Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

James Glasgow

1928-03-12 – 2004-03-23

Glasgow-411 · 1 mapped association

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

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
5Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1928-03-12 · Lamar County, Alabama, United States
Death
2004-03-23 · Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Audie Elizabeth (Smith) Glasgow
Children
Janice Fay Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-411
Research clusters
Worldwide 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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandfather positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
Maternal grandmother positionJanice Fay Glasgow (1955)
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 fit39/100
Weak Lead
Dates1883–1968Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesGiles, Tennessee, United States · Electra, Wichita, Texas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Iva Dimple (Abbott) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Billy Joe Glasgow in Valley View, Wichita, Texas, 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 W Glasgow (Glasgow-2748) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • known spouse Iva Dimple (Abbott) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) 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 Billy Joe Glasgow in Valley View, Wichita, Texas, 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 W Glasgow (Glasgow-2748) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1885–1961Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesWinchester, Ontario · Ottawa, OntarioIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Sibling-Household ReplicationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Lillian (Bradley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), 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 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), 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 (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: William Platt Glasgow → William Clyde Glasgow (+3)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1883–1951Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesAlabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Mittie Edglee (Clark) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (42) at the subject's birth (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Mittie Edglee (Clark) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (42) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name James (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 224 public profiles)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1905–1994Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesHilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States · Hilton Head Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States of AmericaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), 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 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 50 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits within the candidate's overall child-bearing span (1927–1929) (+3; children are not tied to one spouse)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Phillip +14 (6 public profiles) (+14 total)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1887–1970Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesTexas, United States · Muskogee, Oklahoma, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowElizabeth B (Roseby) GlascoCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Elizabeth B (Roseby) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (39) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), 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 (1912–1929) (+6; other parent Elizabeth B (Roseby) Glasco)
  • known spouse Elizabeth B (Roseby) Glasco 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)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit18/100
Weak Lead
Dates1885–?Generationat least 43 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 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 43 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 43 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 70 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), 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 fit14/100
Weak Lead
Dates1896–1950Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesKentucky, United States · Iowa Park, Wichita, Texas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Two-GenerationExisting-tree context (not an independent clue)Rare Sibling-Name PatternCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), 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 Billy Joe Glasgow in Valley View, Wichita, Texas, 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 W Glasgow (Glasgow-2748) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • candidate's other children share uncommon given names with the subject's recorded siblings: Billy +16 (3 public profiles) (+16 total)

Deductions and cautions: same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate's household recorded Billy Joe Glasgow in Valley View, Wichita, Texas, 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 W Glasgow (Glasgow-2748) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit5/100
Weak Lead
Dates1911–1997Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesQueensland, AustraliaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Janice +16 (2 public profiles; niece/nephew Janice Margaret (Glasgow) Shaw) (+16 total)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25)

Automated fit25/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1899–1987Generation29 years age gapRecorded placesGeorgia · Fulton, GeorgiaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

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

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  • plausible 29-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

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

Automated fit24/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1907–1978Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesFranklin, Alabama, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1955), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: alabama (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)

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

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 fit51/100
Similar Person
Dates1926–2020PlacesFranklin, Alabama, United States → Franklin, Alabama, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit44/100
Similar Person
Dates1925–1986PlacesHuntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States → Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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. 1928

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-411

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
4Unknown
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

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

  1. unknown Information obtained by Mary Atkins
  2. unknown Family Records
  3. unknown Chandler Funeral Home - Obituaries
  4. unknown Tombstone Marker
  5. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-411
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-411 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—Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USAWikiTree 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
ChildrenJanice Fay GlasgowGlasgow-5541955-12-19 · 1985-08-03
SiblingsWilliam Platt GlasgowGlasgow-4081922-08-27 · Lamar County, Alabama, USA · 1986-12-12 · Alabama, United States
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
SpousesAudie Elizabeth GlasgowSmith-1071311930-03-23 · Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States · 2014-12-12 · Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, USA · 0000-00-00

Profile categories

Lamar County, Alabama Lamar_County,_Alabama

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography James was born 12 March 1928 in Lamar County, Alabama to William Glasgow and Lula Cannon. He married Elizabeth "Snookes" Smith. They had three children. He passed away 23 March 2004. Information obtained by Mary Atkins Sources Sources obtained by Mary Atkins:

Profile source citations

  1. Information obtained by Mary Atkins
  2. Family Records
  3. Chandler Funeral Home - Obituaries
  4. Tombstone Marker
Full captured biography text
Biography
James was born 12 March 1928 in Lamar County, Alabama to William Glasgow and Lula Cannon. He married Elizabeth "Snookes" Smith. They had three children. He passed away 23 March 2004. Information obtained by Mary Atkins 
Sources
Sources obtained by Mary Atkins: 

* Family Records 

* Chandler Funeral Home - Obituaries 

* Tombstone Marker
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category: Lamar County, Alabama]]  

== Biography ==

James was born 12 March 1928 in Lamar County, Alabama to [[Glasgow-406|William Glasgow]] and [[Cannon-2025|Lula Cannon]].  He married [[Smith-107131|Elizabeth "Snookes" Smith]].  They had three children.  He passed away 23 March 2004.  <ref>Information obtained by [[Atkins-2361|Mary Atkins]] </ref>  

== Sources ==

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Sources obtained by [[Atkins-2361|Mary Atkins]]:  

* Family Records  

* Chandler Funeral Home - Obituaries   

* Tombstone Marker