Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Thurman Hayes Glasgow

1886-12-27 – 1977-12

Glasgow-2821 · 1 mapped association

Coffee, Tennessee, United StatesDouble Springs, Winston, Alabama, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
9Close relations
6Evidence items
5Candidate leads
Birth
1886-12-27 · Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death
1977-12 · Double Springs, Winston, Alabama, United States
Parents
Wayne Washington Glasgowconfident
Spouses
Bessie Arminda (Payne) Glasgow
Children
Elsie Mae (Glasgow) CobbHazel Lou (Glasgow) OverstreetHelen Frances (Glasgow) PerryJames Cecil GlasgowMargaret Elizabeth (Glasgow) McCoyMildred Ruth GlasgowThurman Albert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2821
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
9

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 positionThurman Albert Glasgow (1919)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Cecil Glasgow (1925)
Maternal grandmother positionElsie Mae (Glasgow) Cobb (1913)
Paternal grandmother positionMargaret Elizabeth (Glasgow) McCoy (1917)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes
  • 1 parent reference point outside the current export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1851–1928Generation35 years age gapRecorded placesMidlothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowJohn Baigrie GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1913), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1874–1893) (+6; other parent John Baigrie Glasgow)

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

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  • plausible 35-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1913), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1874–1893) (+6; other parent John Baigrie Glasgow)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: George +3 (61 public profiles) (+3 total)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1859–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee, United States · TennesseeIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1913), 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 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1913), 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)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Margaret Elizabeth (Glasgow) McCoy, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Margaret in 208 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1852–1911Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesHenry, Tennessee, United States · Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Tradition Validation · 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 (1913), 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 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1913), 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)
  • candidate's name matches the second dated daughter Margaret Elizabeth (Glasgow) McCoy, the expected mother position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Margaret in 208 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1863–1899Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesRiverside, Washington, Iowa, United States · Seattle, King, Washington, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent 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 (1913), 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 (1913), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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): Elsie +14 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Elsie G (Glasgow) Thomas) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1854–1885Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesCarlock, White Oak Township, Mclean, Illinois, United States · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States · Carlock, White Oak Township, McLean, Illinois, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent 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 (1913), 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 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1913), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • 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): Elsie +14 (6 public profiles; niece/nephew Elsie G (Glasgow) Thomas) (+14 total)

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1886

Profile-stated birthplace: Coffee, Tennessee, United States

Coffee, 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-2821

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.14 claims
5Derivative
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.6 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-2821 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-12-02.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthCoffee, Tennessee, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathDouble Springs, Winston, Alabama, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1912-08-31Madison, Montgomery, Alabama, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsWayne Washington GlasgowGlasgow-28501854-00-00 · Tennessee, United States · 0000-00-00
ParentsSarahShort-106981855-00-00 · Coffee, Tennessee, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenElsie Mae CobbGlasgow-28531913-06-27 · Madison, Alabama, United States · 2005-03-28 · Hermitage, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenMargaret Elizabeth McCoyGlasgow-28201917-01-06 · Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States · 1998-06-25 · Dickson, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenThurman Albert GlasgowGlasgow-28521919-01-02 · Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States · 1987-09-14 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenHelen Frances PerryGlasgow-28541922-05-07 · Madison, Alabama, United States · 2008-08-25 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenJames Cecil GlasgowGlasgow-28511925-02-01 · Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States · 1986-11-20 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenMildred Ruth GlasgowGlasgow-28561928-06-05 · Alabama, United States · 2003-09-16
ChildrenHazel Lou OverstreetGlasgow-28551933-02-24 · Madison, Alabama, United States · 2016-05-05 · Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States
SiblingsJohn Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-28571876-02-20 · Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, United States · 1944-08-16 · Tennessee, United States
SiblingsSarah GlasgowGlasgow-28581880-00-00 · Tennessee, Lyon, Kentucky, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsGeorge Grover GlasgowGlasgow-28591886-04-30 · McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States · 1952-03-15 · Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
SiblingsNora Alice GlasgowGlasgow-28601891-06-00 · Tennessee, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesBessie Arminda GlasgowPayne-222881896-12-05 · Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States · 1969-08-11 · Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States · 1912-08-31 · Madison, Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Early Life Thurman Hayes Glassgow was born on 27 Dec 1886 in Coffee, Tennessee, United States. United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024.
  • He was born to Wayne Washington Glasgow and Sarah Elizabeth Short. United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024.
  • He moved to Madison, Alabama sometime before 1908. "Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8T-XXN2: Fri Oct 06 16:36:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Hays Glasco, 1908, accessed 6 Mar 2024.
  • His siblings were John Thomas Glasgow, Sarah Glasgow, George Grover Glasgow, and Nora Alice Glasgow. Marriage and Children He would go on to marry Bessie Arminda Payne on 31 Aug 1912 in Madison, Alabama. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWP-X4M: Tue Mar 05 02:38:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Hays Glasco and Bessie Payne, 31 Aug 1912, accessed 6 Mar 2024.
  • The 1930s Census records Thurman and his wife still living in Alabama Bessie Arminda Payne. By then they had three children including James Cecil Glasgow who was 5 years old, Elsie Glasgow who was 16 years old, and Thurman Albert Glasgow who was 10 years old. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3JN7-XT2: Tue Oct 03 16:08:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayes Glasgow and Elsie Glasgow, 1930, accessed 6 Mar 2024.
  • The 1940s Census records Thurman, his wife, and children still living in Madison, Alabama. It lists his recent daughter Hazel Glasgow who was 7. The record also contains his daughter Helen Glasgow who was 17, James Cecil Glasgow who was 15, Mildred Ruth Glasgow who was 11, Thurman Albert Glasgow who was 20, and Margaret Elizabeth Glasgow who was 23. "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1PH-P4Y: Tue Nov 28 16:08:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayse Glasco and Bessie Glasco, 1940, accessed 6 Mar 2024. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024. source link 1
  2. "Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8T-XXN2: Fri Oct 06 16:36:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Hays Glasco, 1908, accessed 6 Mar 2024. source link 1
  3. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWP-X4M: Tue Mar 05 02:38:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Hays Glasco and Bessie Payne, 31 Aug 1912, accessed 6 Mar 2024. source link 1
  4. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3JN7-XT2: Tue Oct 03 16:08:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayes Glasgow and Elsie Glasgow, 1930, accessed 6 Mar 2024. source link 1
  5. "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1PH-P4Y: Tue Nov 28 16:08:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayse Glasco and Bessie Glasco, 1940, accessed 6 Mar 2024. source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography
Early Life
Thurman Hayes Glassgow was born on 27 Dec 1886 in Coffee, Tennessee, United States. United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024. 

He was born to Wayne Washington Glasgow and Sarah Elizabeth Short. United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024. 

He moved to Madison, Alabama sometime before 1908. "Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8T-XXN2: Fri Oct 06 16:36:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Hays Glasco, 1908, accessed 6 Mar 2024. 

His siblings were John Thomas Glasgow, Sarah Glasgow, George Grover Glasgow, and Nora Alice Glasgow.
Marriage and Children
He would go on to marry Bessie Arminda Payne on 31 Aug 1912 in Madison, Alabama. "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWP-X4M: Tue Mar 05 02:38:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Hays Glasco and Bessie Payne, 31 Aug 1912, accessed 6 Mar 2024. 

The 1930s Census records Thurman and his wife still living in Alabama Bessie Arminda Payne. By then they had three children including James Cecil Glasgow who was 5 years old, Elsie Glasgow who was 16 years old, and Thurman Albert Glasgow who was 10 years old. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3JN7-XT2: Tue Oct 03 16:08:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayes Glasgow and Elsie Glasgow, 1930, accessed 6 Mar 2024. 

The 1940s Census records Thurman, his wife, and children still living in Madison, Alabama. It lists his recent daughter Hazel Glasgow who was 7. The record also contains his daughter Helen Glasgow who was 17, James Cecil Glasgow who was 15, Mildred Ruth Glasgow who was 11, Thurman Albert Glasgow who was 20, and Margaret Elizabeth Glasgow who was 23. "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1PH-P4Y: Tue Nov 28 16:08:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayse Glasco and Bessie Glasco, 1940, accessed 6 Mar 2024. 
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
===Early Life===
Thurman Hayes Glassgow was born on 27 Dec 1886 in Coffee, Tennessee, United States. <ref> United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024. </ref>

He was born to [[Glasgow-2850|Wayne Washington Glasgow]] and [[Short-10698|Sarah Elizabeth Short]]. <ref> United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCG-5DJ: Wed Mar 06 15:21:44 UTC 2024), Entry for W W Glasgow and John T Glasgow, 1900, accessed 6 Mar 2024. </ref>

He moved to Madison, Alabama sometime before 1908. <ref> "Alabama Voter Registration and Poll Tax Cards, 1834-1981", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DF8T-XXN2: Fri Oct 06 16:36:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Hays Glasco, 1908, accessed 6 Mar 2024. </ref>

His siblings were [[Glasgow-2857|John Thomas Glasgow]], [[Glasgow-2858|Sarah Glasgow]], [[Glasgow-2859|George Grover Glasgow]], and [[Glasgow-2860|Nora Alice Glasgow]].

===Marriage and Children===
He would go on to marry [[Payne-22288|Bessie Arminda Payne]] on 31 Aug 1912 in Madison, Alabama. <ref> "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQWP-X4M: Tue Mar 05 02:38:37 UTC 2024), Entry for Hays Glasco and Bessie Payne, 31 Aug 1912, accessed 6 Mar 2024. </ref>

The 1930s Census records Thurman and his wife still living in Alabama [[Payne-22288|Bessie Arminda Payne]]. By then they had three children including [[Glasgow-2851|James Cecil Glasgow]] who was 5 years old, [[Glasgow-2853|Elsie Glasgow]] who was 16 years old, and [[Glasgow-2852|Thurman Albert Glasgow]] who was 10 years old. <ref> "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3JN7-XT2: Tue Oct 03 16:08:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayes Glasgow and Elsie Glasgow, 1930, accessed 6 Mar 2024. </ref>

The 1940s Census records Thurman, his wife, and children still living in Madison, Alabama. It lists his recent daughter [[Glasgow-2855|Hazel Glasgow]] who was 7. The record also contains his daughter [[Glasgow-2854|Helen Glasgow]] who was 17, [[Glasgow-2851|James Cecil Glasgow]] who was 15, [[Glasgow-2856|Mildred Ruth Glasgow]] who was 11, [[Glasgow-2852|Thurman Albert Glasgow]] who was 20, and [[Glasgow-2820|Margaret Elizabeth Glasgow]] who was 23. <ref> "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1PH-P4Y: Tue Nov 28 16:08:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Hayse Glasco and Bessie Glasco, 1940, accessed 6 Mar 2024. </ref>


== Sources ==
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