Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Zachariah Glasgow

1843-10 – after 1899

Glasgow-2244 · 1 mapped association

Maryland, United StatesDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
3Evidence items
10Candidate leads
Birth
1843-10 · Maryland, United States
Death
after 1899 · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Emma GlasgowFrank Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2244
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 positionFrank Glasgow (1894)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionEmma Glasgow (1883)
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 fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1810–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United States · South CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary Caroline (Thompson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1839–1856) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • known spouse Mary Caroline (Thompson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Emma +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Emma Glasgow; candidate branch: Emma C (Glasgow) Barnett); Frank +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Frank Glasgow; candidate branch: Frank Lee Glasgow) (+28 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1815–1875Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesWake Colorado, North Carolina, United States · Stoddard, Missouri, United States · Wake Co, NCIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJane Caroline (Jeans) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jane Caroline (Jeans) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), 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 (1838–1868) (+6; other parent Jane Caroline (Jeans) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Jane Caroline (Jeans) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Emma +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Emma Glasgow; candidate branch: Emma Jane (Glasgow) Mills) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1807–1886Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesBrush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMargaret Elizabeth (Black) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret Taylor (Lowry) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), 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 (1830–1849) (+6; other parent Margaret Elizabeth (Black) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Margaret Taylor (Lowry) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Frank +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Frank Glasgow; candidate branch: Frank Morrison Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit34/100
Weak Lead
Dates1817–1881Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesBlair County, Pennsylvania, United States · Glasgow, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States · Blair County, Pennsylvania, USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Sarah J (Leamer) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Sarah J (Leamer) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Frank +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Frank Glasgow; candidate branch: Frank James Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1800–1869Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United States · Georgia, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Collateral Naming · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 83 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (48) at the subject's birth (+3)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 83 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (48) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Emma +12 (11 public profiles; niece/nephew Emma C (Glasgow) Barnett) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1813–?Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), 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 (1839–1856) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Emma +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Emma Glasgow; candidate branch: Emma C (Glasgow) Barnett); Frank +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Frank Glasgow; candidate branch: Frank Lee Glasgow) (+28 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1820–1854Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United States · Rector, Clay, Arkansas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowElijah Hawking GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), 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 (1838–1868) (+6; other parent Elijah Hawking Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Emma +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Emma Glasgow; candidate branch: Emma Jane (Glasgow) Mills) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1809–1851Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJoseph Montgomery GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), 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 (1830–1849) (+6; other parent Joseph Montgomery Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Frank +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Frank Glasgow; candidate branch: Frank Morrison Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1815–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Child Naming · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's given name recurs among another recorded child (+5; Emma occurs in 11 public profiles)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Emma +12 (11 public profiles; niece/nephew Emma C (Glasgow) Barnett) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1820–1865Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesPennsylvania, USAIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1883), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Frank +12 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Frank Glasgow; candidate branch: Frank James Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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. 1843

Profile-stated birthplace: Maryland, United States

Maryland, 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-2244

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.3 claims
2Unknown
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.3 sources

Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.

  1. unknown https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=65692
  2. unknown 1900 Talbot County, MD census
  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2244
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-2244 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-07-14.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthMaryland, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenEmma GlasgowGlasgow-22451883-11-00 · Maryland, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenFrank GlasgowGlasgow-22461894-06-00 · Maryland, United States · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Unionville, Maryland Unionville,_Maryland

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Zachariah was born in 1843. He passed away after 1899. Research notes Zachary Glasgow is one of 18 ex-slaves and free blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War and who were buried in the Saint Stephens A.M.E. Cemetery in Unionville, MD (Talbot County). https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=65692 FindaGrave listed his name as Pvt. Zachary Glasgow with unknown birth and death dates and noted he was buried in Saint Stephens Church Cemetery.
  • In 1900 a Zacharia Glasgow (b. Oct 1843 in MD, day laborer, married 28 years, both parents b. MD) headed an Easton, MD (Talbot County) household with wife Annie Glasgow (b. Jan 1850 in MD, married 28 years, 8 children with 4 living, both parents b. MD), daughter Emma Glasgow (b. Nov 1883 in MD, both parents b. MD), son Frank Glasgow (b. Jun 1894 in MD, both parents b. MD).
  • In 1920 an Anna M. Glasgow (65, b. MD, widowed, both parents b. MD) headed an Easton, MD (Talbot County) household with daughter Sophia Johnson (47, b. MD, both parents b. MD), son-in-law Edward M. Johnson (46, b. PA, farm laborer, both parents b. PA), and granddaughter Helen Copper (16, b. MD, both parents b. MD). As Anna is listed as a widow, Zachary apparently died before the 1920 census was enumerated. Sources

    • 1900 Talbot County, MD census Acknowledgments Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Glasgow-2244 through manual input on 26 Apr 2022. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=65692 source link 1
  2. 1900 Talbot County, MD census
Full captured biography text
Biography
Zachariah was born in 1843. He passed away after 1899.
Research notes
Zachary Glasgow is one of 18 ex-slaves and free blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War and who were buried in the Saint Stephens A.M.E. Cemetery in Unionville, MD (Talbot County). https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=65692 FindaGrave listed his name as Pvt. Zachary Glasgow with unknown birth and death dates and noted he was buried in Saint Stephens Church Cemetery.

In 1870 a James Johnson (35, b. MD, farm laborer) headed a Talbot County, MD household with Ann M. Johnson (30, b. MD), Mary Johnson (13, b. MD, attg. school), Margt. Johnson (3, b. MD), James Glasgow (14, b. MD, attg. school), and Zachariah Glasgow (22, b. MD, farm laborer).

In 1900 a Zacharia Glasgow (b. Oct 1843 in MD, day laborer, married 28 years, both parents b. MD) headed an Easton, MD (Talbot County) household with wife Annie Glasgow (b. Jan 1850 in MD, married 28 years, 8 children with 4 living, both parents b. MD), daughter Emma Glasgow (b. Nov 1883 in MD, both parents b. MD), son Frank Glasgow (b. Jun 1894 in MD, both parents b. MD).

In 1920 an Anna M. Glasgow (65, b. MD, widowed, both parents b. MD) headed an Easton, MD (Talbot County) household with daughter Sophia Johnson (47, b. MD, both parents b. MD), son-in-law Edward M. Johnson (46, b. PA, farm laborer, both parents b. PA), and granddaughter Helen Copper (16, b. MD, both parents b. MD). As Anna is listed as a widow, Zachary apparently died before the 1920 census was enumerated.
Sources
* 1900 Talbot County, MD census
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Edward Trever for creating WikiTree profile Glasgow-2244 through manual input on 26 Apr 2022. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Unionville, Maryland]]
== Biography ==
{{African-American Sticker}}
Zachariah was born in 1843.  He passed away after 1899.

== Research notes ==
Zachary Glasgow is one of 18 ex-slaves and free blacks who fought for the Union in the Civil War and who were buried in the Saint Stephens A.M.E. Cemetery in Unionville, MD (Talbot County).<ref>https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=65692</ref> ''FindaGrave listed his name as Pvt. Zachary Glasgow with unknown birth and death dates and noted he was buried in Saint Stephens Church Cemetery.''

In 1870 a James Johnson (35, b. MD, farm laborer) headed a Talbot County, MD household with Ann M. Johnson (30, b. MD), Mary Johnson (13, b. MD, attg. school), Margt. Johnson (3, b. MD), James Glasgow (14, b. MD, attg. school), and '''Zachariah Glasgow''' (22, b. MD, farm laborer).

In 1900 a '''Zacharia Glasgow''' (b. Oct 1843 in MD, day laborer, married 28 years, both parents b. MD) headed an Easton, MD (Talbot County) household with wife Annie Glasgow (b. Jan 1850 in MD, married 28 years, 8 children with 4 living, both parents b. MD), daughter Emma Glasgow (b. Nov 1883 in MD, both parents b. MD), son Frank Glasgow (b. Jun 1894 in MD, both parents b. MD).

In 1920 an Anna M. Glasgow (65, b. MD, widowed, both parents b. MD) headed an Easton, MD (Talbot County) household with daughter Sophia Johnson (47, b. MD, both parents b. MD), son-in-law Edward M. Johnson  (46, b. PA, farm laborer, both parents b. PA), and granddaughter Helen Copper (16, b. MD, both parents b. MD). ''As Anna is listed as a widow, '''Zachary''' apparently died before the 1920 census was enumerated.''

== Sources ==
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* 1900 Talbot County, MD census

== Acknowledgments ==
Thank you to [[Trever-1 | Edward Trever]] for creating WikiTree profile Glasgow-2244 through manual input on 26 Apr 2022. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Ed and others.