Collins Glasgow

Biography
Collins was born about 1860. He was the son of Joseph Glasgow and Lucy Gilbert.

On 23 Mar 1881, in Roanoke, he married Eliza Jane Price (b. ~1860, daughter of Samuel & Rachel). Marriage 1: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935. - They had the following known children.
#Alice Glasgow b. 23 Jun 1882 - d. 24 Jun 1894
#Rosa B. Glasgo b. 2 Nov 1884 - d. 16 Jun 1887
#Mary Glasgow b. 17 Aug 1887 - d. 18 May 1892
#Lillie Ethel Glasgow b. 1892 - d. 1932, m. Dennis John Evans
#Collins F Glasgow b. 1894 - d. 1904

Eliza died sometime prior to 1917. He married again to Burnette "Bennie" Rideout, on 3 July 1917, in Roanoke. Marriage 2: Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935. - They had no children together (she had some from a prior marriage). 

He passed away in 1923. Death: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-RX4H : Tue Mar 11 16:07:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glasgow and Joseph Glasgow, 15 Sep 1923. He was buried in a family plot at the Rivermont Cemetery. Obit: New Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Saturday, October 06, 1923. Accessed via newspapers.com 4 Nov 2025=== Census Records ===
In the 1900 census Collins (age 39) was in Brookville, Campbell, Virginia. 1900 Census: "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMF2-LYN : Wed Oct 22 02:00:53 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glasgow and Eliza Glasgow, 1900. 
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#e1f0b4
! Name !! Age !! Sex !! Occupation !! Relationship to head of household
|-
| Collins Glasgow || 39 || M || Locomotive Fireman || Head
|-
| Eliza Glasgow || 35 || F || || Wife
|-
| Lillie E Glasgow || 7 || F || At school || Daughter
|-
| Collins F Glasgow || 5 || M || || Son
|}

In the 1910 census Collins (age 42) was in Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA. 1910 Census: "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPH-9JY : Sun Oct 19 05:37:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glascow and Eliza Glascow, 1910. 
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#e1f0b4
! Name !! Age !! Sex !! Occupation !! Relationship to head of household
|-
| Collins Glascow || 42 || M || Fireman, Railroad || Head
|-
| Eliza Glascow || 38 || F || none || Wife
|-
| Lillie Glascow || 17 || F || none || Daughter
|}

In the 1920 census Collins (age 58) was in Roanoke Kimball Ward, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia. 1920 Census: "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJF-72L : Wed Jan 15 07:57:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glascoe and Bennie Glascoe, 1920. 
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#e1f0b4
! Name !! Age !! Sex !! Occupation !! Relationship to head of household
|-
| Collins Glascoe || 58 || M || Fireman, Railroad || Head
|-
| Bennie Glascoe || 49 || F || none || Wife
|-
| Harry E Holland || 33 || M || Car Cleaner, Railroad || Son
|-
| Mary Holland || 35 || F || Housework, private families || Daughter
|}
Slave Owner
George P. Tayloe - Roanoke County, Virginia (likely George Plater Tayloe) Roanoke County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons Cohabiting, 1866 Available at: Rosetta Digital Repository.[https://rosetta.virginiamemory.com/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2930746 (https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier/184332656/] ), reference on page 2, row 37 of the transcription CSSR Genealogy of Slavery. Accessed on 4 Jan 2026== Sources ==
 
* https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/G547-RDN

* Death Claim payment notice of Lillie for her brother Collins. Richmond Planet. Richmond, Virginia · Saturday, May 28, 1904. Accessed via newspapers.com 4 Nov 2025[https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-planet/184332768/ (https://cssr.roanoke.edu/s/genarchives/item/4911] )

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== Biography ==
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Collins was born about 1860. He was the son of [[Glasgow-2573|Joseph Glasgow]] and [[Gilbert-25488|Lucy Gilbert]].

On 23 Mar 1881, in Roanoke, he married Eliza Jane Price (b. ~1860, daughter of Samuel & Rachel).<ref>'''Marriage 1''': Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935. {{Ancestry Sharing|48243810|7b22746f6b656e223a226268586b335a5a4d6d5451527355646d706b463152317868326a6139674931432b54334234554252622b303d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - {{Ancestry Record|62154|318273}}</ref> They had the following known children.
#Alice Glasgow b. 23 Jun 1882 - d. 24 Jun 1894
#Rosa B. Glasgo b. 2 Nov 1884 - d. 16 Jun 1887
#Mary Glasgow b. 17 Aug 1887 - d. 18 May 1892
#Lillie Ethel Glasgow b. 1892 - d. 1932, m. Dennis John Evans
#Collins F Glasgow b. 1894 - d. 1904

Eliza died sometime prior to 1917. He married again to [[Rideout-2232|Burnette "Bennie" Rideout]], on 3 July 1917, in Roanoke.<ref>'''Marriage 2''': Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935. {{Ancestry Sharing|48243897|7b22746f6b656e223a226d6b79445a44504b64352f69352b6e6f77757a36386f7a746835776a78546c4c364e674f7a4f75447747733d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - {{Ancestry Record|62154|638664}}</ref> They had no children together (she had some from a prior marriage). 

He passed away in 1923.<ref>'''Death''': "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-RX4H : Tue Mar 11 16:07:19 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glasgow and Joseph Glasgow, 15 Sep 1923.</ref> He was buried in a family plot at the Rivermont Cemetery.<ref>Obit: New Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Saturday, October 06, 1923. Accessed via newspapers.com 4 Nov 2025[https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier/184332656/]</ref>

=== Census Records ===
In the 1900 census Collins (age 39) was in Brookville, Campbell, Virginia. <ref>'''1900 Census''': "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMF2-LYN : Wed Oct 22 02:00:53 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glasgow and Eliza Glasgow, 1900.</ref>
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#e1f0b4
! Name !! Age !! Sex !! Occupation !! Relationship to head of household
|-
| Collins Glasgow || 39 || M || Locomotive Fireman || Head
|-
| Eliza Glasgow || 35 || F ||  || Wife
|-
| Lillie E Glasgow || 7 || F || At school || Daughter
|-
| Collins F Glasgow || 5 || M ||  || Son
|}


In the 1910 census Collins (age 42) was in Lynchburg Ward 1, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA. <ref>'''1910 Census''': "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPPH-9JY : Sun Oct 19 05:37:31 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glascow and Eliza Glascow, 1910.</ref>
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#e1f0b4
! Name !! Age !! Sex !! Occupation !! Relationship to head of household
|-
| Collins Glascow || 42 || M || Fireman, Railroad || Head
|-
| Eliza Glascow || 38 || F || none || Wife
|-
| Lillie Glascow || 17 || F || none || Daughter
|}


In the 1920 census Collins (age 58) was in Roanoke Kimball Ward, Roanoke (Independent City), Virginia. <ref>'''1920 Census''': "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJF-72L : Wed Jan 15 07:57:49 UTC 2025), Entry for Collins Glascoe and Bennie Glascoe, 1920.</ref>
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#e1f0b4
! Name !! Age !! Sex !! Occupation !! Relationship to head of household
|-
| Collins Glascoe || 58 || M || Fireman, Railroad || Head
|-
| Bennie Glascoe || 49 || F || none || Wife
|-
| Harry E Holland || 33 || M || Car Cleaner, Railroad || Son
|-
| Mary Holland || 35 || F || Housework, private families || Daughter
|}


=== Slave Owner ===
George P. Tayloe - Roanoke County, Virginia (likely [[Tayloe-72|George Plater Tayloe]])<ref>Roanoke County (Va.) Register of Colored Persons Cohabiting, 1866 Available at: Rosetta Digital Repository.[https://rosetta.virginiamemory.com/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE2930746], reference on page 2, row 37 of the transcription</ref><ref>CSSR Genealogy of Slavery. Accessed on 4 Jan 2026[https://cssr.roanoke.edu/s/genarchives/item/4911]</ref>

== Sources ==
<references />
* https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/details/G547-RDN

* Death Claim payment notice of Lillie for her brother Collins. Richmond Planet. Richmond, Virginia · Saturday, May 28, 1904. Accessed via newspapers.com 4 Nov 2025[https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-planet/184332768/]