mapping detail
PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: John Glasgow, Drogheda probate; residence Cookstown, 1851
Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.
Precision: Settlement centrepoint
Case-file source findingsSource extracts and analysis regenerated from findings.md.1 section(s)
Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 Hillsdale history, p. 263 | Identifies John in the family of James Glasgow and his Mitchell wife, whose family moved Scotland to the Cookstown area about 1750. | Late secondary family evidence. |
| 1888 William sketch, p. 395 | Names John and Jane, all seven children, and an 1844 migration to Hillsdale County. | Detailed contemporary county biography. |
| 1888 John Jr. sketch, p. 688 | Names the parents, estimates John about 1778 and Jane about 1783, and dates their migration to 1848. | Detailed contemporary county biography; conflicts with p. 395 on origins and migration year. |
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
Documented or strongly supported
John Glasgow was recorded in Drummeen townland (1827).
Tithe record
Working hypotheses and conflicts
No claims in this category have been formally assessed.
Case-file assessments
Duplicate assessment
Glasgow-2539 and Glasgow-2058 remain possible but unproved duplicate candidates with different reconstructed child groups. The 1827 Drummeen John is a compatible record candidate, not an identification.
Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.4 open
Which records prove the subject's identity across events?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Which original or indexed records identify the parents?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: A contemporary record explicitly identifying the parent or parents.
Which spouses and children are directly supported by records?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
What conflicts or same-name conflations must be resolved?
No current conclusion recorded.
Missing bridge: Not specified
Case-file priorities and cautions
Unresolved
Find Michigan and New York records for Robert, Mary A., Bessie, James and Margaret before creating or attaching profiles. Resolve the 1844/1848 migration discrepancy with passenger, land, census or naturalisation evidence.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.8 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- 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).
- 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 Underlying record source: john glasgow 1 (); Underlying record source: john glasgow 2
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-1968
- derivative Lissan Parish tithe applotment book, 1827: John Glasgow, Drummeen
- derivative PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: John Glasgow, Drogheda probate; residence Drumeen, 1850
- derivative PRONI Names, Pre-1858 Wills and Admons: John Glasgow, Drogheda probate; residence Cookstown, 1851
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WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-1968
John Glasgow
Updated 2026-08-20
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-1968 was captured 2026-08-20T17:12:00+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2026-08-20.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | County Tyrone, Ireland | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | James Glasgow | Glasgow-1970 | 1730-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Parents | Unknown Glasgow | Mitchell-34480 | 1730-00-00 · Scotland · 0000-00-00 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Children | William Glasgow | Glasgow-1969 | 1811-02-11 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1897-11-25 · Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States |
| Children | John B Glasgow Jr. | Glasgow-1967 | 1814-04-15 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1893-04-22 · Hillsdale, Michigan, United States |
| Spouses | Jane Glasgow | Unknown-764117 | 1783-00-00 · 1848-00-00 · 0000-00-00 |
Profile categories
Estimated_Birth_Date Glasgow Name Study Glasgow_Name_Study
Record-bearing passages
- Biography John Glasgow was identified in the History of Hillsdale County, Michigan as a son of James Glasgow and James's wife, Unknown Mitchell. That account says the elder couple emigrated from Scotland to northern Ireland about 1750 and settled in County Tyrone near Cookstown. History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up).
- John married Jane, whose maiden surname is unknown. Two 1888 biographies identify John and Jane as the parents of seven children. The sketch of their son John B. Glasgow Jr. says the parents were born in Scotland, John about 1778 and Jane about 1783, and moved to County Tyrone after marriage. 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). The sketch of their son William Glasgow instead says John and Jane were born in County Tyrone to Scottish parents. 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).
- {| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;" |+ Children named in the 1888 biography |- ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Child ! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Later information |- | Robert Glasgow || Killed by a falling tree in Barry County, Michigan, at about age 55 |- | Mary A. Glasgow || Married; died at her home in Moscow Township about 1850 |- | William Glasgow || Born 11 February 1811 in County Tyrone |- | John B. Glasgow Jr. || Born 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone |- | Bessie Glasgow || Married William Henry; died in Barry County about 1853 |- | James Glasgow || Merchant in Jackson, Michigan, with two sons in 1888 |- | Margaret Glasgow || Married Samuel Glasgow; died at Auburn, New York |}
- William's sketch says John and Jane left Ireland in 1844 and came directly to Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, near Jonesville. John Jr.'s sketch instead dates their arrival at Jonesville to 1848. Both accounts establish that the couple migrated from County Tyrone to Hillsdale County during the 1840s. John's death date has not been established. Research NotesBirth and migration conflicts John's birth year of about 1778 comes from the 1888 sketch of John Jr. His birth location remains uncertain because the same volume gives conflicting accounts: Scotland in one sketch and County Tyrone in another. The family's residence near Cookstown is better supported than John's exact birthplace.
- The 1844 and 1848 immigration dates should remain as competing published accounts until passenger, census, land or naturalisation records settle the sequence. Other Cookstown-area Johns This John may be confused with John Glasgow, whose profile groups a different set of children, or John Glasgow of Killycurragh, associated with Benjamin and Henry Glasgow. A John Glasgow recorded at Drummeen in the 1827 Lissan tithe applotment book is geographically and chronologically compatible with this man before migration, but the entry gives no relatives and cannot presently identify him.
- No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for children Robert, Mary A., Bessie, James or Margaret. They should not be attached to same-name profiles without Michigan or New York records linking them to John and Jane. Drummeen and Cookstown candidate John Glasgow appears at Drummeen in the 1827 tithe material and a John Glasgow of Cookstown appears in the 1851 probate index. These records fit the district and broad generation of this John, but they are not proved to concern one man or this profile. Underlying record source: john glasgow 1 (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/lissan.html); Underlying record source: john glasgow 2 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). Sources
Profile source citations
- 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
- 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 Jr.'s sketch instead dates their arrival at Jonesville to 1848. Both accounts establish that the couple migrated from County Tyrone to Hillsdale County during the 1840s. John's death date has not been established. Research NotesBirth and migration conflicts John's birth year of about 1778 comes from the 1888 sketch of John Jr. His birth location remains uncertain because the same volume gives conflicting accounts: Scotland in one sketch and County Tyrone in another. The family's residence near Cookstown is better supported than John's exact birthplace. The 1844 and 1848 immigration dates should remain as competing published accounts until passenger, census, land or naturalisation records settle the sequence. Other Cookstown-area Johns This John may be confused with John Glasgow, whose profile groups a different set of children, or John Glasgow of Killycurragh, associated with Benjamin and Henry Glasgow. A John Glasgow recorded at Drummeen in the 1827 Lissan tithe applotment book is geographically and chronologically compatible with this man before migration, but the entry gives no relatives and cannot presently identify him. No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for children Robert, Mary A., Bessie, James or Margaret. They should not be attached to same-name profiles without Michigan or New York records linking them to John and Jane. Drummeen and Cookstown candidate John Glasgow appears at Drummeen in the 1827 tithe material and a John Glasgow of Cookstown appears in the 1851 probate index. These records fit the district and broad generation of this John, but they are not proved to concern one man or this profile. Underlying record source: john glasgow 1 (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/lissan.html); Underlying record source: john glasgow 2 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx). source link 1 source link 2
Full captured biography text
Biography
John Glasgow was identified in the History of Hillsdale County, Michigan as a son of James Glasgow and James's wife, Unknown Mitchell. That account says the elder couple emigrated from Scotland to northern Ireland about 1750 and settled in County Tyrone near Cookstown. History of Hillsdale County, Michigan (Philadelphia: Everts & Abbott, 1879), p. 263 (https://archive.org/details/bad0928.0001.001.umich.edu/page/263/mode/1up).
John married Jane, whose maiden surname is unknown. Two 1888 biographies identify John and Jane as the parents of seven children. The sketch of their son John B. Glasgow Jr. says the parents were born in Scotland, John about 1778 and Jane about 1783, and moved to County Tyrone after marriage. 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). The sketch of their son William Glasgow instead says John and Jane were born in County Tyrone to Scottish parents. 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).
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;"
|+ Children named in the 1888 biography
|-
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Child
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Later information
|-
| Robert Glasgow || Killed by a falling tree in Barry County, Michigan, at about age 55
|-
| Mary A. Glasgow || Married; died at her home in Moscow Township about 1850
|-
| William Glasgow || Born 11 February 1811 in County Tyrone
|-
| John B. Glasgow Jr. || Born 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone
|-
| Bessie Glasgow || Married William Henry; died in Barry County about 1853
|-
| James Glasgow || Merchant in Jackson, Michigan, with two sons in 1888
|-
| Margaret Glasgow || Married Samuel Glasgow; died at Auburn, New York
|}
William's sketch says John and Jane left Ireland in 1844 and came directly to Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, near Jonesville. John Jr.'s sketch instead dates their arrival at Jonesville to 1848. Both accounts establish that the couple migrated from County Tyrone to Hillsdale County during the 1840s. John's death date has not been established.
Research NotesBirth and migration conflicts
John's birth year of about 1778 comes from the 1888 sketch of John Jr. His birth location remains uncertain because the same volume gives conflicting accounts: Scotland in one sketch and County Tyrone in another. The family's residence near Cookstown is better supported than John's exact birthplace.
The 1844 and 1848 immigration dates should remain as competing published accounts until passenger, census, land or naturalisation records settle the sequence.
Other Cookstown-area Johns
This John may be confused with John Glasgow, whose profile groups a different set of children, or John Glasgow of Killycurragh, associated with Benjamin and Henry Glasgow. A John Glasgow recorded at Drummeen in the 1827 Lissan tithe applotment book is geographically and chronologically compatible with this man before migration, but the entry gives no relatives and cannot presently identify him.
No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for children Robert, Mary A., Bessie, James or Margaret. They should not be attached to same-name profiles without Michigan or New York records linking them to John and Jane.
Drummeen and Cookstown candidate
John Glasgow appears at Drummeen in the 1827 tithe material and a John Glasgow of Cookstown appears in the 1851 probate index. These records fit the district and broad generation of this John, but they are not proved to concern one man or this profile. Underlying record source: john glasgow 1 (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/lissan.html); Underlying record source: john glasgow 2 (https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx).
SourcesRaw WikiTree biography markup
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[[Category:Glasgow Name Study]]
== Biography ==
John Glasgow was identified in the ''History of Hillsdale County, Michigan'' as a son of [[Glasgow-1970|James Glasgow]] and James's wife, [[Mitchell-34480|Unknown Mitchell]]. That account says the elder couple emigrated from Scotland to northern Ireland about 1750 and settled in County Tyrone near Cookstown.<ref name="Hillsdale1879">''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>
John married [[Unknown-764117|Jane]], whose maiden surname is unknown. Two 1888 biographies identify John and Jane as the parents of seven children. The sketch of their son [[Glasgow-1967|John B. Glasgow Jr.]] says the parents were born in Scotland, John about 1778 and Jane about 1783, and moved to County Tyrone after marriage.<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> The sketch of their son [[Glasgow-1969|William Glasgow]] instead says John and Jane were born in County Tyrone to Scottish parents.<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>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="padding: 5px; width:100%;"
|+ '''Children named in the 1888 biography'''
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! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Child
! style="background-color:#E1F0B4;" | Later information
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| Robert Glasgow || Killed by a falling tree in Barry County, Michigan, at about age 55
|-
| Mary A. Glasgow || Married; died at her home in Moscow Township about 1850
|-
| [[Glasgow-1969|William Glasgow]] || Born 11 February 1811 in County Tyrone
|-
| [[Glasgow-1967|John B. Glasgow Jr.]] || Born 15 April 1814 in County Tyrone
|-
| Bessie Glasgow || Married William Henry; died in Barry County about 1853
|-
| James Glasgow || Merchant in Jackson, Michigan, with two sons in 1888
|-
| Margaret Glasgow || Married Samuel Glasgow; died at Auburn, New York
|}
William's sketch says John and Jane left Ireland in 1844 and came directly to Fayette Township, Hillsdale County, near Jonesville.<ref name="HillsdaleWilliam" /> John Jr.'s sketch instead dates their arrival at Jonesville to 1848.<ref name="HillsdaleJohn" /> Both accounts establish that the couple migrated from County Tyrone to Hillsdale County during the 1840s. John's death date has not been established.
== Research Notes ==
=== Birth and migration conflicts ===
John's birth year of about 1778 comes from the 1888 sketch of John Jr. His birth location remains uncertain because the same volume gives conflicting accounts: Scotland in one sketch and County Tyrone in another. The family's residence near Cookstown is better supported than John's exact birthplace.
The 1844 and 1848 immigration dates should remain as competing published accounts until passenger, census, land or naturalisation records settle the sequence.
=== Other Cookstown-area Johns ===
This John may be confused with [[Glasgow-2539|John Glasgow]], whose profile groups a different set of children, or [[Glasgow-2058|John Glasgow of Killycurragh]], associated with Benjamin and Henry Glasgow. A John Glasgow recorded at Drummeen in the 1827 Lissan tithe applotment book is geographically and chronologically compatible with this man before migration, but the entry gives no relatives and cannot presently identify him.
No compatible WikiTree profiles have yet been established for children Robert, Mary A., Bessie, James or Margaret. They should not be attached to same-name profiles without Michigan or New York records linking them to John and Jane.
=== Drummeen and Cookstown candidate ===
John Glasgow appears at Drummeen in the 1827 tithe material and a John Glasgow of Cookstown appears in the 1851 probate index. These records fit the district and broad generation of this John, but they are not proved to concern one man or this profile.<ref>[https://www.cotyroneireland.com/tithe/lissan.html Underlying record source: john glasgow 1]; [https://apps.proni.gov.uk/ProniNames_IE/SearchPage.aspx Underlying record source: john glasgow 2].</ref>
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