Individual research record
Douglas Glasgow
1836-03-01 – 1910-02-14
Glasgow-2810 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1836-03-01 · Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
- Death
- 1910-02-14 · Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States
- Parents
- Not recorded
- Spouses
- Margaret M. (Walker) Glasgow
- Children
- Grace GlasgowHugh GlasgowRobert Douglas GlasgowRuth Glasgow
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-2810
- Research clusters
- Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 4
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
James J GlasgowGlasgow-2738
- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Mary Caroline (Thompson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Mary Caroline (Thompson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; sibling Ruth Glasgow) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2298
- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Elizabeth (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (41) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Douglas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; subject branch: Ruth Glasgow; candidate branch: Ruth R Glasgow) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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Possible Father
Robert Barclay GlasgowGlasgow-8
- possible 53-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 96 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Rosanna (Finley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (47) at the subject's birth (+3)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- possible 53-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 96 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- known spouse Rosanna (Finley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (47) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Douglas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; subject branch: Ruth Glasgow; candidate branch: Ruth Ann (Glasgow) Bamford) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Father
Samuel Steele GlasgowGlasgow-9
- plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Hadassah Jane (Patton) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
candidate's household recorded Paulina Jane (Glasgow) Cross in Adams, Ohio, United States within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)
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- plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+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 Hadassah Jane (Patton) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+7)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; subject branch: Ruth Glasgow; candidate branch: Ruth Ann (Glasgow) Bamford) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Paulina Jane (Glasgow) Cross in Adams, Ohio, United States within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)
Possible Father
Robert Glasgow SrGlasgow-1049
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
- a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
- known spouse Margret (Dunseeth) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Douglas Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Margaret Black (Glasgow) PattonGlasgow-7
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; niece/nephew Ruth Ann (Glasgow) Bamford) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Martha Steele GlasgowGlasgow-11
- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; niece/nephew Ruth Ann (Glasgow) Bamford) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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Possible Mother
Rosanna (Finley) GlasgowFinley-134
- possible 47-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 90 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
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- possible 47-year parent-child age gap (+10)
- candidate's birth is 90 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: illinois (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Douglas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ruth +12 (15 public profiles; subject branch: Ruth Glasgow; candidate branch: Ruth Ann (Glasgow) Bamford) (+12 total)
Deductions and cautions: No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required
Possible Mother
Ruth (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-596970
- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), 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 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Ruth Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+12; catalogue rarity 5, Ruth in 15 profiles)
Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible Mother
Ruth GlasgowGlasgow-3999
- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Show complete scoring
- plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1879), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Ruth Glasgow, the expected mother position for a male subject (+12; catalogue rarity 5, Ruth in 15 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.
No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.
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
Profile-stated birthplace: Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2810
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.6 claims
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.
- unknown ancestry records
- tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2810
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-2810
Douglas Glasgow
Updated 2024-02-05
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-2810 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-02-05.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1872-00-00 | Illinois, United States | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Dr. Robert Douglas Glasgow | Glasgow-2813 | 1879-04-03 · Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1964-07-15 · Albany, Albany, New York, United States |
| Children | Dr. Grace Glasgow | Glasgow-2811 | 1883-02-14 · McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1971-04-00 · Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Children | Dr. Hugh Glasgow | Glasgow-2809 | 1884-11-17 · Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1948-07-17 · Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States |
| Children | Dr. Ruth Glasgow | Glasgow-2812 | 1887-10-00 · McDonough, Illinois, United States · 0000-00-00 · Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Spouses | Margaret M. Glasgow | Walker-70150 | 1850-00-00 · McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1921-01-28 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · 1872-00-00 · Illinois, United States |
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Douglas Glasgow BIRTH 1 Mar 1836 Kentucky, USA DEATH 14 Feb 1910 (aged 73) BURIAL Hills Grove Cemetery McDonough County, Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID 55023143
Douglas was born in 1836. He passed away in 1910. Sources
- ancestry records
Profile source citations
- ancestry records
Full captured biography text
Biography Douglas Glasgow BIRTH 1 Mar 1836 Kentucky, USA DEATH 14 Feb 1910 (aged 73) BURIAL Hills Grove Cemetery McDonough County, Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID 55023143 Parents Adam Glasgow 1804–1862 Spouse Margaret M. Walker Glasgow 1850–1921 (m. 1872) Siblings James Glasgow 1837–1926 Maria Glasgow Byrns 1843–1900 Amos Robert Glasgow 1854–1883 Children Hugh Glasgow 1884–1948 Douglas was born in 1836. He passed away in 1910. Sources * ancestry records
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == Douglas Glasgow BIRTH 1 Mar 1836 Kentucky, USA DEATH 14 Feb 1910 (aged 73) BURIAL Hills Grove Cemetery McDonough County, Illinois, USA MEMORIAL ID 55023143 Parents Adam Glasgow 1804–1862 Spouse Margaret M. Walker Glasgow 1850–1921 (m. 1872) Siblings James Glasgow 1837–1926 Maria Glasgow Byrns 1843–1900 Amos Robert Glasgow 1854–1883 Children Hugh Glasgow 1884–1948 Douglas was born in 1836. He passed away in 1910. == Sources == <references /> * ancestry records