Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Wayne Washington Glasgow

c. 1854 – ?

Glasgow-2850 · 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
7Close relations
3Evidence items
11Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1854 · Tennessee, United States
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
James William Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Sarah Short
Children
George Grover GlasgowJohn Thomas GlasgowNora Alice GlasgowSarah GlasgowThurman Hayes Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2850
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
14

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 positionJohn Thomas Glasgow (1876)
Maternal grandfather positionGeorge Grover Glasgow (1886)
Maternal grandmother positionSarah Glasgow (1880)
Paternal grandmother positionNora Alice Glasgow (1891)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 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 fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1830–1906Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesBrush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Seattle, King, Washington, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Phebe Ann (Robertson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1852–1875) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • known spouse Phebe Ann (Robertson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Elsie +14 (6 public profiles; subject branch: Elsie Mae (Glasgow) Cobb; candidate branch: Elsie G (Glasgow) Thomas) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1817–1863Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesWake Co., North Carolina, United States · Weakley, Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowEmily Jane (Newman) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Emily Jane (Newman) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 between children attributed to the same parental couple (1848–1860) (+6; other parent Emily Jane (Newman) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Emily Jane (Newman) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1814–1871Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee, United States · White County, Illinois, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMary L (Hobson) GlascowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary L (Hobson) Glascow had a plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1853–1857) (+6; other parent Mary L (Hobson) Glascow)
  • known spouse Mary L (Hobson) Glascow had a plausible maternal age (34) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit21/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1809–1892Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesBakerstown, Richland Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Logan, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowMartha W (Thompson) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 (1844–1856) (+6; other parent Martha W (Thompson) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Martha W (Thompson) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Thomas +10 (1 birth-surname profiles) (+10 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit18/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1831–1885Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesDavidson, Tennessee, United States · Dickson, Tennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Kissiah (Mccaslin) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Kissiah (Mccaslin) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1830–1884Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesCoffee County, TennesseeIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: tennessee (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1825–1918Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesWinchester Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Courtland, Republic, Kansas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam Allen GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 (1847–1869) (+6; other parent William Allen Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Helen +8 (28 public profiles; subject branch: Helen Frances (Glasgow) Perry; candidate branch: Helen Pearl (Glasgow) Eley) (+8 total)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1821–1896Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesPatterson, Wythe County, Virginia, USA · Iowa Center, Story County, Iowa, USAIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), 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 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Mildred +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Mildred Ruth Glasgow; candidate branch: Mildred Ellen (Glasgow) Woods) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1831–1900Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesNew BrunswickIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · 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 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1818–1872Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesCookstownIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1876), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John Thomas Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 profiles)

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

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.

Same-name candidate

Wayne Glasgow jrGlasgow-2072

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates?–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

one birth year is unavailable

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: one birth year is unavailable

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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. 1854

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-2850

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.8 claims
1Derivative
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.3 sources

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

  1. derivative "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQK-VYB : 17 March 2020), W. W. Glassco, 1876.
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  3. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2850
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-2850 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-12-02.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Tennessee, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1876-02-08Moore, Tennessee, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJames William GlasgowGlasgow-29251806-09-27 · Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States · 1867-07-30 · Gibson, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenJohn Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-28571876-02-20 · Normandy, Bedford, Tennessee, United States · 1944-08-16 · Tennessee, United States
ChildrenSarah GlasgowGlasgow-28581880-00-00 · Tennessee, Lyon, Kentucky, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenGeorge Grover GlasgowGlasgow-28591886-04-30 · McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, United States · 1952-03-15 · Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
ChildrenThurman Hayes GlasgowGlasgow-28211886-12-27 · Coffee, Tennessee, United States · 1977-12-00 · Double Springs, Winston, Alabama, United States
ChildrenNora Alice GlasgowGlasgow-28601891-06-00 · Tennessee, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesSarahShort-106981855-00-00 · Coffee, Tennessee, United States · 0000-00-00 · 1876-02-08 · Moore, Tennessee, United States

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQK-VYB : 17 March 2020), W. W. Glassco, 1876. source link 1
  2. Will work on after Thurmann
Full captured biography text
Biography
Wayne was born about 1854. 
Sources
* "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQK-VYB : 17 March 2020), W. W. Glassco, 1876.

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Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Wayne was born about 1854. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQK-VYB : 17 March 2020), W. W. Glassco, 1876.


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