Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Henry Glasgow

c. 1850 – 1917

Glasgow-2091 · 1 mapped association

Alabama, United StatesLafayette, Arkansas, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
5Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1850 · Alabama, United States
Death
1917 · Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
Parents
James W GlasgowunmarkedMary Ann (Unknown) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Lena May (Glasgow) Griffin
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2091
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionLena May (Glasgow) Griffin (1898)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit26/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1829–1890Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesGeorgia, United States · Lafayette, Arkansas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: lafayette arkansas united states (+10)
  • 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 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: lafayette arkansas united states (+10)
  • 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)

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1819–1870Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesPennsylvania, United States · Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States · Pennsylvania, USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowElizabeth R (Douglass) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth R (Douglass) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1847–1852) (+6; other parent Elizabeth R (Douglass) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Elizabeth R (Douglass) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Nancy +3 (49 public profiles) (+3 total)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father John S. Glasgow Jr. shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, John in 278 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1822–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

a different father 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 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Mary (McNeil) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1820–1901Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesAllegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · West Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Allegheny, PAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowElizabeth J (Blackwood) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth J (Blackwood) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John C Glasgow (Glasgow-538) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1846–1866) (+6; other parent Elizabeth J (Blackwood) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Elizabeth J (Blackwood) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Nancy +3 (49 public profiles) (+3 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named John C Glasgow (Glasgow-538) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1819–1899Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesCoffee County, TennesseeIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Nancy (Fuller) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+3)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-683) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1848–1869) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • known spouse Nancy (Fuller) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-683) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1820–1854Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United States · Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowElijah Hawking GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: arkansas (+1; not a locality match)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: arkansas (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1838–1868) (+6; other parent Elijah Hawking Glasgow)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Nancy +3 (49 public profiles) (+3 total)

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

Automated fit13/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1823–1908Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesNorth Carolina · Weakley Co, TNIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWagstaff Kennedy GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1848–1860) (+6; other parent Wagstaff Kennedy Glasgow)

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
Automated fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1838–1884Generationnominally 12 years; approximate dates permit about 15–22 years age gapRecorded placesHenry, Henry County, Tennessee, United States · Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: arkansas (+1; not a locality match)

a different mother 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 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: arkansas (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Lena +16 (3 public profiles; subject branch: Lena May (Glasgow) Griffin; candidate branch: Lena Z Glasgow) (+16 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different mother is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit10/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1811–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesCloghgaldanagh townland (estimated) · Cloghgaldanagh townlandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 87 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 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 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 87 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 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)

Automated fit8/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1831–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesOhioIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

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 complete scoring
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

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 GlasgowGlasgow-2574

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1851–1917PlacesVirginia, United States → Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • same death year (+15)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • same death year (+15)

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

Same-name candidate

John H GlasgowGlasgow-1975

Automated fit46/100
Similar Person
Dates1846–?PlacesAlabama, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

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

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

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

How duplicate leads are calculated

Dates are eligibility gates, not merely deductions: chronologically impossible people are excluded. Dates, places, spouses, parent certainty and children's profiles and names are then compared. A high score is a prompt to inspect records, not a merge recommendation.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1850

Profile-stated birthplace: Alabama, United States

Alabama, United States

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.

One-Tree profile leadunknown
Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2091

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.10 claims
3Derivative
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.5 sources
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced

WikiTree profile information

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Glasgow-2091 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-23.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthAlabama, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathLafayette, Arkansas, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames W GlasgowGlasgow-20891821-00-00 · South Carolina, United States · 0000-00-00
ParentsMary Ann GlasgowUnknown-5839061825-00-00 · Georgia, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenLena May GriffinGlasgow-33441898-09-11 · Arkansas, United States · 1972-02-14 · Lewisville, Lafayette County, Arkansas, United States
SiblingsNancy A GlasgowGlasgow-20901847-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsMary J GlasgowGlasgow-20921853-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsJames B GlasgowGlasgow-20931856-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsBetsy GlasgowGlasgow-20941858-00-00 · Arkansas, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSarah Emilia BethanyGlasgow-20951861-00-00 · Lafayette, Arkansas, United States · 1935-00-00
SiblingsMatilda Ellen ColvinGlasgow-20961864-06-22 · Lafayette, Arkansas, United States · 1940-11-17 · Stamps, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States

Profile categories

Forest Grove Cemetery, Walker Creek, Arkansas Forest_Grove_Cemetery,_Walker_Creek,_Arkansas

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMBQ-54X source link 1
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48821815/j-h-glasgow source link 1
  3. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBD : 28 May 2021), John H Glasgo in entry for James W Glasgo, 1870. source link 1
  4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWJ : 13 January 2022), John Henry Glasgow in household of 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
31 Jan 1892 Columbia Arkansas - marriage of John H Glasgow, 43, of Glasgow, Lafayette, and Leonnor Barnett, 34, of Pickles, Columbia, Arkansas "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMBQ-54X 

He died in 1917 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48821815/j-h-glasgow 
Sources
* "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBD : 28 May 2021), John H Glasgo in entry for James W Glasgo, 1870.
* "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWJ : 13 January 2022), John Henry Glasgow in household of 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
[[Category:Forest Grove Cemetery, Walker Creek, Arkansas]]
== Biography ==

31 Jan 1892 Columbia Arkansas - marriage of '''John H  Glasgow''', 43,  of Glasgow, Lafayette, and''' Leonnor Barnett''', 34, of Pickles, Columbia, Arkansas <ref>"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMBQ-54X</ref>

He died in 1917 <ref>https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48821815/j-h-glasgow</ref>

== Sources ==
<references />
* "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-FBD : 28 May 2021), John H Glasgo in entry for James W Glasgo, 1870.
* "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-CWJ : 13 January 2022), John Henry Glasgow in household of 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 .