Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

William Platt Glasgow

1922-08-27 – 1986-12-12

Glasgow-408 · 1 mapped association

Lamar County, Alabama, United States→Alabama, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1922-08-27 · Lamar County, Alabama, United States
Death
1986-12-12 · Alabama, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Mildred Inez (Unknown) Glasgow
Children
Linda Carolyn (Glasgow) KimbrellWilliam Clyde Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-408
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
2

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 Clyde Glasgow (1947)
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionLinda Carolyn (Glasgow) Kimbrell (1949)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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

Estimate and relationship notes
  • 2 parent references point outside the current export.

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 fit47/100
Moderate Lead
Dates1883–1968Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesGiles, Tennessee, United States · Electra, Wichita, Texas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowIva Dimple (Abbott) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Iva Dimple (Abbott) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Jewel Katherine (Glasgow) Kauthen in Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1918–1928) (+6; other parent Iva Dimple (Abbott) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Iva Dimple (Abbott) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Billy +16 (3 public profiles); Lula +14 (5 public profiles) (+34 total including +4 rare-name bundle bonus)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Jewel Katherine (Glasgow) Kauthen in Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1885–1961Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesWinchester, Ontario · Ottawa, OntarioIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Lillian (Bradley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Lillian (Bradley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

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Automated fit31/100
Weak Lead
Dates1891–?Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesAlabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same broad administrative area only (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1891–1969Generation31 years age gapRecorded placesCoalport, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States · Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Alice Agnes (Fleming) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 31-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Alice Agnes (Fleming) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (26) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1882–1960Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesKentucky, United States · Lyon, Kentucky, United States · Kentucky, USAIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Bertha Mae (Arnold) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Bertha Mae (Arnold) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, William in 223 profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1896–1985Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit24/100
Weak Lead
Dates1896–1950Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesKentucky, United States · Iowa Park, Wichita, Texas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Common Grandparent Birth-Order Naming · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternSame-spouse child windowEdward Buchanan GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Jewel Katherine (Glasgow) Kauthen in Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1918–1928) (+6; other parent Edward Buchanan Glasgow)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Billy +16 (3 public profiles) (+16 total)
  • the subject would fill the second son position among the candidate's dated children, and the candidate's linked father William shares the subject's common given name (+2; Scottish grandparent-name pattern, William in 223 public profiles; WikiTree: relationship status unmarked; weak alone)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Jewel Katherine (Glasgow) Kauthen in Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States within 0 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1885–?Generationat least 37 years age gapRecorded placesEllis, Texas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 2Age · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 37 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Lula +14 (5 public profiles) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit17/100
Weak Lead
Dates1881–1947Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesLocation not supplied — profile holding pointIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 41-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • possible 41-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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

Automated fit15/100
Weak Lead
Dates1903–1991Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesOklahoma, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

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  • plausible 19-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1947), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son William Clyde Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; William in 223 profiles)

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.

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1919–1989PlacesOak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States → Inverness, Citrus, Florida, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 3 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 3 (+5)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: William

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1920–1993PlacesMichigan, United States → Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1922

Profile-stated birthplace: Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Lamar County, Alabama, USA

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-408

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.9 claims
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.2 sources

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

  1. unknown Personal knowledge of Mary Atkins.
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-408
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-408 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2019-04-24.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Lamar County, Alabama, USAWikiTree profile field
death—Alabama, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsJeffGlasgow-4071899-08-15 · Alabama, United States · 1980-12-04 · Lamar, Alabama, United States
ParentsEdnaShelton-24561904-09-14 · Lamar County, Alabama, USA · 1977-05-02
ChildrenWilliam Clyde GlasgowGlasgow-8791947-09-05 · Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States · 2017-07-03 · Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
ChildrenLinda Carolyn KimbrellGlasgow-8801949-03-13 · Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States · 2010-08-16 · Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
SiblingsJames GlasgowGlasgow-4111928-03-12 · Lamar County, Alabama, USA · 2004-03-23 · Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
SiblingsPhillip Bert GlasgowGlasgow-4121929-11-28 · Lamar County, Alabama, USA · 2015-07-16 · Sulligent, Lamar County, Alabama, United States
SiblingsStella ShawGlasgow-4151933-12-22 · Lamar County, Alabama, USA · 1984-11-17
SiblingsLula Laverne KirtleyGlasgow-4141933-12-26 · Lamar, Alabama, United States · 2017-03-01 · Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi, United States
SiblingsBilly GlasgowGlasgow-4201935-12-26 · Lamar County, Alabama, USA · 1987-01-21
SpousesMildred Inez GlasgowUnknown-4681661922-04-09 · 1975-04-17 · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Lamar County, Alabama Lamar_County,_Alabama

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography He is the son of Jeff Glasgow and Edna Shelton. Personal knowledge of Mary Atkins. Sources Family Records of Mary Atkins:

Profile source citations

  1. Personal knowledge of Mary Atkins.
Full captured biography text
Biography
He is the son of Jeff Glasgow and Edna Shelton. Personal knowledge of Mary Atkins. 
Sources
Family Records of Mary Atkins:
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Lamar County, Alabama]]  

== Biography ==

He is the son of [[Glasgow-407|Jeff Glasgow]] and [[Shelton-2456|Edna Shelton]].   <ref>Personal knowledge of [[Atkins-2361|Mary Atkins]].</ref>

== Sources ==

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Family Records of [[Atkins-2361|Mary Atkins]]: