Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Sarah Glasgow

1794 – 1847-01-24

Glasgow-3042 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknownSouth Carolina, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
5Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1794 · Place not recorded
Death
1847-01-24 · South Carolina, United States
Parents
Archibald Glasgowuncertain
Spouses
James Glasgow
Children
Archibald C GlasgowSpencer Leonidus Glasgow
Gender
Female
WikiTree
Glasgow-3042
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
16

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 positionArchibald C Glasgow (1817)
Maternal grandfather positionSpencer Leonidus Glasgow (1855)
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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 fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1739–1831Generation55 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry, Ireland · Pine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Portglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 55-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • possible 55-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Sarah (Blair) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (37) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Archibald C Glasgow; candidate branch: Archibald Glasgow); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Amelia Glasgow; candidate branch: Martha E (Glasgow) Smith) (+19 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1771–?Generationat least 23 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 23 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1790–1805) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 23 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1790–1805) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Ada +14 (7 public profiles; subject branch: Ada Lutitia (Glasgow) Dempsey; candidate branch: Ada (Glasgow) Atcheson); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Amelia Glasgow; candidate branch: Martha Jane (Glasgow) Smith) (+21 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1760–?Generation34 years age gapRecorded placesScotland · Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland · CookstownIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • plausible 34-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Martha +7 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Amelia Glasgow; candidate branch: Martha Glasgow, Martha Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); George +3 (61 public profiles; subject branch: George Cannon Glasgow; candidate branch: George Henry Glasgow) (+14 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1778–1853Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesRockbridge, Virginia, United States · Brush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Rockbridge, Virginia, USAIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • known spouse Rhoda Neely (Montgomery) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 39 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Rhoda Neely (Montgomery) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Rachel +8 (25 public profiles) (+8 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit11/100
Weak Lead
Dates1782–?Generationnominally 12 years; approximate dates permit about 16–22 years age gapRecorded placesPine Creek, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 12-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–22 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 35 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • 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): Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; niece/nephew Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: a different linked father is explicitly uncertain (−6; an existing hypothesis still needs resolving); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1757–1840Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · County Antrim — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Sarah (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 98 public profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Archibald C Glasgow; candidate branch: Archibald Glasgow); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Amelia Glasgow; candidate branch: Martha E (Glasgow) Smith) (+19 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction); descendant-name recurrence has no independent household, record, migration or specific-locality anchor (score capped at 39)

Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1775–?Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: carolina, south (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: carolina, south (+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): Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; sibling Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1773–?Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: carolina, south (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: carolina, south (+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): Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; sibling Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Automated fit19/100
Weak Lead
Dates1779–1846Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesMontgomery, Virginia, United States · Scott Township, Adams County, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 38 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Rachel +8 (25 public profiles) (+8 total)

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

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1786–1865Generationnominally 8 years; approximate dates permit about 15–18 years age gapRecorded placesIreland · West Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Portglenone — regional family-tradition referenceIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 31 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; niece/nephew Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 8-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–18 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 31 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1817), a marginal two-generation interval (+1)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Archibald +12 (9 public profiles; niece/nephew Archibald Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); 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.

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1789–1850PlacesIreland → West Deer Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • death years within 3 (+5)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: Archibald

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1710–?PlacesCounty Antrim, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same spouse name (+20)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 84; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same spouse name (+20)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 84; retained without deduction

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. 1794

Profile-stated death place: South Carolina, United States

South Carolina, 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-3042

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.5 claims
2Derivative
2Tree Only
1Unknown

Documented or strongly supported

James Glasgow was husband of Sarah Glasgow

strongly_supported1 linked evidence item

Their cemetery inscriptions reciprocally call James the consort of Sarah and Sarah the consort of James.

Working hypotheses and conflicts

Sarah Glasgow was possible daughter of Archibald Glasgow

possible1 linked evidence item

Sarah's stone proves her marriage to James but does not name a parent. Other stones name three children of Archibald and Mary, none Sarah. The present father attachment therefore remains unproved.

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. research assessment — https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/574148/?offset=0#page=40&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Glasgow
Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.5 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-3042 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-03-27.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
deathSouth Carolina, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsArchibald GlasgowGlasgow-23041769-00-00 · 1818-07-22 · Newberry, South Carolina, United States
ChildrenArchibald C GlasgowGlasgow-24401817-09-11 · South Carolina, United States · 1868-03-11 · Newberry, SC
ChildrenSpencer Leonidus GlasgowGlasgow-24411855-09-12 · Newberry, South Carolina · 1936-09-05 · Spruce Pine, Franklin, Alabama, United States
SpousesJames GlasgowGlasgow-24391789-00-00 · South Carolina · 1831-01-13 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 August 2020, 03:01), entry for Sarah Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC7Z-6GS ); contributed by various users. source link 1 source link 2
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/574148/?offset=0#page=40&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Glasgow source link 1

Other external links in the profile

Full captured biography text
Biography
Sarah was born in 1794. She passed away in 1847.

Sarah Glasgow
Life archive ID obpt18050710-41-defend463
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Gender female. Has tattoo no. First recorded July 1805.
3 records. England and Wales Criminal Registers. Old Bailey Associated Records. Old Bailey Proceedings.
Tried
10th July 1805
More details
Trial text at oldbaileyonline.org
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of pocketpicking (feloniously stealing, on the 5th of july, a purse, value 1 d. a gold ring, value 10 s. a dollar, value 5 s. a seven-shilling piece, and five shillings, the property of thomas ekelso , privily from the person of elizabeth his wife). Found not guilty. Sentence outcome was unknown.
https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt18050710-41-defend463
* Fact: Residence (1840) Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Sources
* "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 August 2020, 03:01), entry for Sarah Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC7Z-6GS ); contributed by various users.
* https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/574148/?offset=0#page=40&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

Sarah was born in 1794.  She passed away in 1847.


Sarah Glasgow
Life archive ID obpt18050710-41-defend463
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Gender female. Has tattoo no. First recorded July 1805.
3 records. England and Wales Criminal Registers. Old Bailey Associated Records. Old Bailey Proceedings.
Tried
10th July 1805
More details
Trial text at oldbaileyonline.org
Tried at Old Bailey, London. Accused of pocketpicking (feloniously stealing, on the 5th of july, a purse, value 1 d. a gold ring, value 10 s. a dollar, value 5 s. a seven-shilling piece, and five shillings, the property of thomas ekelso , privily from the person of elizabeth his wife). Found not guilty. Sentence outcome was unknown.
https://www.digitalpanopticon.org/life?id=obpt18050710-41-defend463
* Fact: Residence (1840)  Newberry, South Carolina, United States


== Sources ==
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* "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 August 2020, 03:01), entry for Sarah Glasgow (PID https://beta.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KC7Z-6GS ); contributed by various users.
* https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/574148/?offset=0#page=40&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=Glasgow