Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

John Glasgow

c. 1784-11-26 – 1864-01-08

Glasgow-2600 · 1 mapped association

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandBelmont, Ohio, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1784-11-26 · Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
Death
1864-01-08 · Belmont, Ohio, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Elizabeth (Blocher) GlasgowIsabel (Glenn) Glasgow
Children
Daniel E GlasgowJohn Glasgow Jr
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2600
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
6

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 positionDaniel E Glasgow (1836)
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 fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1761–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesLinlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: linlithgowshire west lothian exact locality unproved (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

candidate's household recorded Thomas Glasgow in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: linlithgowshire west lothian exact locality unproved (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Agnes (Gray) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow Jr, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Thomas Glasgow in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton, Linlithgowshire, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: linlithgowshire, lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: linlithgowshire, lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow Jr, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1751–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesKirknewton And East Calder, Midlothian, Scotland · Kirknewton — West LothianIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: lothian, west (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow Jr, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1740–?Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Mill) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Margaret (Mill) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (44) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John Glasgow Jr, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1749–1839Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesMoneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland · Georges Creek, Adams County, Ohio, United States · MoneymoreIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRosannah (Barclay) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Rosannah (Barclay) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate's household recorded Jane (Glasgow) Patton in Rockbridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named John M Glasgow (Glasgow-1965) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1776–1799) (+6; other parent Rosannah (Barclay) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Rosannah (Barclay) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (28) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Rosa +14 (4 public profiles; subject branch: Rosa (Glasgow) Keller; candidate branch: Rosa Belle (Glasgow) Patton); Edward +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Edward Glasgow; candidate branch: Edward Lincoln Glasgow) (+30 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate's household recorded Jane (Glasgow) Patton in Rockbridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named John M Glasgow (Glasgow-1965) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1761–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesKirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · Linlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: linlithgowshire west lothian exact locality unproved (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

candidate's household recorded Thomas Glasgow in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: linlithgowshire west lothian exact locality unproved (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow Jr, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Thomas Glasgow in Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1756–1807Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesLondonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland · Adams County, Ohio, USA · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate's household recorded Jane (Glasgow) Patton in Rockbridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named John M Glasgow (Glasgow-1965) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: ohio (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1776–1799) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Rosa +14 (4 public profiles; subject branch: Rosa (Glasgow) Keller; candidate branch: Rosa Belle (Glasgow) Patton); Edward +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Edward Glasgow; candidate branch: Edward Lincoln Glasgow) (+30 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate's household recorded Jane (Glasgow) Patton in Rockbridge, Rockbridge County, Virginia within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named John M Glasgow (Glasgow-1965) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1767–?Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1460) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Margaret Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-1460) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit10/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–1822Generationnominally 6 years; approximate dates permit about 15–16 years age gapRecorded placesKilloquin electoral divisionIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Rare Branch-Name RecurrenceCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–16 years) (+4)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Daniel +14 (12 public profiles; subject branch: Daniel E Glasgow; candidate branch: Daniel Neely Glasgow, Daniel Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate-to-earliest-child interval of 27 years is implausible for two generations (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–16 years) (+4)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Daniel +14 (12 public profiles; subject branch: Daniel E Glasgow; candidate branch: Daniel Neely Glasgow, Daniel Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); candidate-to-earliest-child interval of 27 years is implausible for two generations (−8); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1749–1825Generationat least 35 years age gapRecorded placesIrvine, Ayrshire, Scotland · Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Irvine — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 35 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1805), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Glasgow Jr, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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.

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-2433

Automated fit58/100
Similar Person
Dates1786–1864PlacesLeitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland → Leitholm, Berwickshire, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • same death year (+15)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • same death year (+15)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3946

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1784–1871PlacesCounty Tipperary, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 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-2600 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-06-15.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthBathgate, Linlithgowshire, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
deathBelmont, Ohio, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1827-08-16Belmont, Ohio, United StatesWikiTree relationship field
marriage1831-07-27Belmont, Ohio, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJohn Glasgow JrGlasgow-29271805-00-00 · Huntington Township, Ross, Ohio, United States · 1858-12-05 · Adair County, Missouri, United States
ChildrenDaniel E GlasgowGlasgow-26011836-05-10 · Belmont, Ohio, United States · 1883-12-24
SpousesIsabel GlasgowGlenn-56571787-00-00 · Maryland, United States · 1858-00-00 · Belmont County, Ohio, United States · 1827-08-16 · Belmont, Ohio, United States
SpousesElizabeth GlasgowBlocher-3741797-00-00 · Maryland, United States · 1879-11-18 · Belmont, Ohio, United States · 1831-07-27

Profile categories

East Richland Cemetery, Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio East_Richland_Cemetery,_Richland_Township,_Belmont_County,_Ohio

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPZ-F48 : 18 February 2021), John Glassga, 1860. source link 1
  2. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7B-BPG : 27 September 2021), John Glasgow and Isabella Glenn, 1827. source link 1
  3. "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW3-NPB : 27 September 2021), John Glasgow and Elizabeth Neff, 1831. source link 1
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPZ-F48 : 18 February 2021), John Glassga, 1860.
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* "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7B-BPG : 27 September 2021), John Glasgow and Isabella Glenn, 1827.
* "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW3-NPB : 27 September 2021), John Glasgow and Elizabeth Neff, 1831.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:East Richland Cemetery, Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio]]
== Biography ==

== Sources ==
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* "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCPZ-F48 : 18 February 2021), John Glassga, 1860.
* {{FindAGrave|143055352}}
* "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7B-BPG : 27 September 2021), John Glasgow and Isabella Glenn, 1827.
* "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDW3-NPB : 27 September 2021), John Glasgow and Elizabeth Neff, 1831.