Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Isaac Glasgow

1832 – ?

Glasgow-2692 · 1 mapped association

Tennessee, United States→Death place unknown
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1832 · Tennessee, United States
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Matilda Clayton
Children
James Buchanan Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2692
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
3

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 positionJames Buchanan Glasgow (1859)
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
Dates1807–1886Generation25 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 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret Elizabeth (Black) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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 Elizabeth (Black) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Gertrude +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Gertrude Anne (Glasgow) Adcock; candidate branch: Gertrude (Glasgow) Broadwell) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1786–1848Generation46 years age gapRecorded placesCurrituck, North Carolina, United States · Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Dosha (Cannady) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • possible 46-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tennessee (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Dosha (Cannady) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Isaac (+8; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 13 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isaac +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Isaac Glasgow; candidate branch: Isaac Carrington Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1800–1869Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United States · Georgia, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowElizabeth (Unknown) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+3)

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

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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 (1823–1835) (+6; other parent Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Isaac +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Isaac Glasgow; candidate branch: Isaac N Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1794–1835Generation38 years age gapRecorded placesCurrituck, North Carolina, United States · Stewart, Tennessee, United States · Currituck, North Carolina, USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tennessee (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tennessee (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1821–1833) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Arnold +6 (+6 total)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1799–1875Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesRockbridge, Virginia, United States · Promise City, Wayne, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMary (McNeil) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Sarah (Lyle) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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 (1818–1834) (+6; other parent Mary (McNeil) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Sarah (Lyle) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (30) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son James Buchanan Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, James in 224 profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1792–1848Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesWake County, North Carolina, United States · Weakley County, Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Candidate-Family Tradition · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tennessee (+1; not a locality match)
  • 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: Isaac +12 (13 public profiles; subject branch: Isaac Glasgow; candidate branch: Isaac Carrington Glasgow) (+12 total)
  • the candidate's own child family has 2 known-position naming matches (+3; branch-level validation)

Deductions and cautions: descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1809–1851Generation23 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 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 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 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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: Gertrude +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Gertrude Anne (Glasgow) Adcock; candidate branch: Gertrude (Glasgow) Broadwell) (+14 total)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1798–?Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-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)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

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

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  • plausible 34-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)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Buchanan Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1813–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Buchanan Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1813–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1859), 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)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son James Buchanan Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; James in 224 profiles)

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

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 fit36/100
Similar Person
Dates1836–1894PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 4 (+18)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

Isaac Moodey GlaskoGlasko-3

Automated fit22/100
Similar Person
Dates1813–1877PlacesGriswold, New London, Connecticut, United States → Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 19 (+2)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 19 (+2)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: James

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. 1832

Profile-stated birthplace: Tennessee, United States

Tennessee, 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-2692

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
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.myheritage.com/names/james_glascow
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2692
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-2692 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2023-08-07.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Tennessee, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenJames Buchanan GlasgowGlasgow-26901859-00-00 · Bedford, Tennessee, United States · 1900-00-00 · Coffee, Tennessee, United States
SpousesMatildaClayton-91931830-00-00 · Tennessee, United States · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. https://www.myheritage.com/names/james_glascow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Isaac was born in 1832. 
Sources
* https://www.myheritage.com/names/james_glascow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Isaac was born in 1832. 
== Sources ==
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* https://www.myheritage.com/names/james_glascow