Glasgow Surname Project

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Karl Emerson Glasgow

1892-03-28 – 1959-04-18

Glasgow-464 · 1 mapped association

Butler, Pennsylvania, United StatesMyrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States

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Identity & family

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1Mapped records
7Close relations
9Evidence items
1Candidate leads
Birth
1892-03-28 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Death
1959-04-18 · Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Charles Barnes GlasgowunmarkedAnna L (Eckman) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Elizabeth Marie (Lutz) GlasgowRuth Lucille (Simpson) Glasgow
Children
John Cameron GlasgowMartha Elizabeth (Glasgow) JumperPage Jerome Glasgow
Gender
Male
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Glasgow-464
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Mapped descendants
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Comparison context

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Naming sequence used by the parentage model

Paternal grandfather positionJohn Cameron Glasgow (1917)
Maternal grandfather positionPage Jerome Glasgow (1921)
Maternal grandmother positionMartha Elizabeth (Glasgow) Jumper (1919)
Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

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

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Potential parents or duplicates

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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

Karl GlasgowGlasgow-2728

Automated fit18/100
Similar Person
Dates?–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)

one birth year is unavailable

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

Conflicts: one birth year is unavailable

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. 1892

Profile-stated birthplace: Butler, PA

Butler, PA

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WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-464

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Precision: Country-centre fallback for profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.10 claims
7Derivative
1Tree Only
1Unknown

Documented or strongly supported

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Working hypotheses and conflicts

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Research questionsOpen problems, missing bridges and the next records to inspect.0 open

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Sources and provenanceStructured citations and source-quality classifications.9 sources

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  1. derivative "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 29 October 2015), Karl E Glasgow in household of Charles B Glasgow, Braddock Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washingt
  2. derivative "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR9D-71W2 : 25 October 2019), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 11 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  3. derivative "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX4-2HW : 24 June 2016), Karl Glasgow in entry for Page J Glasgow and Catherine V Mullen, 1946.
  4. derivative "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-FBD : 24 June 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow in entry for John Cameron Glasgow and Elizabeth Jane Alleman, 1941.
  5. derivative "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-M8H1 : 21 April 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 18 Apr 1959; citing Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,973,366.
  6. unknown Obituary, Florence Morning News , 20-Apr-1959, page 2, column 1
  7. derivative Marriage of Karl E Glagow (trascribed as Carl E Glasgon) and Ruth L Simpson, 23-Sep-1922, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Record number 129. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line
  8. derivative Divorce of Karl E Glasgow and Ruth Glasgow, Marriage Date: 15-Sep-1922, Decree Date: 21-Mar-1929, Decree Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, State File Number: 39 1150, Docket Number: "23, 456". Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorcerecords. Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
  9. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-464
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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-464 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-03-07.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthButler, PAWikiTree profile field
deathMyrtle Beach, Horry, SCWikiTree profile field
marriage1912-06-14Allegheny, Maryland, United StatesWikiTree relationship field
marriage1922-09-23Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsCharles Barnes GlasgowGlasgow-4651866-03-15 · Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 1942-12-13 · Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
ParentsAnna L GlasgowEckman-961871-09-24 · Butler County, PA · 1928-03-03
ChildrenKarlGlasgow-4631913-05-04 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · 1995-09-01 · Port Richey, Pasco, Florida, United States
ChildrenJohn Cameron GlasgowGlasgow-5241917-04-17 · Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 2003-08-15
ChildrenMartha Elizabeth JumperGlasgow-5261919-03-17 · Pennsylvania, United States · 1994-00-00
ChildrenPage Jerome GlasgowGlasgow-5251921-04-26 · McKees Rocks, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 2002-12-07 · Pennsylvania, United States
SiblingsJohn Arthur GlasgowGlasgow-5221897-04-01 · PA · 0000-00-00
SiblingsCharles Alfred GlasgowGlasgow-5231904-05-29 · Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 1998-02-03 · Lorain, Lorain, Ohio, United States
SpousesElizabeth Marie GlasgowLutz-9941891-07-01 · Braddock, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 1973-06-28 · 1912-06-14 · Allegheny, Maryland, United States
SpousesRuth Lucille GlasgowSimpson-205411899-00-00 · 1981-00-00 · 1922-09-23 · Cassopolis, Cass, Michigan, United States

Profile categories

Florence National Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina Florence_National_Cemetery,_Florence,_South_Carolina

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Karl Glasgow married Elizabeth Lutz and together they had four children.
  • Karl Glasgow and Ruth Simpson married 1922 and Ruth divorced Karl in 1929. The divorce record listed the cause of the divorce as "extreme and repeated cruelty." The divorce was granted on 29-Mar-1929.
  • According to his obituary, at the time of his death Karl was married to Francis Kenney of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. it also said he was a veteran of World War I, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1917 to 1919.
  • His obituary said that through his last seven years, he was the manager of the Lazy Hills Cottages in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His death certificate listed his usual occupation as a writer for movies and magazines. The 1910 census lists him as an advertiser for a department store. Sources *"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQ3-QWQ : 29 October 2015), Karl E Glasgow in household of Charles B Glasgow, Braddock Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,306.

    • "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR9D-71W2 : 25 October 2019), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 11 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers. *"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX4-2HW : 24 June 2016), Karl Glasgow in entry for Page J Glasgow and Catherine V Mullen, 1946. *"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-FBD : 24 June 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow in entry for John Cameron Glasgow and Elizabeth Jane Alleman, 1941.
    • "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-M8H1 : 21 April 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 18 Apr 1959; citing Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,973,366.
    • * Obituary, Florence Morning News , 20-Apr-1959, page 2, column 1
    • Marriage of Karl E Glagow (trascribed as Carl E Glasgon) and Ruth L Simpson, 23-Sep-1922, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Record number 129. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
    • Divorce of Karl E Glasgow and Ruth Glasgow, Marriage Date: 15-Sep-1922, Decree Date: 21-Mar-1929, Decree Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, State File Number: 39 1150, Docket Number: "23, 456". Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorcerecords. Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Profile source citations

  1. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQ3-QWQ : 29 October 2015), Karl E Glasgow in household of Charles B Glasgow, Braddock Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,306. source link 1
  2. "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR9D-71W2 : 25 October 2019), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 11 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers. source link 1
  3. "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX4-2HW : 24 June 2016), Karl Glasgow in entry for Page J Glasgow and Catherine V Mullen, 1946. source link 1
  4. "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-FBD : 24 June 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow in entry for John Cameron Glasgow and Elizabeth Jane Alleman, 1941. source link 1
  5. "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-M8H1 : 21 April 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 18 Apr 1959; citing Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,973,366. source link 1
  6. Obituary, Florence Morning News , 20-Apr-1959, page 2, column 1
  7. Marriage of Karl E Glagow (trascribed as Carl E Glasgon) and Ruth L Simpson, 23-Sep-1922, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Record number 129. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
  8. Divorce of Karl E Glasgow and Ruth Glasgow, Marriage Date: 15-Sep-1922, Decree Date: 21-Mar-1929, Decree Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, State File Number: 39 1150, Docket Number: "23, 456". Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorcerecords. Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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Biography
Karl Glasgow married Elizabeth Lutz and together they had four children.

Karl Glasgow and Ruth Simpson married 1922 and Ruth divorced Karl in 1929. The divorce record listed the cause of the divorce as "extreme and repeated cruelty." The divorce was granted on 29-Mar-1929.

According to his obituary, at the time of his death Karl was married to Francis Kenney of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. it also said he was a veteran of World War I, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1917 to 1919. 

His obituary said that through his last seven years, he was the manager of the Lazy Hills Cottages in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His death certificate listed his usual occupation as a writer for movies and magazines. The 1910 census lists him as an advertiser for a department store.
Sources
*"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQ3-QWQ : 29 October 2015), Karl E Glasgow in household of Charles B Glasgow, Braddock Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,306.
* "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR9D-71W2 : 25 October 2019), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 11 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
*"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX4-2HW : 24 June 2016), Karl Glasgow in entry for Page J Glasgow and Catherine V Mullen, 1946.
*"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-FBD : 24 June 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow in entry for John Cameron Glasgow and Elizabeth Jane Alleman, 1941.
* "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-M8H1 : 21 April 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 18 Apr 1959; citing Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,973,366.
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* Obituary, Florence Morning News , 20-Apr-1959, page 2, column 1
* Marriage of Karl E Glagow (trascribed as Carl E Glasgon) and Ruth L Simpson, 23-Sep-1922, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Record number 129. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
* Divorce of Karl E Glasgow and Ruth Glasgow, Marriage Date: 15-Sep-1922, Decree Date: 21-Mar-1929, Decree Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, State File Number: 39 1150, Docket Number: "23, 456". Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorcerecords. Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Florence National Cemetery, Florence, South Carolina]]
== Biography ==
Karl Glasgow married Elizabeth Lutz and together they had four children.

Karl Glasgow and Ruth Simpson married 1922 and Ruth divorced Karl in 1929. The divorce record listed the cause of the divorce as "extreme and repeated cruelty." The divorce was granted on 29-Mar-1929.

According to his obituary, at the time of his death Karl was married to Francis Kenney of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. it also said he was a veteran of World War I, serving in the U.S. Navy from 1917 to 1919. 

His obituary said that through his last seven years, he was the manager of the Lazy Hills Cottages in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. His death certificate listed his usual occupation as a writer for movies and magazines. The 1910 census lists him as an advertiser for a department store.
== Sources ==
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*"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGQ3-QWQ : 29 October 2015), Karl E Glasgow in household of Charles B Glasgow, Braddock Ward 4, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 13A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,306.
* "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QR9D-71W2 : 25 October 2019), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 11 Feb 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
*"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHX4-2HW : 24 June 2016), Karl Glasgow in entry for Page J Glasgow and Catherine V Mullen, 1946.
*"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFS4-FBD : 24 June 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow in entry for John Cameron Glasgow and Elizabeth Jane Alleman, 1941.
* "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SK-M8H1 : 21 April 2016), Karl Emerson Glasgow, 18 Apr 1959; citing Myrtle Beach, Horry, South Carolina, United States, , Department of Archives and History, State Records Center, Columbia; FHL microfilm 1,973,366.
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* Obituary, <i>Florence Morning News</i>, 20-Apr-1959, page 2, column 1
* Marriage of Karl E Glagow (trascribed as Carl E Glasgon) and Ruth L Simpson, 23-Sep-1922, Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, Record number 129. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 161; Film Description: 1921 Wayne-1922 Genesee. Ancestry.com. Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
* Divorce of Karl E Glasgow and Ruth Glasgow, Marriage Date: 15-Sep-1922, Decree Date: 21-Mar-1929, Decree Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, State File Number: 39 1150, Docket Number: "23, 456". Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorcerecords. Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, 1897-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.