Glasgow Surname Project

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William Jefferson Glasgow

1866 – 1967

Glasgow-459 · 1 mapped association

El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States→El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1866 · El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Death
1967 · El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Josephine Richardson (Magoffin) Glasgow
Children
Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-459
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 positionJoseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr (1898)
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 fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1840–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesKirkurdIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (25) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), 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 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Jean (Watson) 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)

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

Automated fit29/100
Weak Lead
Dates1822–1879Generation44 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Middletown, Richmond, New York, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowJane (Curry) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Jane (Curry) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 44-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1864–1878) (+6; other parent Jane (Curry) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Jane (Curry) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (31) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1838–1914Generation28 years age gapRecorded placesHenry, Henry, Tennessee, United States · Mcgregor, Mclennan, Texas, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Broad Geography · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Spouse · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowManerva Jane (Burns) GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Manerva Jane (Burns) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate's household recorded Elijah Monroe Glasgow in Garland, Arkansas, United States within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • plausible 28-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 60 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: texas (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1864–1883) (+6; other parent Manerva Jane (Burns) Glasgow)
  • known spouse Manerva Jane (Burns) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Elijah Monroe Glasgow in Garland, Arkansas, United States within 2 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1839–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesCloghgaldanagh townland (estimated) · Cloghgaldanagh townlandIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 59 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate and subject share the given name William (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 223 public profiles)

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1821–1886Generation45 years age gapRecorded placesScott Township, Adams, Ohio, United States · Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Malinda Ann (Best) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (43) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 45-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Malinda Ann (Best) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (43) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr, the expected father position for a male subject (+6; catalogue rarity 1, Joseph in 39 profiles)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1833–1903Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesOhio, United States · Jackson Township, White, Indiana, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), 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 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 65 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr, the expected father position (+4; Joseph in 39 profiles)

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

Automated fit16/100
Weak Lead
Dates1826–?Generation40 years age gapRecorded placesTennessee, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), 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 40-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 72 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr, the expected father position (+4; Joseph in 39 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit9/100
Weak Lead
Dates1823–?Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesOhio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)

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

Show complete scoring
  • possible 43-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 75 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr, the expected father position (+4; Joseph in 39 profiles)

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

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1851–1905Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesOhio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr, the expected father position (+4; Joseph in 39 profiles)

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

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1851–1878Generation15 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United States · Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • possible 15-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1898), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Joseph Magoffin Glasgow Snr, the expected father position (+4; Joseph in 39 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
Dates1865–1958PlacesTower Hill, Shelby, Illinois, United States → Garnett, Anderson, Kansas, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison
Automated fit38/100
Similar Person
Dates1875–1965PlacesIllinois, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • death years within 2 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 9 (+10)
  • 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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1866

Profile-stated birthplace: El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States

El Paso, El Paso, Texas, 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-459

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.3 claims
1Derivative
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.2 sources

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

  1. derivative USA death index
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-459
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-459 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2021-05-07.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United StatesWikiTree profile field
death—El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United StatesWikiTree profile field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenCol Joseph Magoffin Glasgow SnrGlasgow-4581898-09-28 · Magoffin Homestead, El Paso, Texas, United States · 1985-03-24 · El Paso, Texas, United States
SpousesJosephine Richardson GlasgowMagoffin-51873-11-06 · 1968-10-17 · Texas. USA · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

  • BiographySources

    • USA death index

Profile source citations

  1. USA death index
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* USA death index
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==



== Sources ==
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* USA death index