Glasgow Surname Project

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John S. Glasgow Jr.

1777-11-10 – 1845-05-21

Glasgow-664 · 1 mapped association

Daill, Argyll, Scotland→Glasgow, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
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At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
4Close relations
4Evidence items
12Candidate leads
Birth
1777-11-10 · Daill, Argyll, Scotland
Death
1845-05-21 · Glasgow, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Elizabeth Jane (Bell) Glasgow
Children
Hannah W (Glasgow) ShoffJames GlasgowJohn S Glasgow
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-664
Research clusters
Scotland One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
14

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 positionJohn S Glasgow (1817)
Maternal grandfather positionJames Glasgow (1819)
Maternal grandmother positionHannah W (Glasgow) Shoff (1812)
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 fit32/100
Weak Lead
Dates1738–1792Generation39 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow Green, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Household · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 74 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: glasgow, pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John S Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

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

Automated fit27/100
Weak Lead
Dates1758–1825Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · Sinking Valley, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 9Age · Broad Geography · Broad Migration · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Household · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

candidate's household recorded Richard Glasgow in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

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  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: glasgow, pennsylvania (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John S Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Hannah +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Hannah W (Glasgow) Shoff; candidate branch: Hannah Etta Glasgow) (+12 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states

Deductions and cautions: candidate's household recorded Richard Glasgow in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality)

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit26/100
Weak Lead
Dates1758–1789Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesCecil, Maryland · Cecil, Maryland.Independent clue breadth · 3Age · Collateral Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Hannah +12 (9 public profiles; sibling Hannah Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

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  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • candidate's sibling and niece/nephew network repeats names in the subject's descendant line (three rarest at most): Hannah +12 (9 public profiles; sibling Hannah Glasgow) (+12 total)

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

Automated fit22/100
Weak Lead
Dates1755–?Generationat least 22 years age gapRecorded placesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland · GlasgowIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Broad Geography · Same-Sex Generational Naming · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • known spouse Margaret (Wyllie) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)

candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • bounded birth date gives a parent-child age gap of at least 22 years (+10; true age remains uncertain)
  • candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: glasgow (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • known spouse Margaret (Wyllie) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (17) at the subject's birth (+3)
  • candidate and subject share the given name John (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 278 public profiles)
  • candidate's name matches the first dated son John S Glasgow, the expected father position for a male subject (+4; catalogue rarity 0, John in 278 profiles)

Deductions and cautions: candidate already has another child named John Glasgow (Glasgow-3051) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit21/100
Weak Lead
Dates1758–1844Generation19 years age gapRecorded placesCounty Londonderry — exact locality unproved (estimated) · Tamlaght O'Crilly, County Londonderry, Ireland, United Kingdom · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 8Age · Broad Migration · Household · Indirect Multi-Factor Convergence · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Repeated Marriage Surnames · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

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  • possible 19-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 54 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Eliza +12 (23 public profiles; subject branch: Eliza E (Glasgow) Troxell; candidate branch: Eliza Glasgow, Eliza Glasgow; +4 repetition bonus); Nancy +5 (49 public profiles; subject branch: Nancy (Glasgow) Brubaker; candidate branch: Nancy Glasgow, Nancy Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+21 total including +4 multi-name bonus)
  • uncommon spouse surnames recur across the subject and candidate branches: Irwin +8 (+8 total)
  • descendant branches share only a broad migration destination country (+1; weak alone): united states
  • 3 independent unlinked-profile clue types converge (+5): collateral network, household chronology, naming

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit20/100
Weak Lead
Dates1766–1784Generationnominally 11 years; approximate dates permit about 15–21 years age gapRecorded placesGlencorse — MidlothianIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • the nominal 11-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–21 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

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  • the nominal 11-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–21 years) (+4)
  • candidate's birth is 46 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Hannah +12 (9 public profiles; subject branch: Hannah W (Glasgow) Shoff; candidate branch: Hannah Glasgow) (+12 total)

Deductions and cautions: parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)

Automated fit13/100
Weak Lead
Dates1750–?Generation27 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), 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 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: George +1 (+1 total; weak multigeneration clue)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Automated fit13/100
Weak Lead
Dates1744–?Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesKilwinning — AyrshireIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Great-Grandparent Name Echo · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), 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 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • candidate's parents' names recur among the subject's grandchildren: George +1 (+1 total; weak multigeneration clue)

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

Automated fit8/100
Weak Lead
Dates1756–1807Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesLondonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland · Adams County, Ohio, USA · County Londonderry — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 6Age · Contemporaneous Household Conflict · Rare Branch-Name Recurrence · Rare Name Bundle · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1776–1799) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)

candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate's household recorded William Glasgow in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named John M Glasgow (Glasgow-1965) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

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  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 56 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1776–1799) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)
  • uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Eliza +10 (23 public profiles; subject branch: Eliza E (Glasgow) Troxell; candidate branch: Eliza Jane (Glasgow) McNeil, Eliza Jane (Glasgow) Nelson; +2 repetition bonus); Nancy +7 (49 public profiles; subject branch: Nancy (Glasgow) Brubaker; candidate branch: Nancy Crockett (Glasgow) Black, Nancy (Glasgow) McClelland; +4 repetition bonus) (+21 total including +4 multi-name bonus)

Deductions and cautions: candidate is recorded only outside the subject's birth country (−25); candidate's household recorded William Glasgow in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States within 1 years of the subject (−12; no contemporaneous child is indexed in the subject's locality); candidate already has another child named John M Glasgow (Glasgow-1965) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)

Automated fit7/100
Weak Lead
Dates1761–?Generation16 years age gapRecorded placesKirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland · Linlithgowshire / West Lothian — exact locality unprovedIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Sex-Aware Ordered Naming · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), 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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  • possible 16-year parent-child age gap (+10)
  • candidate's birth is 51 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1812), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a candidate spouse matches the first dated son John S Glasgow, the expected father position (+3; John in 278 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.

Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-3034

Automated fit53/100
Similar Person
Dates1775–?PlacesGlasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 2 (+25)
  • overlapping locality (+8)
  • child given-name pattern overlaps: John

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

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Same-name candidate

John GlasgowGlasgow-209

Automated fit49/100
Similar Person
Dates1780–1840PlacesCounty Londonderry, Ireland → Bakerstown, West Deer Twp, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania, United StatesParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 5 (+5)

No indexed conflict

Full comparison detail
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 3 (+18)
  • death years within 5 (+5)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

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. 1777

Profile-stated birthplace: Daill, Argyll, Scotland

Daill, Argyll, Scotland

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-664

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Geocoded profile locality

Evidence assessmentWhat is supported, uncertain or disputed in the current case model.5 claims
3Unknown
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.4 sources

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

  1. unknown See references for his children,
  2. unknown 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 174; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 189
  3. unknown Robert E. Black
  4. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-664
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-664 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2021-03-13.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birth—Daill, Argyll, ScotlandWikiTree profile field
death—Glasgow, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree profile field
marriage1803-00-00Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United StatesWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenHannah W ShoffGlasgow-11871812-03-04 · Blair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States · 1898-02-02 · Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
ChildrenJohn S GlasgowGlasgow-6571817-00-00 · Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA · 1881-01-12 · Glasgow, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA
ChildrenJames GlasgowGlasgow-6651819-00-00 · Pennsylvania, USA · 1870-06-17 · Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
SpousesElizabeth Jane GlasgowBell-177461774-00-00 · Huntingdon, Pennsylvania · 1845-05-21 · Glasgow, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States · 1803-00-00 · Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography John was born about 1790 (date of birth is a placeholder / guess). John S. Glasgow married Elizabeth Jane Bell. See references for his children, John was born in 1777. He passed away in 1845.

  • :Name: John Glasgow :Home in 1820 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 174; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 189 : Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania ::Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820 :: Males - Under 10: 2 :: Males - 26 thru 44: 2 :: Females - Under 10: 3 :: Females - 10 thru 15: 1 :: Foreigners not Naturalized: 1 :: All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 9 Sources

    • Robert E. Black

Profile source citations

  1. See references for his children,
  2. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 174; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 189
  3. Robert E. Black
Full captured biography text
Biography
John was born about 1790 (date of birth is a placeholder / guess). John S. Glasgow married Elizabeth Jane Bell. See references for his children, 
John was born in 1777. He passed away in 1845. 

:Name: John Glasgow
:Home in 1820 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 174; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 189 : Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania
::Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
:: Males - Under 10: 2
:: Males - 26 thru 44: 2
:: Females - Under 10: 3
:: Females - 10 thru 15: 1
:: Foreigners not Naturalized: 1
:: All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed: 9
Sources
* Robert E. Black
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography == 

John was born about 1790 ''(date of birth is a placeholder / guess)''.  John S. Glasgow married Elizabeth Jane Bell.<ref>See references for his children,</ref>
John was born in 1777. He passed away in 1845. 

:Name:	John Glasgow
:Home in 1820 <ref>1820 U S Census; Census Place: Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Page: 174; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 189</ref>:	Allegheny, Cambria, Pennsylvania
::Enumeration Date:	August 7, 1820
:: Males - Under 10:	2
:: Males - 26 thru 44:	2
:: Females - Under 10:	3
:: Females - 10 thru 15:	1
:: Foreigners not Naturalized:	1
:: All Other Persons Except Indians not Taxed:	9

== Sources ==
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* Robert E. Black