Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Orville Glasgow

c. 1872 – ?

Glasgow-2954 · 1 mapped association

Iowa, 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
10Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1872 · Iowa, United States
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Matie (Harter) Glasgow
Children
Eddith (Glasgow) Finegan
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-2954
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionEddith (Glasgow) Finegan (1904)
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 fit36/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1840–1918Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesWythe County, Virginia, United States · Maxwell Indian Creek Township, Story County, Iowa, United States · Wythe County, Virginia, USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowCalista Angeline (Wilcox) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Calista Angeline (Wilcox) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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 (1866–1881) (+6; other parent Calista Angeline (Wilcox) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Calista Angeline (Wilcox) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit33/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1827–1909Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United States · Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jane (McIntyre) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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 Jane (McIntyre) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit31/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1830–1898Generation42 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Mount Vernon Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret (Knox) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Margaret (Knox) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit30/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1852–1906Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesOhio, United States · Washington, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Rebecca (Lytle) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Rebecca (Lytle) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit29/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1849–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesNew BrunswickIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Letitia Lane (Leavitt) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Letitia Lane (Leavitt) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit29/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1846–1933Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesWarren, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States · Indian Creek Township, Story, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowDavid Crocket GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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 (1866–1881) (+6; other parent David Crocket Glasgow)

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

Automated fit29/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1841–1880Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesOhio, United States · Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJohn Marshall Glasgow M.D.Current relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), 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 (1863–1879) (+6; other parent John Marshall Glasgow M.D.)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit29/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1839–1924Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesLibertyville, Jefferson, Iowa Territory, United States · Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowWilliam Gilbert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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 (1859–1875) (+6; other parent William Gilbert Glasgow)

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

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1851–1930Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesMorewood, Winchester, Ontario · Ottawa, OntarioIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowSamuel GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), 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 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), 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 (1870–1885) (+6; other parent Samuel Glasgow)

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

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1840–?Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesBallymoneyIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowSamuel John GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1868–1880) (+6; other parent Samuel John Glasgow)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1904), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1868–1880) (+6; other parent Samuel John Glasgow)

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.

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
b. 1872

Profile-stated birthplace: Iowa, United States

Iowa, 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-2954

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 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004967592; FHL microfilm: 1821480; Image number: 921; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03092-5 (accessed 31 August 2024) Orville L Glasgow (48), married head of household in Okl
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-2954
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-2954 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-08-31.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Iowa, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenEddith FineganGlasgow-27321904-00-00 · Oklahoma, United States · 0000-00-00
SpousesMatie GlasgowHarter-27921875-00-00 · Indiana, United States · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography In the 1920 census, Orville (age 48) was the married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004967592; FHL microfilm: 1821480; Image number: 921; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03092-5 (accessed 31 August 2024)
  • Orville L Glasgow (48), married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Iowa. Sources

Profile source citations

  1. 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004967592; FHL microfilm: 1821480; Image number: 921; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03092-5 (accessed 31 August 2024) Orville L Glasgow (48), married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Iowa.
Full captured biography text
Biography
In the 1920 census, Orville (age 48) was the married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. 
1920 Census:
"United States Census, 1920" 
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004967592; FHL microfilm: 1821480; Image number: 921; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03092-5 
 (accessed 31 August 2024) 
 
Orville L Glasgow (48), married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Iowa.
Sources
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

In the 1920 census, Orville (age 48) was the married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.<ref>
'''1920 Census''':
"United States Census, 1920"<br/>
citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 004967592; FHL microfilm: 1821480; Image number: 921; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03092-5<br/>
{{FamilySearch Record|MN1B-STJ}} (accessed 31 August 2024)<br/>
{{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GRF3-CTT}}<br/>
Orville L Glasgow (48), married head of household in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Iowa.
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== Sources ==
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