Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Samuel McPheeters Glasgow

1883-03-18 – 1963-03-24

Glasgow-507 · 1 mapped association

Fincastle, Virginia, United States→Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
3Close relations
8Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1883-03-18 · Fincastle, Virginia, United States
Death
1963-03-24 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Thomas GlasgowunmarkedGrace Woodson (McPheeters) Glasgowunmarked
Spouses
Mary Finley (McIlwaine) Glasgow
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-507
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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 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

No named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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 fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1881–1964PlacesMississippi, United States → Tulsa, Oklahoma, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • death years within 1 (+10)

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Open side-by-side comparison

Same-name candidate

Samuel GlasgowGlasgow-3685

Automated fit48/100
Similar Person
Dates1884–1968PlacesIreland, United Kingdom → Killycurragh, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 5 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 1 (+25)
  • death years within 5 (+5)

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.

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Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1883

Profile-stated birthplace: Fincastle, Virginia

Fincastle, Virginia

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-507

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.5 claims
5Unknown
1Derivative
1Original
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.8 sources

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

  1. derivative http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
  2. unknown Wills (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
  3. unknown Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
  4. unknown 1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
  5. unknown 1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
  6. original Death Certificate - North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death, Month: 03
  7. unknown Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
  8. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-507
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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-507 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-10-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Fincastle, VirginiaWikiTree profile field
death—Charlotte, North CarolinaWikiTree profile field
marriage1909-10-28Rockbridge County, VirginiaWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsFrancis Thomas GlasgowGlasgow-26571854-11-16 · Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States · 1927-07-28 · Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
ParentsGrace Woodson GlasgowMcPheeters-4371856-08-31 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States · 1921-06-02 · Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
SiblingsCharles Spears Glasgow Sr.Glasgow-32591889-02-12 · Lexington, Virginia · 1962-12-20
SpousesMary Finley GlasgowMcIlwaine-1121875-06-04 · Petersburg, Virginia · 1946-06-26 · Charlotte, North Carolina · 1909-10-28 · Rockbridge County, Virginia

Profile categories

Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia Oak_Grove_Cemetery,_Lexington,_Virginia

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography *Parents - Francis Thomas Glasgow, (1854–1927) and Grace Woodson McPheeters (1856–1921) *Graduate of Washington and Lee University and Union Theological Seminary. *Living in Mercedes, Texas at the time of his wedding.

    • Presbyterian minister. *Died at age 80.
    • Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
    • Will probated 28 Mar 1963 Research Notes *1940 Census finds him (57), head of household, minister, living in rented home in Savannah, Georgia with his wife (64) and sister in law, Ella G Landis (59), widow. *1930 Census finds him (47), head of household, living in owned home in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife (54), sister in law, Ella G Landis (49), niece Mary Lantis (19) and cook Ella Eason (28). *1920 Census record finds him (36), head of household, minister, living in rented home in Charleston, West Virginia with wife, Mary Glasgow (44) and servant, Julia Hayes (55) *1910 Census record finds him (27),head of household, minister, living in owned home in Mercedes, Texas with wife, Mary Glasgow (34) Sources
    • http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
    • Wills (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    • Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn *1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91 *1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570 *Death Certificate - North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death, Month: 03 *Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7. *

Profile source citations

  1. http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php source link 1
  2. Wills (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
  3. Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
  4. 1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
  5. 1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
  6. Death Certificate - North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death, Month: 03
  7. Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
Full captured biography text
Biography
*Parents - Francis Thomas Glasgow, (1854–1927) and Grace Woodson McPheeters (1856–1921)
*Graduate of Washington and Lee University and Union Theological Seminary. 
*Living in Mercedes, Texas at the time of his wedding.
* Presbyterian minister.
*Died at age 80.
* Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
* Will probated 28 Mar 1963
Research Notes
*1940 Census finds him (57), head of household, minister, living in rented home in Savannah, Georgia with his wife (64) and sister in law, Ella G Landis (59), widow.
*1930 Census finds him (47), head of household, living in owned home in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife (54), sister in law, Ella G Landis (49), niece Mary Lantis (19) and cook Ella Eason (28).
*1920 Census record finds him (36), head of household, minister, living in rented home in Charleston, West Virginia with wife, Mary Glasgow (44) and servant, Julia Hayes (55)
*1910 Census record finds him (27),head of household, minister, living in owned home in Mercedes, Texas with wife, Mary Glasgow (34) 
Sources
* http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
* Wills (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
* Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
*1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
*1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
*Death Certificate - North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death, Month: 03
*Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
*
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia]]
== Biography ==
*Parents - Francis Thomas Glasgow, (1854–1927) and Grace Woodson McPheeters (1856–1921)
*Graduate of Washington and Lee University and Union Theological Seminary. 
*Living in Mercedes, Texas at the time of his wedding.
* Presbyterian minister.
*Died at age 80.
* Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
* Will probated 28 Mar 1963
== Research Notes ==
*1940 Census finds him (57), head of household, minister, living in rented home in Savannah, Georgia with his wife (64) and sister in law, Ella G Landis (59), widow.
*1930 Census finds him (47), head of household, living in owned home in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife (54), sister in law, Ella G Landis (49), niece Mary Lantis (19) and cook Ella Eason (28).
*1920 Census record finds him (36), head of household, minister, living in rented home in Charleston, West Virginia with wife, Mary Glasgow (44) and servant, Julia Hayes (55)
*1910 Census record finds him (27),head of household, minister, living in owned home in Mercedes, Texas  with wife, Mary Glasgow (34) 
== Sources ==
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* http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
* Wills (Mecklenburg County, North Carolina); Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
* Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
*1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
*1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
*Death Certificate - North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death, Month: 03
*Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
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