Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Robert Wilbur Glasgow Sr

1852-06-09 – 1901-02-10

Glasgow-593 · 1 mapped association

North Carolina, United StatesArkansas, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
6Close relations
6Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1852-06-09 · North Carolina, United States
Death
1901-02-10 · Arkansas, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Martha Ella (Cone) Glasgow
Children
Annie Bryon GlasgowEdgar Harvey GlasgowMattie L (Glasgow) GarrisonRobert Wilbur GlasgowVance Herbert Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-593
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
7

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 positionRobert Wilbur Glasgow (1885)
Maternal grandfather positionEdgar Harvey Glasgow (1887)
Maternal grandmother positionAnnie Bryon Glasgow (1878)
Paternal grandmother positionMattie L (Glasgow) Garrison (1882)

Known-position checks: 0 support · 1 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 fit37/100
Weak Lead
Dates1831–1898Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesNorth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 47 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Charley Glasgow, born 5 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1822–1879Generation30 years age gapRecorded placesIreland, United Kingdom · Middletown, Richmond, New York, United States · Ireland — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

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

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  • plausible 30-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Sarah Jane (Gormley) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (23) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Annie +8 (24 public profiles; subject branch: Annie Bryon Glasgow; candidate branch: Annie Glasgow); Martha +3 (45 public profiles; subject branch: Martha Lee (Glasgow) Barak; candidate branch: Martha Glasgow) (+15 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit33/100
Weak Lead
Dates1815–1863Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesVirginia, United States · Randolph, North Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: north (+6)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 63 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate has only broad or undated birth-locality overlap: north (+6)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, William Monroe Glasgow, born 8 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

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

Automated fit30/100
Weak Lead
Dates1809–1900Generation43 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Tyrone, Ireland, United Kingdom · Montezuma, Cayuga, New York, United States · County Tyrone — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Sarah (Bradley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (43) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 43-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 69 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Sarah (Bradley) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (43) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Wilbur Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Automated fit28/100
Weak Lead
Dates1832–1861Generation20 years age gapRecorded placesAdams, Ohio, United States · Columbus, Hickman, Kentucky, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 7Age · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Tradition Validation · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Mary (Glasgow) Stewart had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Mary (Glasgow) Stewart had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son Robert Wilbur Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, Robert in 165 profiles)
  • family naming controls: 0 supporting and 1 conflicting known positions (already reflected in naming weight)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1826–?Generation26 years age gapRecorded placesWestmoreland County, Virginia, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Lineage Surname As Middle Name · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

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

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  • plausible 26-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 52 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate-line surnames recur as descendant middle names: Lee +10 (1 birth-surname profiles) (+10 total)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

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

Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1820–1896Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesWashington, Washington County, IowaIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Household · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)

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

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  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 58 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Wilbur Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1835–?Generation17 years age gapRecorded placesNorth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate already has another child named Robert H Glassgo (Glassgo-13) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • possible 17-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 6 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Benjamin Glassgo, born 6 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named Robert H Glassgo (Glassgo-13) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit25/100
Weak Lead
Dates1830–?Generation22 years age gapRecorded placesKilreaIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Wilbur Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

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  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 48 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son Robert Wilbur Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; Robert in 165 profiles)

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

Automated fit23/100
Weak Lead
Dates1838–?Generationnominally 14 years; approximate dates permit about 15–24 years age gapRecorded placesNorth Carolina, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Household · Local Sibling Birth · Two-Generation · Undated LocalityCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 14-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–24 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 40 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1878), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate is associated with the subject's stated birthplace, but not by a reliable near-contemporary record (+10)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 5 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate has another child, Charley Glasgow, born 5 years from the subject in the same specific birth locality (+4; possible sibling-household clue)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction)

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

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-3473

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1850–?PlacesBallymoney, County Londonderry, Ireland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

Robert GlasgowGlasgow-1459

Automated fit41/100
Similar Person
Dates1847–1896PlacesHaddington, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom → Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • death years within 5 (+5)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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. 1852

Profile-stated birthplace: North Carolina, USA

North Carolina, 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-593

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.7 claims
3Unknown
2Derivative
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.6 sources

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

  1. derivative U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
  2. unknown Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
  3. unknown 1900 United States Federal Census
  4. unknown 1880 United States Federal Census
  5. derivative Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
  6. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-593
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-593 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2016-12-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthNorth Carolina, USAWikiTree profile field
deathArkansas, USAWikiTree profile field
marriage1875-12-30Calhoun, Arkansas, USAWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenAnnie Bryon GlasgowGlasgow-5921878-00-00 · Arkansas, USA · 0000-00-00
ChildrenMattie L GarrisonGlasgow-5971882-09-00 · Arkansas, USA · 0000-00-00
ChildrenRobert Wilbur GlasgowGlasgow-5941885-04-09 · Arkansas, USA · 1956-00-00
ChildrenEdgar Harvey GlasgowGlasgow-5981887-08-16 · Arkansas, USA · 1928-00-00
ChildrenVance Herbert GlasgowGlasgow-5991891-04-25 · Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA · 1946-10-02 · Dallas, Texas, USA
SpousesMartha Ella GlasgowCone-18751854-12-08 · 1933-11-02 · 1875-12-30 · Calhoun, Arkansas, USA

Record-bearing passages

  • BiographySources

    • * U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Birth, Marriage & Death Name Robert W Glasgow Spouse Martha Ella Glasgow Birth 9 06 1852 Death 10 02 1901
  • Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998 Birth, Marriage & Death Name R W Glasgow Death Abt 1901 - Arkansas, USA
  • 1900 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name Robert W Glasgow Birth Jun 1852 - North Carolina Marriage 1876 Residence Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA
  • 1880 United States Federal Census Census & Voter Lists Name Robert Glasgow Birth North Carolina Residence 1880 - Hampton, Calhoun, Arkansas
  • Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Birth, Marriage & Death Name Robert W Glasgow Spouse M E Corn Birth 1853 Marriage 30 Dec 1875 - Calhoun, Arkansas, United States Other 25 Dec 1875

Profile source citations

  1. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
  2. Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
  3. 1900 United States Federal Census
  4. 1880 United States Federal Census
  5. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Full captured biography text
BiographySources
* * U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name Robert W Glasgow
Spouse Martha Ella Glasgow
Birth 9 06 1852
Death 10 02 1901 

* Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name R W Glasgow
Death Abt 1901 - Arkansas, USA

* 1900 United States Federal Census
Census & Voter Lists
Name Robert W Glasgow
Birth Jun 1852 - North Carolina
Marriage 1876
Residence Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA

* 1880 United States Federal Census
Census & Voter Lists
Name Robert Glasgow
Birth North Carolina
Residence 1880 - Hampton, Calhoun, Arkansas

* Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name Robert W Glasgow
Spouse M E Corn
Birth 1853
Marriage 30 Dec 1875 - Calhoun, Arkansas, United States
Other 25 Dec 1875
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==



== Sources ==
<references />
* * U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name	Robert W Glasgow
Spouse	Martha Ella Glasgow
Birth	9 06 1852
Death	10 02 1901 

* Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name	R W Glasgow
Death	Abt 1901 - Arkansas, USA

*  1900 United States Federal Census
Census & Voter Lists
Name	Robert W Glasgow
Birth	Jun 1852 - North Carolina
Marriage	1876
Residence	Warren, Bradley, Arkansas, USA

* 1880 United States Federal Census
Census & Voter Lists
Name	Robert Glasgow
Birth	North Carolina
Residence	1880 - Hampton, Calhoun, Arkansas

* Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Birth, Marriage & Death
Name	Robert W Glasgow
Spouse	M E Corn
Birth	1853
Marriage	30 Dec 1875 - Calhoun, Arkansas, United States
Other	25 Dec 1875