Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Robert Alexander Glasgow

1882-02-13 – 1930

Glasgow-3562 · 1 mapped association

Page County, Iowa, United StatesMorgan County, Colorado, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
5Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1882-02-13 · Page County, Iowa, United States
Death
1930 · Morgan County, Colorado, United States
Parents
John Calvin GlasgowunmarkedMary Elizabeth (Nelson) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3562
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

Comparison context

These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.

Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

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

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

How parent leads are calculated

Automated leads use birth surnames—not married surnames—as parental eligibility, role-specific biological age limits, bounded and approximate-date uncertainty, household chronology, specific time-aware localities, mapped distance, tenancy succession, migration destinations and sex-aware Scottish naming positions across generations. People already attached as the subject's parents stay in the identity summary and are excluded from this alternative-candidate list, regardless of relationship confidence. The main calibration uses clues available on disconnected profiles; existing parent and sibling links are retained as comparison context rather than treated as transferable evidence. Common ordered names and grandparent-to-child echoes receive a small non-zero weight, so a John or James match can support several independent criteria without producing a lead alone. Rare names, repeated bearers and bundles across otherwise distinct branches receive substantially more weight according to catalogue frequency. An exact migration place is weighted by its rarity and repetition across both branches; a shared destination country is worth only one point. Extra weight is added only when at least three independent clue types converge: naming, locality, specific migration, household chronology or collateral networks. Sparse profiles retain a clearly labelled chronology-only fallback instead of disappearing. Countries, states, counties and research clusters do not count as a shared locality, and fallback, broad representative or kin-inferred coordinates are excluded from distance scoring. Shared descendant profiles are removed before branch-name comparison. A candidate already recorded as a parent-in-law is excluded. A confident or independently supported parent is treated as settled; uncertain and unassessed attachments remain open to alternative comparison. A different linked parent, an uncle/aunt or grandparent path, and a matching existing child profile prevent an alternative from being classified as a strong direct-parent lead until the underlying tree conflict or duplicate is resolved. Familiar forms such as Bessie are normalised. Surname remains an eligibility filter worth zero points.

Naming customs, shared farms and occupations are circumstantial. Children, spouses and collateral relatives may be missing, and tree-derived family networks are not independent evidence. Scores rank research leads; they do not prove parentage.

Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-942

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–1931Places59 McKechnie St, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom → 449 Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2258

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1882–1933PlacesKillycurragh, Derryloran, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom → Northern Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)

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. 1882

Profile-stated birthplace: Page County, Iowa, United States

Page County, 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-3562

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
3Unknown
1Derivative
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.5 sources

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

  1. derivative Marriage: "Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006" citing Page: 791; Digital film/folder number: 005203136; FHL microfilm: 001690081; Image number: 132 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow marriage to Mattie B Wright on 15 Aug 1910 in Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States.
  2. unknown Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) (accessed 1 June 2025) Memorial page for Robert Alexander “Bert” Glasgow (13 Feb 1882-1930), citing Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Cindy (Seifert) Cooper Abelson (contributor 47153918).
  3. unknown 1885 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1885" citing Page: 29; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004238301; FHL microfilm: 1020170; Image number: 334; Record number: 9339; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00981-6 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (4) in Harlan, Page, Iowa.
  4. unknown 1920 Census: "United States, Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 004964350; FHL microfilm: 1820168; Image number: 1106; Record number: 52963; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01910-1 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (38), married head of hou
  5. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3562
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-3562 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-06-01.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthPage County, Iowa, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathMorgan County, Colorado, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJohn Calvin GlasgowGlasgow-16361837-03-04 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · 1926-10-15 · Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States
ParentsMary Elizabeth GlasgowNelson-237571847-00-00 · Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States · 1922-02-05 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States
SiblingsJennie Maude BrodeGlasgow-23831877-09-02 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States · 1959-11-27 · Conrad, Pondera County, Montana, United States
SiblingsLillie May WhiteGlasgow-23841879-03-11 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States · 1963-07-13 · Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States
SiblingsSarah Priscilla GlasgowGlasgow-35631883-08-10 · Iowa, United States · 1966-11-10 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
SiblingsJohn Frederick GlasgowGlasgow-35641885-12-21 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States · 1953-02-16
SiblingsStanley James GlasgowGlasgow-35651889-12-16 · Page County, Iowa, United States · 1959-05-18 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States

Profile categories

Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colorado Riverside_Cemetery,_Fort_Morgan,_Colorado

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Robert was born in 1882. He was the son of John Glasgow and Eliza Nelson.
  • He married Hattie Belle Sperry in 1910. Marriage: "Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006" citing Page: 791; Digital film/folder number: 005203136; FHL microfilm: 001690081; Image number: 132 (accessed 1 June 2025)
  • Robert A Glasgow marriage to Mattie B Wright on 15 Aug 1910 in Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States.
  • He passed away in 1930. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) (accessed 1 June 2025) Memorial page for Robert Alexander “Bert” Glasgow (13 Feb 1882-1930), citing Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Cindy (Seifert) Cooper Abelson (contributor 47153918). Sources

    • 1885 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1885" citing Page: 29; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004238301; FHL microfilm: 1020170; Image number: 334; Record number: 9339; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00981-6 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (4) in Harlan, Page, Iowa.
  • 1920 Census: "United States, Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 004964350; FHL microfilm: 1820168; Image number: 1106; Record number: 52963; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01910-1 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (38), married head of household in Morgan, Colorado, United States. Born in Iowa.

Profile source citations

  1. Marriage: "Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006" citing Page: 791; Digital film/folder number: 005203136; FHL microfilm: 001690081; Image number: 132 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow marriage to Mattie B Wright on 15 Aug 1910 in Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States.
  2. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) (accessed 1 June 2025) Memorial page for Robert Alexander “Bert” Glasgow (13 Feb 1882-1930), citing Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Cindy (Seifert) Cooper Abelson (contributor 47153918).
  3. 1885 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1885" citing Page: 29; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004238301; FHL microfilm: 1020170; Image number: 334; Record number: 9339; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00981-6 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (4) in Harlan, Page, Iowa.
  4. 1920 Census: "United States, Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 004964350; FHL microfilm: 1820168; Image number: 1106; Record number: 52963; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01910-1 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (38), married head of household in Morgan, Colorado, United States. Born in Iowa.
Full captured biography text
Biography
Robert was born in 1882. He was the son of John Glasgow and Eliza Nelson.

He married Hattie Belle Sperry in 1910. 
Marriage:
"Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006" 
citing Page: 791; Digital film/folder number: 005203136; FHL microfilm: 001690081; Image number: 132 
 (accessed 1 June 2025) 
 
Robert A Glasgow marriage to Mattie B Wright on 15 Aug 1910 in Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States.

He passed away in 1930. 
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image) 
 (accessed 1 June 2025) 
Memorial page for Robert Alexander “Bert” Glasgow (13 Feb 1882-1930), citing Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Cindy (Seifert) Cooper Abelson (contributor 47153918).
Sources
* 1885 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1885" citing Page: 29; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004238301; FHL microfilm: 1020170; Image number: 334; Record number: 9339; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00981-6 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (4) in Harlan, Page, Iowa.

* 1920 Census: "United States, Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 004964350; FHL microfilm: 1820168; Image number: 1106; Record number: 52963; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01910-1 (accessed 1 June 2025) Robert A Glasgow (38), married head of household in Morgan, Colorado, United States. Born in Iowa.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colorado]]
== Biography ==

Robert was born in 1882. He was the son of [[Glasgow-1636|John Glasgow]] and [[Nelson-23757|Eliza Nelson]].

He married Hattie Belle Sperry in 1910.<ref>
'''Marriage''':
"Colorado, Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"<br/>
citing Page: 791; Digital film/folder number: 005203136; FHL microfilm: 001690081; Image number: 132<br/>
{{FamilySearch Record|KNQ7-X6F}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>
{{FamilySearch Image|33S7-LB2S-B7S}}<br/>
Robert A Glasgow marriage to Mattie B Wright on 15 Aug 1910 in Sterling, Logan, Colorado, United States.
</ref>

He passed away in 1930.<ref>
'''Memorial''':
Find a Grave (has image)<br/>
{{FindAGrave|75616500|sameas=yes}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>
Memorial page for Robert Alexander “Bert” Glasgow (13 Feb 1882-1930), citing Riverside Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Morgan County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Cindy (Seifert) Cooper Abelson (contributor 47153918).
</ref>

== Sources ==
<references />

* '''1885 Census''': "Iowa, State Census, 1885"<br/>citing Page: 29; Line: 21; Digital film/folder number: 004238301; FHL microfilm: 1020170; Image number: 334; Record number: 9339; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00981-6<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|HWW1-MZM}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|S3HT-62JB-WZ}}<br/>Robert A Glasgow (4) in Harlan, Page, Iowa.

* '''1920 Census''': "United States, Census, 1920"<br/>citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 7; Digital film/folder number: 004964350; FHL microfilm: 1820168; Image number: 1106; Record number: 52963; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01910-1<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|MXLW-P31}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GRX7-K6F}}<br/>Robert A Glasgow (38), married head of household in Morgan, Colorado, United States. Born in Iowa.