Glasgow Surname Project

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James Douglas Glasgow

1863-04-07 – 1943-07-18

Glasgow-3634 · 1 mapped association

Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States→Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
1Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1863-04-07 · Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Death
1943-07-18 · Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Bertha Elmira (Heverly) Glasgow
Children
William Ray Glasgow Senior
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3634
Research clusters
Scotland 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 positionWilliam Ray Glasgow Senior (1891)
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

Possible fathers5 leads

Automated fit50/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1818–1886Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesScott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Washington, Washington, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowMargaret Ann (Wright) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Margaret Ann (Wright) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 73 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1841–1864) (+6; other parent Margaret Ann (Wright) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Margaret Ann (Wright) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (40) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Ray Glasgow Senior, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit47/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1830–1906Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesBrush Creek Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Seattle, King, Washington, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowPhebe Ann (Robertson) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Anna Mary (Stever) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 61 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1859–1869) (+6; other parent Phebe Ann (Robertson) Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Joseph Montgomery Glasgow, born 2 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Anna Mary (Stever) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (29) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit47/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1827–1897Generation36 years age gapRecorded placesBlair, Pennsylvania, United States · Calvin, Union Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowMatilda (Myerly) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Matilda (Myerly) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 36-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1859–1866) (+6; other parent Matilda (Myerly) Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Prudence J (Glasgow) Wright, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Matilda (Myerly) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (27) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit41/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1819–1870Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesPennsylvania, United States · Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States · Pennsylvania, USAIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth R (Douglass) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • candidate has another child, William E Glasgow, born 11 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+2; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Elizabeth R (Douglass) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1820–?Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 71 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate has another child, Elizabeth Locke Glasgow, born 10 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1839–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same specific indexed locality despite wider place-label differences: glasgow (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Ray Glasgow Senior, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: only broad locality, ordinary naming and chronology support the match (score capped at 39 until a higher-information tree or record clue is found)

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1840–1886Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesScott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Riverside, Washington, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Ray Glasgow Senior, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit35/100
Weak Lead
Dates1836–1910Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesHuntingdon, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowBenjamin Franklin GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1859–1866) (+6; other parent Benjamin Franklin Glasgow)
  • candidate has another child, Prudence J (Glasgow) Wright, born 4 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+6; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1840–1923Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesAllegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · Page, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · 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 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Ray Glasgow Senior, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1825–1918Generation38 years age gapRecorded placesWinchester Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Courtland, Republic, Kansas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowWilliam Allen GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

candidate's household recorded Edward Lincoln Glasgow in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James Taylor Glasgow (Glasgow-2186) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 38-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1891), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: township (+6)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1847–1869) (+6; other parent William Allen Glasgow)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Ray Glasgow Senior, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Edward Lincoln Glasgow in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James Taylor Glasgow (Glasgow-2186) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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 fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1861–1941PlacesKirksville, Adair, Missouri, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1865–1945PlacesStewart County, Tennessee, United States → Stewart County, Tennessee, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
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. 1863

Profile-stated birthplace: Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

Glasgow

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-3634

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Settlement centrepoint

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.3 claims
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.1 source

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

  1. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-3634
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-3634 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-07-20.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—Glasgow, Reade Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1890-05-20Beccaria Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenWilliam Ray Glasgow SeniorGlasgow-36331891-05-10 · Coalport, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States · 1969-06-08 · Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
SpousesBertha Elmira GlasgowHeverly-1001871-10-20 · Utahville, Beccaria Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States · 1947-03-01 · Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · 1890-05-20 · Beccaria Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

No structured source citation was recoverable from the profile biography.

Other external links in the profile

Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born in 1863. He passed away in 1943.
Sources
"United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZG9-QF8 : Sun Jan 12 07:23:27 UTC 2025), Entry for Elizabeth Glascow and Jane Glascow, 1870.

"United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXF-MZC : Sun Jan 19 06:56:12 UTC 2025), Entry for Elizabeth R. Glasgow and Jennie Glasgow, 1880.

"United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M398-FBK : Tue Feb 25 19:41:52 UTC 2025), Entry for James D. Glasgow and Bertha E Glasgow, 1900.
Read Township, East District, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

"United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZQ-W54 : Sat Mar 09 08:33:58 UTC 2024), Entry for James D Glasgow and Bertha E Glasgow, 1910.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

James was born in 1863.  He passed away in 1943.
== Sources ==
<references />
"United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZG9-QF8 : Sun Jan 12 07:23:27 UTC 2025), Entry for Elizabeth Glascow and Jane Glascow, 1870.

"United States, Census, 1880", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWXF-MZC : Sun Jan 19 06:56:12 UTC 2025), Entry for Elizabeth R. Glasgow and Jennie Glasgow, 1880.

"United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M398-FBK : Tue Feb 25 19:41:52 UTC 2025), Entry for James D. Glasgow and Bertha E Glasgow, 1900.
Read Township, East District, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States

"United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZQ-W54 : Sat Mar 09 08:33:58 UTC 2024), Entry for James D Glasgow and Bertha E Glasgow, 1910.