Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Henry Glasgow

c. 1795 – ?

Glasgow-2097 · 1 mapped association

Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United StatesWalker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1795 · Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Death
Not recorded · Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Ruth A (Unknown) Glasgow
Children
William H GlasgowWilson Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2097
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 positionWilson Glasgow (1833)
Maternal grandfather positionWilliam H Glasgow (1838)
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.

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 fit70/100
Strong Multi-Factor Lead
Dates1769–1818Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry District South Carolina (estimated) · Newberry, South Carolina, United States · Newberry District South CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Collateral Naming · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Time-Specific Locality · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate has a supported 1800 Head of household with one boy under ten in the subject's birth locality, 5 years from the subject's birth (+22)
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has a supported 1800 Head of household with one boy under ten in the subject's birth locality, 5 years from the subject's birth (+22)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1790–1806) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate has another child, Robert Glasgow, born 5 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; sibling Wilson Crossier Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit69/100
Strong Multi-Factor Lead
Dates1772–1817Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesKilwaughter, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland · Newberry, South Carolina, United States · KilwaughterIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-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

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Robert Glasgow, born 5 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Mary (McCracken) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Wilson Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+14; catalogue rarity 7, Wilson in 4 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; subject branch: Wilson Glasgow; candidate branch: Wilson Archibald Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit64/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1763–1835Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Newberry, South Carolina, United States · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowElizabeth (Kinard) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Kinard) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) 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 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1785–1808) (+6; other parent Elizabeth (Kinard) Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Robert Glasgow, born 5 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Kinard) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; sibling Wilson Crossier Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1756–1826Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Antrim, Ireland · Gilder's Creek, Newberry Co., S Carolina · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Collateral Naming · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: carolina, creek (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Absolom Glasgow, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; sibling Wilson Crossier Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit6/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Henry +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Henry Glasgow; candidate branch: Henry McCaw Glasgow) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit62/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1777–1838Generation18 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 18-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

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), 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 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Robert Glasgow, born 5 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Wilson Glasgow, the expected father position (+10; Wilson in 4 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; subject branch: Wilson Glasgow; candidate branch: Wilson Archibald Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit47/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1775–?Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-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

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), 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)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; sibling Wilson Crossier Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit47/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1773–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-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

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), 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)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Wilson +14 (4 public profiles; sibling Wilson Crossier Glasgow) (+14 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit38/100
Weak Lead
Dates1763–1823Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina · South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), 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 (1785–1808) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, James Glasgow, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1737–1822Generation58 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Newberry, South Carolina, United States · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming
  • candidate's birth is 96 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

chronologically conflicting 58-year parent-child age gap (−8)

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  • candidate's birth is 96 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1833), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Wilson +16 (4 public profiles; subject branch: Wilson Glasgow; candidate branch: Wilson Crossier Glasgow, Wilson Archibald Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+16 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: chronologically conflicting 58-year parent-child age gap (−8)

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

Henry GlasgowGlasgow-3135

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1794–?PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, County Tyrone, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Automated fit20/100
Similar Person
Dates1807–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 12 (+2)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 12 (+2)

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
b. 1795

Profile-stated birthplace: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, 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-2097

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.4 claims
3Derivative
1Tree Only

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.4 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-2097 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-03-27.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthAbbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathWalker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenWilson GlasgowGlasgow-20991833-00-00 · Georgia, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenWilliam H GlasgowGlasgow-20981838-00-00 · Georgia, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesRuth A GlasgowUnknown-5839431791-00-00 · South Carolina, United States · 0000-00-00 · Walker Creek, Lafayette, Arkansas, United States

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Henry was born in Abbeville, South Carolina and lived for a time in Georgia, Chambers, Alabama, and Arkansas. Sources

    • "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-TPS : accessed 12 December 2021), Henry Glasgow, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 34, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 162,021.
    • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPT-FCB : 19 December 2020), Henry Glasgo, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    • "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-9MC : 18 February 2021), Henry Glasgow, 1860.

Profile source citations

  1. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-TPS : accessed 12 December 2021), Henry Glasgow, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 34, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 162,021. source link 1
  2. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPT-FCB : 19 December 2020), Henry Glasgo, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). source link 1
  3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-9MC : 18 February 2021), Henry Glasgow, 1860. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Henry was born in Abbeville, South Carolina and lived for a time in Georgia, Chambers, Alabama, and Arkansas.
Sources
* "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-TPS : accessed 12 December 2021), Henry Glasgow, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 34, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 162,021.
* "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPT-FCB : 19 December 2020), Henry Glasgo, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
* "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-9MC : 18 February 2021), Henry Glasgow, 1860.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Henry was born in Abbeville, South Carolina and lived for a time in Georgia, Chambers, Alabama, and Arkansas.
== Sources ==
<references />
* "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLQ-TPS : accessed 12 December 2021), Henry Glasgow, Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 34, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 118; FHL microfilm 162,021.
* "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPT-FCB : 19 December 2020), Henry Glasgo, Chambers, Alabama, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication  (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
* "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M875-9MC : 18 February 2021), Henry Glasgow, 1860.