Individual research record
James W Glasgow
c. 1821 – ?
Glasgow-2089 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- c. 1821 · South Carolina, United States
- Death
- Not recorded · Place not recorded
- Parents
- Not recorded
- Spouses
- Mary Ann (Unknown) Glasgow
- Children
- Betsy GlasgowJames B GlasgowJohn Henry GlasgowMary J GlasgowMatilda Ellen (Glasgow) ColvinNancy A GlasgowSarah Emilia (Glasgow) Bethany
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-2089
- Research clusters
- Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 8
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 · 1 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
James GlasgowGlasgow-2439
- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- known spouse Sarah Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1817–1855) (+6; other parent Sarah Glasgow)
- candidate has another child, Archibald C Glasgow, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Sarah Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Father
James Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-803
- plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Margaret (Morrow) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, Jane Elizabeth (Glasgow) Burdette, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Margaret (Morrow) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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Possible Father
Absolom GlasgowGlasgow-1145
- plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Ruth Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, John Leland Glasgow, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Ruth Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (19) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2298
- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, Elizabeth Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
- known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+3)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-2770
- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)
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- plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son John Henry Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
- family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Sarah GlasgowGlasgow-3042
- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1817–1855) (+6; other parent James Glasgow)
- candidate has another child, Archibald C Glasgow, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Elizabeth (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-607112
- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, Elizabeth Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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Possible Mother
Nancy (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-658277
- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
candidate already has another child named James J Glasgow (Glasgow-2738) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1800–1822) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
- candidate has another child, Emma Glasgow, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
- candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+1; Nancy occurs in 49 public profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named James J Glasgow (Glasgow-2738) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Mother
Elizabeth Ann (Glasgow) SamfordGlasgow-2168
- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)
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- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Henry Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
- 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
Deductions and cautions: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)
Possible Mother
Ruth (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-596970
- plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1847), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
- candidate has another child, John Leland Glasgow, born 3 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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
James Marion GlasgowGlasgow-270
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: James, John, Mary
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
- child given-name pattern overlaps: James, John, Mary
Conflicts: No indexed conflict
Same-name candidate
James Carmichael GlasgowGlasgow-1487
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
No indexed conflict
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- same birth year (+30)
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
Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Profile-stated birthplace: South Carolina, United States
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2089
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.9 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.
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.3 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
- derivative "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBC : 28 May 2021), James W Glasgo, 1870.
- derivative "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWF : 13 January 2022), James W. Glasgow, Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2089
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WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-2089
James W Glasgow
Updated 2022-03-27
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-2089 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-03-27.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | South Carolina, United States | WikiTree profile field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Nancy A Glasgow | Glasgow-2090 | 1847-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | John Henry Glasgow | Glasgow-2091 | 1850-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 1917-00-00 · Lafayette, Arkansas, United States |
| Children | Mary J Glasgow | Glasgow-2092 | 1853-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | James B Glasgow | Glasgow-2093 | 1856-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Betsy Glasgow | Glasgow-2094 | 1858-00-00 · Arkansas, United States · 0000-00-00 |
| Children | Sarah Emilia Bethany | Glasgow-2095 | 1861-00-00 · Lafayette, Arkansas, United States · 1935-00-00 |
| Children | Matilda Ellen Colvin | Glasgow-2096 | 1864-06-22 · Lafayette, Arkansas, United States · 1940-11-17 · Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States |
| Spouses | Mary Ann Glasgow | Unknown-583906 | 1825-00-00 · Georgia, United States · 0000-00-00 |
Record-bearing passages
Biography James was born in South Carolina. He and Mary Ann had at least four children in Alabama, and at least three in Arkansas. Sources
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBC : 28 May 2021), James W Glasgo, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWF : 13 January 2022), James W. Glasgow, Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Profile source citations
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBC : 28 May 2021), James W Glasgo, 1870. source link 1
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWF : 13 January 2022), James W. Glasgow, Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm . source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography James was born in South Carolina. He and Mary Ann had at least four children in Alabama, and at least three in Arkansas. Sources * "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBC : 28 May 2021), James W Glasgo, 1870. * "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWF : 13 January 2022), James W. Glasgow, Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == James was born in South Carolina. He and Mary Ann had at least four children in Alabama, and at least three in Arkansas. == Sources == <references /> * "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBC : 28 May 2021), James W Glasgo, 1870. * "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWF : 13 January 2022), James W. Glasgow, Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .