Glasgow Surname Project

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Ruth Glasgow

1887-10 – ?

Glasgow-2812 · 1 mapped association

Mcdonough, Illinois, United StatesBaltimore, Maryland, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1887-10 · Mcdonough, Illinois, United States
Death
Not recorded · Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Douglas GlasgowunmarkedMargaret M. (Walker) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-2812
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.

Automated fit28/100
Similar Person
Dates1893–1974PlacesCalifornia, United States → Monterey, California, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 6 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Automated fit20/100
Similar Person
Dates1899–1981PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 12 (+2)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 12 (+2)

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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1887

Profile-stated birthplace: McDonough, Illinois, United States

McDonough, Illinois, 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-2812

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
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.

Next records to inspect

  1. census — 1900 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glasgow Age 12 Birth Date Oct 1887 Birthplace Illinois, USA Home in 1900 Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois Sheet Number 1 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 23 Family Number 23 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Daughter Marital Status Single Father's Name Douglass Glasgow Father's Birthplace Kentucky, USA Mother's Name Margaret Glasgow Mother's Birthplace Illinois, USA Occupation Student Attended School 5 Can Read Y Can Write Y Can Speak English Y Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Douglass Glasgow 64 Head Margaret Glasgow 50 Wife Hugh Glasgow 15 Son Grace Glasgow 17 Daughter Ruth Glasgow 12 Daughter
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 ancestry records
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2812
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-2812 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-03-01.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthMcDonough, Illinois, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathBaltimore, Maryland, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsDouglas GlasgowGlasgow-28101836-03-01 · Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States · 1910-02-14 · Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States
ParentsMargaret M. GlasgowWalker-701501850-00-00 · McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1921-01-28 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
SiblingsDr. Robert Douglas GlasgowGlasgow-28131879-04-03 · Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1964-07-15 · Albany, Albany, New York, United States
SiblingsDr. Grace GlasgowGlasgow-28111883-02-14 · McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1971-04-00 · Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
SiblingsDr. Hugh GlasgowGlasgow-28091884-11-17 · Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois, United States · 1948-07-17 · Geneva, Ontario, New York, United States

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography In her brother Hugh's obit she was listed as Dr. Ruth Glasgow. death unknown
  • 1900 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glasgow Age 12 Birth Date Oct 1887 Birthplace Illinois, USA Home in 1900 Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois Sheet Number 1 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 23 Family Number 23 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Daughter Marital Status Single Father's Name Douglass Glasgow Father's Birthplace Kentucky, USA Mother's Name Margaret Glasgow Mother's Birthplace Illinois, USA Occupation Student Attended School 5 Can Read Y Can Write Y Can Speak English Y Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Douglass Glasgow 64 Head Margaret Glasgow 50 Wife Hugh Glasgow 15 Son Grace Glasgow 17 Daughter Ruth Glasgow 12 Daughter
  • 1910 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glasgow Age in 1910 22 Birth Date 1888 Birthplace Illinois Home in 1910 Urbana Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois, USA Sheet Number 6a Street Stoughton St Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Daughter Marital Status Single Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Name Margaret M Glasgow Mother's Birthplace Illinois Native Tongue English Attended School Y Able to read Y Able to Write Y Enumeration District Number 0040 Enumerated Year 1910 Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Margaret M Glasgow 60 Head Robert D Glasgow 31 Son Grace Glasgow 27 Daughter Hugh Glasgow 25 Son Ruth Glasgow 22 Daughter
  • 1920 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glasgow Age 32 Birth Year abt 1888 Birthplace Illinois Home in 1920 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois Street W Stoughton Residence Date 1920 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Daughter Marital Status Single Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Name M Margaret Glasgow Mother's Birthplace Illinois Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Chemist Industry U of I Employment Field Wage or Salary Able to read Yes Able to Write Yes Household Members (Name) Age Relationship M Margaret Glasgow 69 Head Grace Glasgow 35 Daughter Hugh Glasgow 34 Son Ruth Glasgow 32 Daughter
  • 1930 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glasgow Birth Year abt 1888 Gender Female Race White Age in 1930 42 Birthplace Illinois Marital Status Single Relation to Head of House Head Homemaker? Yes Home in 1930 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Map of Home Baltimore, Maryland Ward of City 12th Block 71 House Number 205 Dwelling Number 46 Family Number 53 Home Owned or Rented Rented Home Value 77.50 Radio Set Yes Lives on Farm No Attended School No Able to Read and Write Yes Father's Birthplace Kentucky Mother's Birthplace Illinois Occupation Biological Industry Research Class of Worker Wage or salary worker Employment Yes Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Ruth Glasgow 42 Head Neighbors View others on page
  • 1940 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glascow [Ruth Glasgow] Age 52 Estimated Birth Year abt 1888 Gender Female Race White Birthplace Illinois Marital Status Single Relation to Head of House Head Home in 1940 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland House Number 3201 Inferred Residence in 1935 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland Residence in 1935 Baltimore Sheet Number 62A Occupation Genealogist House Owned or Rented Rented 55 Attended School or College No Highest Grade Completed College, 4th year Class of Worker Working on own account Weeks Worked in 1939 52 Income 0 Income Other Sources Yes Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Ruth Glascow 52 Head Grace Glascow 57 Sister Paul B Cartelle 22 Lodger
  • 1950 United States Federal Census Name Ruth Glasgow Age 62 Birth Date abt 1888 Gender Female Race White Birth Place Illinois Marital Status Never Married (Single) Relation to Head of House Head Residence Date 1950 Home in 1950 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Street Name Calvert Ave House Number 3201 Apartment Number D Dwelling Number 15t Farm No Acres No Occupation Category Other Worked Last Week No Seeking Work No Employment Status No Household Members (Name) Age Relationship Ruth Glasgow 62 Head Grace Glasgow 67 Sister
  • Ruth was born in 1887. She is the daughter of Douglas Glasgow and Margaret Walker. Sources

    • ancestry records

Profile source citations

  1. ancestry records
Full captured biography text
Biography
In her brother Hugh's obit she was listed as Dr. Ruth Glasgow.
death unknown

U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 for Grace Glasgow
Illinois University of Illinois 1913
Grace Glasgow, A.M. Botany, B. S. Agri., H. Sc., Tennessee, Il
Ruth Glasgow, A.M. Botany, B. S. Agri., H. Sc., Univ of Ill, Champaign

1900 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Glasgow
Age 12
Birth Date Oct 1887
Birthplace Illinois, USA
Home in 1900 Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois
Sheet Number 1
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 23
Family Number 23
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Name Douglass Glasgow
Father's Birthplace Kentucky, USA
Mother's Name Margaret Glasgow
Mother's Birthplace Illinois, USA
Occupation Student
Attended School 5
Can Read Y
Can Write Y
Can Speak English Y
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Douglass Glasgow 64 Head
Margaret Glasgow 50 Wife
Hugh Glasgow 15 Son
Grace Glasgow 17 Daughter
Ruth Glasgow 12 Daughter

 1910 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Glasgow
Age in 1910 22
Birth Date 1888
Birthplace Illinois
Home in 1910 Urbana Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Sheet Number 6a
Street Stoughton St
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Name Margaret M Glasgow
Mother's Birthplace Illinois
Native Tongue English
Attended School Y
Able to read Y
Able to Write Y
Enumeration District Number 0040
Enumerated Year 1910
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Margaret M Glasgow 60 Head
Robert D Glasgow 31 Son
Grace Glasgow 27 Daughter
Hugh Glasgow 25 Son
Ruth Glasgow 22 Daughter

 1920 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Glasgow
Age 32
Birth Year abt 1888
Birthplace Illinois
Home in 1920 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Street W Stoughton
Residence Date 1920
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Daughter
Marital Status Single
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Name M Margaret Glasgow
Mother's Birthplace Illinois
Able to Speak English Yes
Occupation Chemist
Industry U of I
Employment Field Wage or Salary
Able to read Yes
Able to Write Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
M Margaret Glasgow 69 Head
Grace Glasgow 35 Daughter
Hugh Glasgow 34 Son
Ruth Glasgow 32 Daughter

1930 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Glasgow
Birth Year abt 1888
Gender Female
Race White
Age in 1930 42
Birthplace Illinois
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Head
Homemaker? Yes
Home in 1930 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Map of Home Baltimore, Maryland
Ward of City 12th
Block 71
House Number 205
Dwelling Number 46
Family Number 53
Home Owned or Rented Rented
Home Value 77.50
Radio Set Yes
Lives on Farm No
Attended School No
Able to Read and Write Yes
Father's Birthplace Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace Illinois
Occupation Biological
Industry Research
Class of Worker Wage or salary worker
Employment Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Ruth Glasgow 42 Head
Neighbors View others on page

 1940 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Glascow
[Ruth Glasgow]
Age 52
Estimated Birth Year abt 1888
Gender Female
Race White
Birthplace Illinois
Marital Status Single
Relation to Head of House Head
Home in 1940 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
House Number 3201
Inferred Residence in 1935 Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Residence in 1935 Baltimore
Sheet Number 62A
Occupation Genealogist
House Owned or Rented Rented 55
Attended School or College No
Highest Grade Completed College, 4th year
Class of Worker Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939 52
Income 0
Income Other Sources Yes
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Ruth Glascow 52 Head
Grace Glascow 57 Sister
Paul B Cartelle 22 Lodger

 1950 United States Federal Census
Name Ruth Glasgow
Age 62
Birth Date abt 1888
Gender Female
Race White
Birth Place Illinois
Marital Status Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House Head
Residence Date 1950
Home in 1950 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Street Name Calvert Ave
House Number 3201
Apartment Number D
Dwelling Number 15t
Farm No
Acres No
Occupation Category Other
Worked Last Week No
Seeking Work No
Employment Status No
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Ruth Glasgow 62 Head
Grace Glasgow 67 Sister

Ruth was born in 1887. She is the daughter of Douglas Glasgow and Margaret Walker.
Sources
* ancestry records
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

In her brother Hugh's obit she was listed as Dr. Ruth Glasgow.
death unknown



U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935 for Grace Glasgow
Illinois   University of Illinois   1913
Grace Glasgow, A.M. Botany, B. S. Agri.,  H. Sc., Tennessee, Il
Ruth Glasgow, A.M. Botany, B. S. Agri.,  H. Sc., Univ of Ill, Champaign



1900 United States Federal Census
Name	Ruth Glasgow
Age	12
Birth Date	Oct 1887
Birthplace	Illinois, USA
Home in 1900	Tennessee, McDonough, Illinois
Sheet Number	1
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation	23
Family Number	23
Race	White
Gender	Female
Relation to Head of House	Daughter
Marital Status	Single
Father's Name	Douglass Glasgow
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky, USA
Mother's Name	Margaret Glasgow
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois, USA
Occupation	Student
Attended School	5
Can Read	Y
Can Write	Y
Can Speak English	Y
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Douglass Glasgow     64	Head
Margaret Glasgow    50	Wife
Hugh Glasgow           15	Son
Grace Glasgow          17	Daughter
Ruth Glasgow	     12	Daughter



 1910 United States Federal Census
Name	Ruth Glasgow
Age in 1910	22
Birth Date	1888
Birthplace	Illinois
Home in 1910	Urbana Ward 3, Champaign, Illinois, USA
Sheet Number	6a
Street	Stoughton St
Race	White
Gender	Female
Relation to Head of House	Daughter
Marital Status	Single
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Name	Margaret M Glasgow
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Native Tongue	English
Attended School	Y
Able to read	Y
Able to Write	Y
Enumeration District Number	0040
Enumerated Year	1910
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Margaret M Glasgow    60   Head
Robert D Glasgow    31    Son
Grace Glasgow         27    Daughter
Hugh Glasgow            25    Son
Ruth Glasgow	22	Daughter



 1920 United States Federal Census
Name	Ruth Glasgow
Age	32
Birth Year	abt 1888
Birthplace	Illinois
Home in 1920	Urbana, Champaign, Illinois
Street	W Stoughton
Residence Date	1920
Race	White
Gender	Female
Relation to Head of House	Daughter
Marital Status	Single
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Name	M Margaret Glasgow
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Chemist
Industry	U of I
Employment Field	Wage or Salary
Able to read	Yes
Able to Write	Yes
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
M Margaret Glasgow    69     Head
Grace Glasgow     35     Daughter
Hugh Glasgow      34     Son
Ruth Glasgow	32	Daughter



1930 United States Federal Census
Name	Ruth Glasgow
Birth Year	abt 1888
Gender	Female
Race	White
Age in 1930	42
Birthplace	Illinois
Marital Status	Single
Relation to Head of House	Head
Homemaker?	Yes
Home in 1930	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Map of Home	Baltimore, Maryland
Ward of City	12th
Block	71
House Number	205
Dwelling Number	46
Family Number	53
Home Owned or Rented	Rented
Home Value	77.50
Radio Set	Yes
Lives on Farm	No
Attended School	No
Able to Read and Write	Yes
Father's Birthplace	Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace	Illinois
Occupation	Biological
Industry	Research
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker
Employment	Yes
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Ruth Glasgow	42	Head
Neighbors	View others on page



 1940 United States Federal Census
Name	Ruth Glascow
[Ruth Glasgow]
Age	52
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1888
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birthplace	Illinois
Marital Status	Single
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
House Number	3201
Inferred Residence in 1935	Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland
Residence in 1935	Baltimore
Sheet Number	62A
Occupation	Genealogist
House Owned or Rented	Rented    55
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	College, 4th year
Class of Worker	Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939	52
Income	0
Income Other Sources	Yes
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Ruth Glascow	52	Head
Grace Glascow      57      Sister
Paul B Cartelle     22     Lodger



 1950 United States Federal Census
Name	Ruth Glasgow
Age	62
Birth Date	abt 1888
Gender	Female
Race	White
Birth Place	Illinois
Marital Status	Never Married (Single)
Relation to Head of House	Head
Residence Date	1950
Home in 1950	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Street Name	Calvert Ave
House Number	3201
Apartment Number	D
Dwelling Number	15t
Farm	No
Acres	No
Occupation Category	Other
Worked Last Week	No
Seeking Work	No
Employment Status	No
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Ruth Glasgow	62	Head
Grace Glasgow     67     Sister













Ruth was born in 1887. She is the daughter of [[Glasgow-2810|Douglas Glasgow]] and [[Walker-70150|Margaret Walker]].
== Sources ==
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* ancestry records