Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Henry Glasgow

c. 1883 – c. 1951

Glasgow-2293 · 1 mapped association

Alabama, United StatesDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
3Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1883 · Alabama, United States
Death
c. 1951 · Place not recorded
Parents
Robert Kouchan Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Mittie Edglee (Clark) Glasgow
Children
John Henry GlasgowLiving person (details withheld)
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2293
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 positionJohn Henry Glasgow (1907)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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

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 fit18/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1855–1936Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United States · Belgreen, Franklin, Alabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Sarah Jane (Todd) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Sarah Jane (Todd) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1840–1922Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 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 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Susan Ann (Glasgow) Yount had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • 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)

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)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit17/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1839–1917Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesWinchester, Ontario · Stormont, OntarioIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 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 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Esther Jane (McConnell) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • 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)

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 fit16/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1857–1935Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesCobb, Georgia, United States · Jefferson, Alabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Phoebe Olivia (Samples) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Phoebe Olivia (Samples) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Possible Father

Isaac GlascoGlasco-70

Automated fit15/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1857–1941Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesArkansas, United States · Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ida (Horton) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Ida (Horton) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit83/100
Strong Multi-Factor Lead
Dates1858–1936Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesAlabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Exact Sibling Profiles · Parental Couple Structure · Sibling Parental CoupleSame-spouse child windowRobert Kouchan GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 7 exact subject sibling profiles (+32): Samuel Wilson Glasgow, Sarah E Glasgow, Robert A Glasgow, William H Glasgow, Ruth R Glasgow
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • candidate is the spouse of the linked opposite-sex parent (+8; tree couple clue)
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+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 (1880–1897) (+6; other parent Robert Kouchan Glasgow)
  • candidate is already linked as parent of 7 exact subject sibling profiles (+32): Samuel Wilson Glasgow, Sarah E Glasgow, Robert A Glasgow, William H Glasgow, Ruth R Glasgow
  • the candidate and the subject's linked father Robert Kouchan Glasgow are jointly recorded as parents of 7 exact sibling profiles (+14; strong couple-structure clue)

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

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1851–1928Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn Baigrie GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1874–1893) (+6; other parent John Baigrie Glasgow)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1874–1893) (+6; other parent John Baigrie Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Henry Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1850–1921Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesMcDonough, Illinois, United States · Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowDouglas GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), 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 (1879–1887) (+6; other parent Douglas Glasgow)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Ruth +12 (15 public profiles) (+12 total)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1859–1936Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesRome, Floyd, Georgia, United States · Mulga, Jefferson, Alabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)
  • 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)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1859–1935Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1907), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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)

Deductions and cautions: 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

James A GlasgowGlasgow-2756

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1893–?PlacesAlabama, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 10 (+10)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Same-name candidate

James GlasgowGlasgow-3035

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1820–?PlacesAlabama, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • shared recorded place (+20)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 63; retained without deduction

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

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 63; retained without deduction

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. 1883

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-2293

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.11 claims
2Derivative
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
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-2293 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2022-06-12.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthAlabama, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert Kouchan GlasgowGlasgow-19781857-00-00 · Georgia, United States · 1927-00-00 · Vernon, Lamar, Alabama, United States
ChildrenJohn Henry GlasgowGlasgow-22991907-00-00 · 1972-00-00 · Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States
ChildrenWilliamGlasgow-22941911-00-00 · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSamuel Wilson GlasgowGlasgow-23051880-02-00 · Alabama, United States · 1950-02-25 · Franklin, Alabama, United States
SiblingsSarah E GlasgowGlasgow-23061886-03-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRobert A GlasgowGlasgow-23071888-03-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsWilliam H GlasgowGlasgow-23081891-03-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsRuth R GlasgowGlasgow-23091893-04-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsNancy A GlasgowGlasgow-23101895-03-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsClaudes N GlasgowGlasgow-23111897-09-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesMittie Edglee GlasgowClark-736031886-00-00 · 1981-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • BiographySources

    • "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D9-63Y : 9 March 2022), James H Glascow in entry for Robert H Glascow, 1900.
    • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-B6FC : 19 February 2021), James Henry Glasgow in entry for Shorty Woodruff and Mavy Leen Glasgow, 07 Nov 1947; citing Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,611.

Profile source citations

  1. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D9-63Y : 9 March 2022), James H Glascow in entry for Robert H Glascow, 1900. source link 1
  2. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-B6FC : 19 February 2021), James Henry Glasgow in entry for Shorty Woodruff and Mavy Leen Glasgow, 07 Nov 1947; citing Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,611. source link 1
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D9-63Y : 9 March 2022), James H Glascow in entry for Robert H Glascow, 1900.
* "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-B6FC : 19 February 2021), James Henry Glasgow in entry for Shorty Woodruff and Mavy Leen Glasgow, 07 Nov 1947; citing Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,611.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

== Sources ==
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* "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D9-63Y : 9 March 2022), James H Glascow in entry for Robert H Glascow, 1900.
* "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D3-B6FC : 19 February 2021), James Henry Glasgow in entry for Shorty Woodruff and Mavy Leen Glasgow, 07 Nov 1947; citing Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,892,611.