Glasgow Surname Project

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Anne Sarah (Glasgow) Pfeffer

1885-11-01 – 1982-07

Glasgow-2053 · 1 mapped association

Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United KingdomDeath place unknown

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1Mapped records
3Close relations
10Evidence items
0Candidate leads
Birth
1885-11-01 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom
Death
1982-07 · Place not recorded
Parents
James Robert GlasgowconfidentMary Jane (Hopper) Glasgowconfident
Spouses
Harry Pfeffer
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-2053
Research clusters
Ireland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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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.

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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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1885

Profile-stated birthplace: Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland

Gortin townland — Oritor/Derryloran

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Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2053

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Precision: Exact townland centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.13 claims
5Unknown
2Derivative
2Original
1Tree Only

Documented or strongly supported

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Working hypotheses and conflicts

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Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

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Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.10 sources

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  1. original Anne Glasgow, 1885, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/b07b8a10250345) at Irish Civil Registration - Births
  2. unknown Eight Brothers and Sisters Together After 30 years
  3. derivative Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer death Jul 1982. * Birth: 1 Nov 1885.
  4. original 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Gortin/1729649/) - Residents of a house 3 in Gortin (Oritor, Tyrone). James Glasgow(75), Mary J Glasgow (48, wife), Robert(19, son), Sarah(15), William G(11), Silas(9).
  5. derivative "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF5G-CPB : 2 March 2021), Sarah Glasgow, 1903.
  6. unknown 1905 Census: "New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905" New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-13; Film Number: 8; Page number: 3; Line Number: 83 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Glasgow (20), single, Housekeeper, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
  7. unknown 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0471; FHL microfilm: 2341066 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer (42), wife, in household of Harry Pfeffer (38) in 60 Melrose Ave, Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Northern Ireland.
  8. unknown 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02335; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7-201 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfefer (53), married, Nurse, in Livingston, Essex, New Jersey. Born in Ireland.
  9. unknown 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 3340; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 25-4 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfeffer (64
  10. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2053
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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-2053 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-08-11.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthGortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2121823-03-23 · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1903-01-27 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
ParentsMary Jane GlasgowHopper-19791853-00-00 · Drumshanbo, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1901-09-27 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland
ChildrenRobertPfeffer-3901924-06-19 · Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States · 1943-11-20 · Tarawa, Kiribati
ChildrenNancyPfeffer-3891925-09-20 · Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States · 2001-11-16
SiblingsJulia GlasgowGlasgow-20481874-02-24 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1874-05-28
SiblingsUnknown GlasgowGlasgow-21691875-05-01 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsHenry GlasgowGlasgow-21701876-10-09 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1940-00-00 · New Jersey, United States
SiblingsDr Thomas M GlasgowGlasgow-20471878-01-22 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsElizabeth Eleanor UrquhartGlasgow-20491880-01-01 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRobert Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-20521881-12-04 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1961-10-01 · Jenkins Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States
SiblingsMary Sloane ZehnderGlasgow-2111884-04-28 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1945-08-30 · Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
SiblingsWilliam George GlasgowGlasgow-20511889-12-24 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 1961-12-16 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
SiblingsSilas GlasgowGlasgow-20501891-12-04 · Gortin, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · 0000-00-00
SpousesHarryPfeffer-3881892-04-09 · Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States · 1933-04-27 · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Gortin Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone Gortin_Townland,_Derryloran_Parish,_County_Tyrone

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Sarah was born 1 Nov 1885 at Gortin, Cookstown, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of James Glasgow and Jane Hopper. Anne Glasgow, 1885, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/b07b8a10250345) at Irish Civil Registration - Births
  • She married Harry Pfeffer and they had two children. Harry passed away in 1933.
  • Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer death Jul 1982.

    • Birth: 1 Nov 1885. Research Notes Some ancestry-com trees incorrectly show her husband as William Pfeffer. However, his name is Harry as per the 1936 family photo; and on the 1940 census she lives with her brother Henry. Sources
    • 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Gortin/1729649/) - Residents of a house 3 in Gortin (Oritor, Tyrone). James Glasgow(75), Mary J Glasgow (48, wife), Robert(19, son), Sarah(15), William G(11), Silas(9).
    • "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF5G-CPB : 2 March 2021), Sarah Glasgow, 1903.
    • 1905 Census: "New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905" New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-13; Film Number: 8; Page number: 3; Line Number: 83 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Glasgow (20), single, Housekeeper, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
    • 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0471; FHL microfilm: 2341066 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer (42), wife, in household of Harry Pfeffer (38) in 60 Melrose Ave, Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Northern Ireland.
    • 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02335; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7-201 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfefer (53), married, Nurse, in Livingston, Essex, New Jersey. Born in Ireland.
    • 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 3340; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 25-4 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfeffer (64), widowed head of household in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.

Profile source citations

  1. Anne Glasgow, 1885, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/b07b8a10250345) at Irish Civil Registration - Births source link 1
  2. Eight Brothers and Sisters Together After 30 years
  3. Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer death Jul 1982. * Birth: 1 Nov 1885.
  4. 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Gortin/1729649/) - Residents of a house 3 in Gortin (Oritor, Tyrone). James Glasgow(75), Mary J Glasgow (48, wife), Robert(19, son), Sarah(15), William G(11), Silas(9). source link 1
  5. "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF5G-CPB : 2 March 2021), Sarah Glasgow, 1903. source link 1
  6. 1905 Census: "New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905" New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-13; Film Number: 8; Page number: 3; Line Number: 83 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Glasgow (20), single, Housekeeper, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
  7. 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0471; FHL microfilm: 2341066 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer (42), wife, in household of Harry Pfeffer (38) in 60 Melrose Ave, Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Northern Ireland.
  8. 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02335; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7-201 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfefer (53), married, Nurse, in Livingston, Essex, New Jersey. Born in Ireland.
  9. 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 3340; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 25-4 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfeffer (64), widowed head of household in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
Full captured biography text
Biography
Sarah was born 1 Nov 1885 at Gortin, Cookstown, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of James Glasgow and Jane Hopper. 
 Anne Glasgow, 1885, Cookstown (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/b07b8a10250345) at Irish Civil Registration - Births 

She emigrated to America arriving 6th May 1903, with her siblings, Lizzie (20), Sarah (18), William G (11), Silas (10), their destination was Orange, where Henry Glasgow their brother lived Harrison Avenue, West Orange, N.J.

She married Harry Pfeffer and they had two children. Harry passed away in 1933.

As of 1936, she lived at Newark, NJ. 
 Eight Brothers and Sisters Together After 30 years 

She passed away July 1982.
 
Death:
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014" 
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File 
 (accessed 11 August 2022) 
Sarah Pfeffer death Jul 1982.
* Birth: 1 Nov 1885.
Research Notes
Some ancestry-com trees incorrectly show her husband as William Pfeffer. However, his name is Harry as per the 1936 family photo; and on the 1940 census she lives with her brother Henry.
Sources
* 1901 Ireland census (http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Gortin/1729649/) - Residents of a house 3 in Gortin (Oritor, Tyrone). James Glasgow(75), Mary J Glasgow (48, wife), Robert(19, son), Sarah(15), William G(11), Silas(9).
* "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF5G-CPB : 2 March 2021), Sarah Glasgow, 1903.
* 1905 Census: "New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905" New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-13; Film Number: 8; Page number: 3; Line Number: 83 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Glasgow (20), single, Housekeeper, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
* 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census" Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0471; FHL microfilm: 2341066 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah Pfeffer (42), wife, in household of Harry Pfeffer (38) in 60 Melrose Ave, Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Northern Ireland.
* 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census" Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02335; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7-201 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfefer (53), married, Nurse, in Livingston, Essex, New Jersey. Born in Ireland.
* 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census" United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 3340; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 25-4 - (accessed 11 August 2022) Sarah D Pfeffer (64), widowed head of household in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Gortin Townland, Derryloran Parish, County Tyrone]]
== Biography ==
Sarah was born 1 Nov 1885 at Gortin, Cookstown, County Tyrone. She was the daughter of [[Glasgow-212|James Glasgow]] and [[Hopper-1979|Jane Hopper]]. 
<ref>[https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details-civil/b07b8a10250345 Anne Glasgow, 1885, Cookstown] at Irish Civil Registration - Births</ref>

She emigrated to America arriving 6th May 1903, with her siblings, Lizzie (20), Sarah (18), William G (11), Silas (10), their destination was Orange, where Henry Glasgow their brother lived Harrison Avenue, West Orange, N.J.

She married Harry Pfeffer and they had two children. Harry passed away in 1933.

As of 1936, she lived at Newark, NJ. 
<ref>[[Space:Eight_Brothers_and_Sisters_Together_After_30_years|Eight Brothers and Sisters Together After 30 years]]</ref>

She passed away July 1982.
<ref>
'''Death''':
"U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"<br/>
Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File<br/>
{{Ancestry Record|3693|48667492}} (accessed 11 August 2022)<br/>
Sarah Pfeffer death Jul 1982.
* Birth: 1 Nov 1885.
</ref>

== Research Notes ==
Some ancestry-com trees incorrectly show her husband as ''William'' Pfeffer. However, his name is ''Harry'' as per the 1936 family photo; and on the 1940 census she lives with her brother Henry.

== Sources ==
<references />
* [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Tyrone/Oritor/Gortin/1729649/ 1901 Ireland census] - Residents of a house 3 in Gortin (Oritor, Tyrone). James Glasgow(75), Mary J Glasgow (48, wife), Robert(19, son), Sarah(15), William G(11), Silas(9).
* "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JF5G-CPB : 2 March 2021), Sarah Glasgow, 1903.
* '''1905 Census''': "New Jersey, U.S., State Census, 1905"<br/>New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-13; Film Number: 8; Page number: 3; Line Number: 83<br/>{{Ancestry Sharing|29878504|4499a3}} - {{Ancestry Record|61557|1057744}} (accessed 11 August 2022)<br/>Sarah Glasgow (20), single, Housekeeper, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.
* '''1930 Census''': "1930 United States Federal Census"<br/>Year: 1930; Census Place: Irvington, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0471; FHL microfilm: 2341066<br/>{{Ancestry Sharing|29878521|76ab1e}} - {{Ancestry Record|6224|21299321}} (accessed 11 August 2022)<br/>Sarah Pfeffer (42), wife, in household of Harry Pfeffer (38) in 60 Melrose Ave, Irvington, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Northern Ireland.
* '''1940 Census''': "1940 United States Federal Census"<br/>Year: 1940; Census Place: Livingston, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: m-t0627-02335; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 7-201<br/>{{Ancestry Sharing|29878552|cc178e}} - {{Ancestry Record|2442|134789492}} (accessed 11 August 2022)<br/>Sarah D Pfefer (53), married, Nurse, in Livingston, Essex, New Jersey. Born in Ireland.
* '''1950 Census''': "1950 United States Federal Census"<br/>United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: East Orange, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 3340; Sheet Number: 8; Enumeration District: 25-4<br/>{{Ancestry Sharing|29878563|849eeb}} - {{Ancestry Record|62308|165130753}} (accessed 11 August 2022)<br/>Sarah D Pfeffer (64), widowed head of household in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA. Born in Ireland.