Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Thomas Glasgow

c. 1849 – ?

Glasgow-3755 · 1 mapped association

South Carolina, United StatesDeath place unknown

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
5Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
c. 1849 · South Carolina, United States
Death
Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents
Thomas M Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Not recorded
Children
Americus Houston GlasgowIndianna GlasgowOlenler W Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-3755
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
10

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 positionAmericus Houston Glasgow (1870)
Maternal grandfather positionOlenler W Glasgow (1880)
Maternal grandmother positionIndianna Glasgow (1883)
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 fit36/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1817–1868Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United States · Newberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Local Sibling Birth · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • known spouse Caroline (Griffith) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+7)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 53 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Spencer Lafayette Glasgow, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)
  • known spouse Caroline (Griffith) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (21) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the subject would fill the first son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father James Glasgow shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, James in 224 public profiles; WikiTree: confident parent; weak alone)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit31/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1821–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-Generation · Undated LocalitySame-spouse child windowMary Ann (Unknown) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): household chronology, locality, naming

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named James B Glasgow (Glasgow-2093) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1847–1864) (+6; other parent Mary Ann (Unknown) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Mary Ann (Unknown) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (24) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • 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: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate already has another child named James B Glasgow (Glasgow-2093) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit23/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1824–1868Generation25 years age gapRecorded placesNewberry, South Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Sarah Elizabeth (Owens) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: south (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Sarah Elizabeth (Owens) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William H Glasgow → John Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit20/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1825–?Generation24 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

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  • plausible 24-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 45 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William H Glasgow → John Glasgow (+3)

Deductions and cautions: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15)

Automated fit20/100
Competing Linked Parent
Dates1810–?Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesSouth Carolina, United States · South CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • known spouse Mary Caroline (Thompson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+7)

a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate's household recorded Edward Buchanan Glasgow in Giles, Tennessee, United States within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James K P Glasgow (Glasgow-2741) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1839–1856) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • known spouse Mary Caroline (Thompson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (36) 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: a different father is already linked but its evidence is unassessed (−15); candidate's household recorded Edward Buchanan Glasgow in Giles, Tennessee, United States within 7 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named James K P Glasgow (Glasgow-2741) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1830–1909Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

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

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  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit36/100
Weak Lead
Dates1821–?Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 49 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1828–1905Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom · Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Ralph +14 (10 public profiles; niece/nephew Ralph Glasgow, sibling Ralph Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1823–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesNorth Carolina, United States · Tennessee · North CarolinaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Broad Geography · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William H Glasgow → Martha O Glasgow (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: carolina (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William H Glasgow → Martha O Glasgow (+3)

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

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1828–1882Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesBellwood, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · Antis, Blair, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 42 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1870), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Walker +8 (3 birth-surname profiles) (+8 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)

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

James E GlasgowGlasgow-4017

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1847–?PlacesCanadaParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

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

Conflicts: uncertain father attachments differ (no deduction)

Same-name candidate

James M GlasgowGlasgow-1976

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1849–?PlacesGeorgia, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

unassessed father attachments differ (−5)

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • same birth year (+30)

Conflicts: unassessed father 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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1849

Profile-stated birthplace: 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-3755

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
4Derivative
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
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-3755 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-12-09.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthSouth Carolina, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsThomas M GlasgowGlasgow-37661814-00-00 · Abbeville, South Carolina, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenAmericus Houston GlasgowGlasgow-37541870-07-31 · Alabama, United States · 1958-02-13
ChildrenOlenler W GlasgowGlasgow-37651880-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
ChildrenIndianna GlasgowGlasgow-37641883-00-00 · Alabama, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsSusannah S B GlasgowGlasgow-37671838-00-00 · Abbeville, South Carolina, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsElizabeth F B GlasgowGlasgow-37681842-00-00 · Abbeville, South Carolina, United States · 0000-00-00
SiblingsWilliam H GlasgowGlasgow-37691854-00-00 · Georgia, United States · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Profile source citations

  1. "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-QP8 : Thu Jan 16 15:10:29 UTC 2025), Entry for Thomas M Glasgo and Maryann Glasgo, 1850. source link 1
  2. "United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDC-XLR : Mon Jul 08 02:55:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas M Glascow and Mary A Glascow, 1860. source link 1
  3. "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVB-PS3 : Sun Jan 19 07:16:27 UTC 2025), Entry for James Glasgo and Elizza Glasgo, 1870. source link 1
  4. "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ9-TJC : Wed Aug 13 15:10:17 UTC 2025), Entry for James T Glasgow and Liza N Glasgow, 1910. source link 1
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-QP8 : Thu Jan 16 15:10:29 UTC 2025), Entry for Thomas M Glasgo and Maryann Glasgo, 1850.
* "United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDC-XLR : Mon Jul 08 02:55:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas M Glascow and Mary A Glascow, 1860.
* "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVB-PS3 : Sun Jan 19 07:16:27 UTC 2025), Entry for James Glasgo and Elizza Glasgo, 1870.
* "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ9-TJC : Wed Aug 13 15:10:17 UTC 2025), Entry for James T Glasgow and Liza N Glasgow, 1910.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==

== Sources ==
<references />
* "United States, Census, 1850", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Q8-QP8 : Thu Jan 16 15:10:29 UTC 2025), Entry for Thomas M Glasgo and Maryann Glasgo, 1850.
* "United States, Census, 1860", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDC-XLR : Mon Jul 08 02:55:00 UTC 2024), Entry for Thomas M Glascow and Mary A Glascow, 1860.
* "United States, Census, 1870", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVB-PS3 : Sun Jan 19 07:16:27 UTC 2025), Entry for James Glasgo and Elizza Glasgo, 1870.
* "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQ9-TJC : Wed Aug 13 15:10:17 UTC 2025), Entry for James T Glasgow and Liza N Glasgow, 1910.