Researched biography · Glasgow-590

William Melanchthon Glasgow

5 July 1856 – 3 March 1909

Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

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William Melanchthon Glasgow is important to this study principally as the compiler of a late family history. His book preserves family testimony and research leads, but it is derivative evidence for earlier generations and must not replace contemporary civil, church, land, probate or court records. Any relationship copied from it remains provisional until its cited source or an independent record is checked.

Birth5 July 1856 · Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Death3 March 1909 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

LocalityYoungstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

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Family and study pages 1 page

Family group: William Glasgow · c. 1656

Places 1 place

Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Sources 6 source pages

Research and WikiTree study pages 5 pages

What the research found

Summary of the research

Overall conclusion

This summary is given in full at the top of the page.

What the records show

Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
William Melanchthon Glasgow, family-history compilation associated with this profile and cited across the project corpus	Preserves the author's account of Glasgow families, traditions and proposed pedigrees.	Late authored testimony and derivative compilation: useful as a lead and for documenting tradition, but not direct evidence for eighteenth-century or earlier relationships.

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Biography integration

Safe to state, with a proper publication citation, that William authored or compiled the family history.
Attribute historical claims to him when discussing the history of the tradition.
Do not copy his early pedigrees into WikiTree relationships without contemporary or independently reliable evidence.
Do not clear an existing relative or location merely because the book proposes a different arrangement; resolve the conflict from records first.

Family and relationships

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Parents 2Moses Thomas Glasgow29 October 1809–13 January 1892Martha W (Thompson) Glasgowc. 1822–1 December 1862

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Moses Thomas Glasgow 29 October 1809–13 January 1892	father	Unassessed father link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Martha W (Thompson) Glasgow c. 1822–1 December 1862	mother	Unassessed mother link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Brothers and sisters 5Lois Ladd Glasgowc. 1842–1870Robert Finley Glasgow2 October 1844–27 October 1912Mary Jane Glasgowc. 1851–date not establishedClara T Glasgowc. 1853–date not establishedPeninnah T Glasgowc. 1854–date not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Lois Ladd Glasgow c. 1842–1870	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Robert Finley Glasgow 2 October 1844–27 October 1912	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Mary Jane Glasgow c. 1851–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Clara T Glasgow c. 1853–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.
Peninnah T Glasgow c. 1854–date not established	sibling	Unassessed sibling link	From the family tree; not yet checked against records.

Life and records

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Historical chronology

b. 1856

Profile-stated birthplace: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Record association

Records mentioning this person

Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

Record detail

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5 July 1856

Birth

Subject

Life events

Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States

3 March 1909

Death

Subject

Life events

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

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Profile-stated birthplace: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
b. 1856 · Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States · Source association
The profile snapshot records this fact, but it is not an independent historical record; the linked historical evidence is assessed separately.
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Research notes as originally written

Current conclusion

William Melanchthon Glasgow is important to this study principally as the compiler of a late family history. His book preserves family testimony and research leads, but it is derivative evidence for earlier generations and must not replace contemporary civil, church, land, probate or court records. Any relationship copied from it remains provisional until its cited source or an independent record is checked.

Source findings

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| William Melanchthon Glasgow, family-history compilation associated with this profile and cited across the project corpus | Preserves the author's account of Glasgow families, traditions and proposed pedigrees. | Late authored testimony and derivative compilation: useful as a lead and for documenting tradition, but not direct evidence for eighteenth-century or earlier relationships. |

Biography integration

- Safe to state, with a proper publication citation, that William authored or compiled the family history.
- Attribute historical claims to him when discussing the history of the tradition.
- Do not copy his early pedigrees into WikiTree relationships without contemporary or independently reliable evidence.
- Do not clear an existing relative or location merely because the book proposes a different arrangement; resolve the conflict from records first.

Research data and downloads

Person data (JSON) · Family network

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