Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Benjamin Franklin Glasgow

1827-04-27 – 1897-05-03

Glasgow-2637 · 1 mapped association

Blair, Pennsylvania, United States→Calvin, Union Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1827-04-27 · Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Death
1897-05-03 · Calvin, Union Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Matilda (Myerly) Glasgow
Children
George M GlasgowPrudence J (Glasgow) WrightSamuel Luther Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2637
Research clusters
Worldwide 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 positionSamuel Luther Glasgow (1861)
Maternal grandfather positionGeorge M Glasgow (1866)
Maternal grandmother positionPrudence J (Glasgow) Wright (1859)
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 fit44/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1798–1889Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesAntis, Blair, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Ann (Walker) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • 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, Hannah Etta Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Ann (Walker) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1804–1876Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesPennsylvania, United States · At SeaIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Elizabeth Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Samuel Luther Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1793–1875Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesBlair County, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Mary Ellen Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1786–1829Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesAntis, Blair, Pennsylvania · Huntingdon, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Samuel Luther Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Samuel in 79 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1786–1874Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Down, Ireland · Pine Creek, Allegheny Colorado, Pennsylvania, United States · Portglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMargaret (Miller) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate's household recorded Mary A. Glasgow in Pine Creek, Pennsylvania, United States within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1819–1836) (+6; other parent Margaret (Miller) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Margaret (Miller) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Miller +8 (4 birth-surname profiles) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Mary A. Glasgow in Pine Creek, Pennsylvania, United States within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1803–1887Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesReading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States · Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: blair (+6)
  • 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, Hannah Etta Glasgow, born 1 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1804–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesPennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Luther Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit22/100
Weak Lead
Dates1819–1859Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–18 years age gapRecorded placesPittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Miller +8 (4 birth-surname profiles) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1795–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesNicholas, Kentucky, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Samuel Luther Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Samuel in 79 profiles)

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

Automated fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1803–1890Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesBrackagh, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland · Belle Center, Logan, Ohio, United States · Lissan civil parish — Cookstown areaIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Brackagh, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named Benjamin Glasgow (Glasgow-3150) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1824–1844) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Benjamin +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Benjamin Franklin Glasgow; candidate branch: Benjamin Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Mary Glasgow in Brackagh, Lissan, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom within 3 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named Benjamin Glasgow (Glasgow-3150) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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.

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1827–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent 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

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Same-name candidate

Benjamin GlasgowGlasgow-2566

Automated fit25/100
Similar Person
Dates1840–1901PlacesIreland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)
  • death years within 4 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 13 (+2)
  • death years within 4 (+5)

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. 1827

Profile-stated birthplace: Blair, Pennsylvania, United States

Blair, Pennsylvania, 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-2637

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.5 claims
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.2 sources

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

  1. unknown https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181941309/benjamin-franklin-glasgow
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2637
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-2637 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-04-21.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Blair, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—Calvin, Union Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1855-00-00Indiana, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenPrudence J WrightGlasgow-26381859-08-21 · Union Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States · 1944-07-27
ChildrenSamuel Luther GlasgowGlasgow-26391861-10-09 · Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States · 1938-08-20
ChildrenGeorge M GlasgowGlasgow-26431866-03-30 · Pennsylvania, United States · 1936-07-24 · Cassville, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
SpousesMatilda GlasgowMyerly-61836-00-00 · Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States · 1910-07-31 · 1855-00-00 · Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States

Profile categories

Trough Creek Cemetery, Calvin, Pennsylvania Trough_Creek_Cemetery,_Calvin,_Pennsylvania

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181941309/benjamin-franklin-glasgow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Benjamin was born in 1827. He was the son of Samuel L. Glasgow and Mary Wilson. He passed away in 1897.
Sources
* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181941309/benjamin-franklin-glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Trough Creek Cemetery, Calvin, Pennsylvania]]
== Biography ==

Benjamin was born in 1827. He was the son of Samuel L. Glasgow and Mary Wilson. He passed away in 1897.
== Sources ==
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* https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181941309/benjamin-franklin-glasgow