Glasgow Surname Project

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John Frederick Glasgow

1885-12-21 – 1953-02-16

Glasgow-3564 · 1 mapped association

Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United StatesClarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
6Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1885-12-21 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States
Death
1953-02-16 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States
Parents
John Calvin GlasgowunmarkedMary Elizabeth (Nelson) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3564
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

John Guy GlasgowGlasgow-868

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1884–1940PlacesGlasgow, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1884–1939PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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. 1885

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

Clarinda, 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-3564

Candidate matched on record type, year, place; inspect before treating it as the underlying record.

Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.8 claims
5Unknown
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

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

  1. unknown Marriage: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" citing Digital film/folder number: 004311143; FHL microfilm: 001035215; Image number: 156 (accessed 1 June 2025) John Frederick Glasgow (24), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson, marriage to Grace May Brown (23), daughter of Vash Brown & Elizabeth Maloney, on 23 Feb 1910 in Page, Iowa, United States.
  2. unknown Death: "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951" citing Affiliate Name: State Historical Society of Iowa; Reference: 18-0688_US-IA; Digital film/folder number: 105757935; Image number: 4083; Certificate number: 53-04078 (accessed 1 June 2025) John Frederick Glasgow death 16 Feb 1953 (born 21 Dec 1885), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson Nelson, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States.
  3. unknown Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) (accessed 1 June 2025) Memorial page for John Frederick Glasgow (21 Dec 1885-16 Feb 1953), citing Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA (plot: Lot 92, plot #1); Maintained by Edna Hedges Hiltner (contributor 49483832).
  4. unknown 1895 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1895" citing Page: 427; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004679457; FHL microfilm: 1022091; Image number: 414; Record number: 11277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N04396-3 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (9) in Page, Iowa, United States.
  5. unknown 1950 Census: "United States, Census, 1950" citing Enumeration District: 73-24; Page: 12; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 109006663; Image number: 13 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (64), married, Farming, head of household in Harlan Township, Page, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
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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-3564 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-06-01.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthClarinda, Page County, Iowa, United StatesWikiTree profile field
deathClarinda, Page County, Iowa, 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
SiblingsRobert Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-35621882-02-13 · Page County, Iowa, United States · 1930-00-00 · Morgan County, Colorado, United States
SiblingsSarah Priscilla GlasgowGlasgow-35631883-08-10 · Iowa, United States · 1966-11-10 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
SiblingsStanley James GlasgowGlasgow-35651889-12-16 · Page County, Iowa, United States · 1959-05-18 · Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, United States

Profile categories

Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Iowa Covenanter_Cemetery,_Clarinda,_Iowa

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John was born in 1885. He was the son of John Glasgow and Eliza Nelson.
  • He married Grace Mae Brown in 1910. Marriage: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" citing Digital film/folder number: 004311143; FHL microfilm: 001035215; Image number: 156 (accessed 1 June 2025)
  • John Frederick Glasgow (24), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson, marriage to Grace May Brown (23), daughter of Vash Brown & Elizabeth Maloney, on 23 Feb 1910 in Page, Iowa, United States.
  • He passed away in 1953. Death: "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951" citing Affiliate Name: State Historical Society of Iowa; Reference: 18-0688_US-IA; Digital film/folder number: 105757935; Image number: 4083; Certificate number: 53-04078 (accessed 1 June 2025)
  • John Frederick Glasgow death 16 Feb 1953 (born 21 Dec 1885), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson Nelson, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States.
  • Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) (accessed 1 June 2025) Memorial page for John Frederick Glasgow (21 Dec 1885-16 Feb 1953), citing Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA (plot: Lot 92, plot #1); Maintained by Edna Hedges Hiltner (contributor 49483832). Sources

    • 1895 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1895" citing Page: 427; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004679457; FHL microfilm: 1022091; Image number: 414; Record number: 11277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N04396-3 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (9) in Page, Iowa, United States.
  • 1950 Census: "United States, Census, 1950" citing Enumeration District: 73-24; Page: 12; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 109006663; Image number: 13 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (64), married, Farming, head of household in Harlan Township, Page, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.

Profile source citations

  1. Marriage: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" citing Digital film/folder number: 004311143; FHL microfilm: 001035215; Image number: 156 (accessed 1 June 2025) John Frederick Glasgow (24), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson, marriage to Grace May Brown (23), daughter of Vash Brown & Elizabeth Maloney, on 23 Feb 1910 in Page, Iowa, United States.
  2. Death: "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951" citing Affiliate Name: State Historical Society of Iowa; Reference: 18-0688_US-IA; Digital film/folder number: 105757935; Image number: 4083; Certificate number: 53-04078 (accessed 1 June 2025) John Frederick Glasgow death 16 Feb 1953 (born 21 Dec 1885), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson Nelson, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States.
  3. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) (accessed 1 June 2025) Memorial page for John Frederick Glasgow (21 Dec 1885-16 Feb 1953), citing Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA (plot: Lot 92, plot #1); Maintained by Edna Hedges Hiltner (contributor 49483832).
  4. 1895 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1895" citing Page: 427; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004679457; FHL microfilm: 1022091; Image number: 414; Record number: 11277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N04396-3 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (9) in Page, Iowa, United States.
  5. 1950 Census: "United States, Census, 1950" citing Enumeration District: 73-24; Page: 12; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 109006663; Image number: 13 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (64), married, Farming, head of household in Harlan Township, Page, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born in 1885. He was the son of John Glasgow and Eliza Nelson.

He married Grace Mae Brown in 1910. 
Marriage:
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934" 
citing Digital film/folder number: 004311143; FHL microfilm: 001035215; Image number: 156 
 (accessed 1 June 2025) 
 
John Frederick Glasgow (24), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson, marriage to Grace May Brown (23), daughter of Vash Brown & Elizabeth Maloney, on 23 Feb 1910 in Page, Iowa, United States.

He passed away in 1953. 
Death:
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951" 
citing Affiliate Name: State Historical Society of Iowa; Reference: 18-0688_US-IA; Digital film/folder number: 105757935; Image number: 4083; Certificate number: 53-04078 
 (accessed 1 June 2025) 
 
John Frederick Glasgow death 16 Feb 1953 (born 21 Dec 1885), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson Nelson, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States.
 
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image) 
 (accessed 1 June 2025) 
Memorial page for John Frederick Glasgow (21 Dec 1885-16 Feb 1953), citing Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA (plot: Lot 92, plot #1); Maintained by Edna Hedges Hiltner (contributor 49483832).
Sources
* 1895 Census: "Iowa, State Census, 1895" citing Page: 427; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004679457; FHL microfilm: 1022091; Image number: 414; Record number: 11277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N04396-3 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (9) in Page, Iowa, United States.

* 1950 Census: "United States, Census, 1950" citing Enumeration District: 73-24; Page: 12; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 109006663; Image number: 13 (accessed 1 June 2025) John F Glasgow (64), married, Farming, head of household in Harlan Township, Page, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Iowa]]
== Biography ==

John was born in 1885. He was the son of [[Glasgow-1636|John Glasgow]] and [[Nelson-23757|Eliza Nelson]].

He married Grace Mae Brown in 1910.<ref>
'''Marriage''':
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"<br/>
citing Digital film/folder number: 004311143; FHL microfilm: 001035215; Image number: 156<br/>
{{FamilySearch Record|QJDS-QFKT}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>
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John Frederick Glasgow (24), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson, marriage to Grace May Brown (23), daughter of Vash Brown & Elizabeth Maloney, on 23 Feb 1910 in Page, Iowa, United States.
</ref>

He passed away in 1953.<ref>
'''Death''':
"Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"<br/>
citing Affiliate Name: State Historical Society of Iowa; Reference: 18-0688_US-IA; Digital film/folder number: 105757935; Image number: 4083; Certificate number: 53-04078<br/>
{{FamilySearch Record|61KX-QX4H}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>
{{FamilySearch Image|3Q9M-C333-6ZCM}}<br/>
John Frederick Glasgow death 16 Feb 1953 (born 21 Dec 1885), son of John Calvin Glasgow & Mary Elizabeth Nelson Nelson, in Clarinda, Page, Iowa, United States.
</ref><ref>
'''Memorial''':
Find a Grave (has image)<br/>
{{FindAGrave|234555561|sameas=yes}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>
Memorial page for John Frederick Glasgow (21 Dec 1885-16 Feb 1953), citing Covenanter Cemetery, Clarinda, Page County, Iowa, USA (plot: Lot 92, plot #1); Maintained by Edna Hedges Hiltner (contributor 49483832).
</ref>

== Sources ==
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* '''1895 Census''': "Iowa, State Census, 1895"<br/>citing Page: 427; Line: 24; Digital film/folder number: 004679457; FHL microfilm: 1022091; Image number: 414; Record number: 11277; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N04396-3<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|KC99-QJV}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|939K-GMB2-X}}<br/>John F Glasgow (9) in Page, Iowa, United States.

* '''1950 Census''': "United States, Census, 1950"<br/>citing Enumeration District: 73-24; Page: 12; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 109006663; Image number: 13<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|6FQK-H5TH}} (accessed 1 June 2025)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QHJ-5QHW-T5RH}}<br/>John F Glasgow (64), married, Farming, head of household in Harlan Township, Page, Iowa, United States. Born in Iowa.