Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Robert Washington Glasgow

1847-06-07 – 1922-11-30

Glasgow-2554 · 1 mapped association

Ohio, United States→Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United States
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
8Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1847-06-07 · Ohio, United States
Death
1922-11-30 · Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United States
Parents
Robert Finley GlasgowunmarkedNancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Phebe J (Finley) Glasgow
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2554
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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 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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-3133

Automated fit49/100
Similar Person
Dates1843–1921PlacesCherry Fork, Wayne Township, Adams, Ohio, United States → Denver, Colorado, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)
  • death years within 1 (+10)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

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Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-3473

Automated fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1850–?PlacesBallymoney, County Londonderry, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
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. 1847

Profile-stated birthplace: Ohio, United States

Ohio, 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-2554

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.9 claims
6Unknown
2Tree 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.8 sources

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

  1. unknown Robert W Glasgow in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
  2. unknown From Family Search - Pension (1907-1933) United States
  3. unknown 1900 United States Federal Census for Robert Glasgow
  4. tree_only "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 April 2022, 16:35), entry for Pvt Robert Washington Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8MD-F3H ); contributed by various users.
  5. unknown US Federal Censuses - 1850 - 1920 (including 1890 veterans schedule)
  6. unknown Robert W. Glasgow
  7. unknown Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 for Robert W Glasgow - death
  8. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2554
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-2554 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-10-02.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Ohio, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsRobert Finley GlasgowGlasgow-161820-04-12 · Adams, Ohio, USA · 1887-03-31 · Weldon, De Witt, Illinois, USA
ParentsNancy Jane GlasgowCampbell-482931826-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1862-00-00
SiblingsWilliam Steele GlasgowGlasgow-37101849-01-23 · Tranquility, Scott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · 1928-07-17 · Weldon, DeWitt, Illinois, United States
SiblingsSusannah GlasgowGlasgow-37111850-12-26 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1853-02-08
SiblingsJohn A GlasgowGlasgow-37121853-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1860-00-00
SiblingsJoseph G GlasgowGlasgow-37131853-02-23 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1917-06-06 · Kingman, Kansas, United States
SiblingsNancy Mary GlasgowGlasgow-20401857-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1883-04-11
SpousesPhebe J GlasgowFinley-43511850-08-25 · Adams, Ohio, United States · 1907-05-06 · 1869-00-00

Profile categories

Adams County, Ohio Adams_County,_Ohio Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Ohio Tranquility_Cemetery,_Tranquility,_Ohio

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Robert Washington Glasgow was born 7 June 1847, likely in Scott Township, adams County, Ohio which is where his parents were from and where he showed up on the 1850 US Federal Census.
  • The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 and 1920 US Federal censuses showed him living in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio.
  • He enlisted in the US Army at age 16 and fought in the Civil War as a Prviate in the 117th infantry. His military record shows: "Muster 2 Date: 12 Aug 1863; Muster 2 Place: Ohio; Muster 2 Unit: 1718; Muster 2 Company: E; Muster 2 Regiment: 1st HA; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Artillery; Muster 2 Information: Transferred; MusterOut 2 Date: 25 Jul 1865; MusterOut 2 Place: Knoxville, Tennessee; MusterOut 2 Information: Mustered Out;" Robert W Glasgow in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 . He received a pension for his service From Family Search - Pension (1907-1933) United States
  • In 1869 he married Phebe Finley. 1900 United States Federal Census for Robert Glasgow They had 10 children only 2 or 3 of whom made it to adulthood.

  • He died 30 Nov 1922 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio and is buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United States Sources

    • "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 April 2022, 16:35), entry for Pvt Robert Washington Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8MD-F3H ); contributed by various users.
    • US Federal Censuses - 1850 - 1920 (including 1890 veterans schedule)
    • Robert W. Glasgow in the Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 - birth
    • Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 for Robert W Glasgow - death

Profile source citations

  1. Robert W Glasgow in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
  2. From Family Search - Pension (1907-1933) United States
  3. 1900 United States Federal Census for Robert Glasgow
  4. "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 April 2022, 16:35), entry for Pvt Robert Washington Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8MD-F3H ); contributed by various users. source link 1 source link 2
  5. US Federal Censuses - 1850 - 1920 (including 1890 veterans schedule)
  6. Robert W. Glasgow
  7. Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 for Robert W Glasgow - death
Full captured biography text
Biography
Robert Washington Glasgow was born 7 June 1847, likely in Scott Township, adams County, Ohio which is where his parents were from and where he showed up on the 1850 US Federal Census.

The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 and 1920 US Federal censuses showed him living in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio.

He enlisted in the US Army at age 16 and fought in the Civil War as a Prviate in the 117th infantry. His military record shows: 
"Muster 2 Date: 12 Aug 1863; Muster 2 Place: Ohio; Muster 2 Unit: 1718; Muster 2 Company: E; Muster 2 Regiment: 1st HA; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Artillery; Muster 2 Information: Transferred; MusterOut 2 Date: 25 Jul 1865; MusterOut 2 Place: Knoxville, Tennessee; MusterOut 2 Information: Mustered Out;" Robert W Glasgow
in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 . He received a pension for his service From Family Search - Pension (1907-1933) United States

In 1869 he married Phebe Finley. 1900 United States Federal Census for Robert Glasgow They had 10 children only 2 or 3 of whom made it to adulthood.

He died 30 Nov 1922 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio and is buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United States
Sources
* "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 April 2022, 16:35), entry for Pvt Robert Washington Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8MD-F3H ); contributed by various users.
* US Federal Censuses - 1850 - 1920 (including 1890 veterans schedule)
* Robert W. Glasgow
 in the Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 - birth
* Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 for Robert W Glasgow - death
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Tranquility Cemetery, Tranquility, Ohio]]
[[Category:Adams County, Ohio]]
== Biography ==
Robert Washington Glasgow was born 7 June 1847, likely in Scott Township, adams County, Ohio which is where his parents were from and where he showed up on the 1850 US Federal Census.

The 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900 and 1910 and 1920 US Federal censuses showed him living in Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio.

He enlisted in the US Army at age 16 and fought in the Civil War as a Prviate in the 117th infantry.  His military record shows:  
"Muster 2 Date: 12 Aug 1863; Muster 2 Place: Ohio; Muster 2 Unit: 1718; Muster 2 Company: E; Muster 2 Regiment: 1st HA; Muster 2 Regiment Type: Artillery; Muster 2 Information: Transferred; MusterOut 2 Date: 25 Jul 1865; MusterOut 2 Place: Knoxville, Tennessee; MusterOut 2 Information: Mustered Out;"<ref>Robert W Glasgow
in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865</ref>. He received a pension for his service<ref>From Family Search - Pension (1907-1933)  United States
</ref>

In 1869 he married Phebe Finley.<ref>1900 United States Federal Census for Robert Glasgow</ref> They had 10 children only 2 or 3 of whom made it to adulthood.

He died 30 Nov 1922 in Seaman, Adams County, Ohio and is buried at Tranquility Cemetery, Seaman, Adams, Ohio, United States


== Sources ==
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* "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 April 2022, 16:35), entry for Pvt Robert Washington Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8MD-F3H ); contributed by various users.
* US Federal Censuses - 1850 - 1920 (including 1890 veterans schedule)
* Robert W. Glasgow
 in the Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 - birth
* Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018 for Robert W Glasgow - death