Glasgow Surname Project

Individual research record

Elza Glasgow

1903-09-16 – 1989-09-27

Glasgow-763 · 1 mapped association

Iowa, United StatesPekin, Illinois, United States

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
2Close relations
2Evidence items
10Candidate leads
Birth
1903-09-16 · Iowa, United States
Death
1989-09-27 · Pekin, Illinois, United States
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Jeanette G (Witte) Glasgow
Children
Linda Irene (Glasgow) Carle
Gender
Male
WikiTree
Glasgow-763
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
1

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 positionLinda Irene (Glasgow) Carle (1948)
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 fit33/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1866–1956Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesPutnam, Missouri, United States · Udell, Appanoose, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Martha (Smith) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 82 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), 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 82 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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)
  • known spouse Martha (Smith) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (33) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit33/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1866–1934Generation37 years age gapRecorded placesIndianola, Warren, Iowa, United States · Story City, Story, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Barbara Ellen (Freeman) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 82 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 37-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 82 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)
  • known spouse Barbara Ellen (Freeman) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (32) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Show 3 lower-scoring possible fathers
Automated fit32/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1862–1943Generation41 years age gapRecorded placesBurlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Amanda Phyllis (Cline) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

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  • plausible 41-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 86 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • another recorded child shares the subject's birth year (+2; possible twins or date uncertainty)
  • known spouse Amanda Phyllis (Cline) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (38) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit31/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1882–1946Generation21 years age gapRecorded placesJackson Township, Washington, Iowa, United States · Johnstown, Licking, Ohio, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 21-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Gertrude Dawn (Sargent) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), 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 66 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Gertrude Dawn (Sargent) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Automated fit31/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1880–1957Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesJackson Township, Washington, Iowa, United States · Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 5Age · Broad Geography · Household · Spouse · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • known spouse Estella Cathrine (Fisher) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 4 years of the subject (+1)
  • known spouse Estella Cathrine (Fisher) Glasgow had a plausible maternal age (20) at the subject's birth (+7)

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

Possible mothers5 leads

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1881–1960Generation22 years age gapRecorded places81 East John St,Glasgow. · Stobhill Hospital,Glasgow.Independent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowRobert GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 22-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1899–1905) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)

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 67 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1899–1905) (+6; other parent Robert Glasgow)

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

Automated fit28/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1871–1928Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesButler County, PAIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Spouse-Specific Child Window · Two-GenerationSame-spouse child windowCharles Barnes GlasgowCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • subject's birth fits between children attributed to the same parental couple (1892–1904) (+6; other parent Charles Barnes Glasgow)

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 fit26/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1871–1935Generation32 years age gapRecorded placesDeKalb, Illinois, United States · Cambridge, Story, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 32-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 77 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: illinois, iowa (+1; not a locality match)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 3 years of the subject (+3)

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

Automated fit26/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1870–1967Generation33 years age gapRecorded placesUnionville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States · Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United StatesIndependent clue breadth · 4Age · Broad Geography · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 1 years of the subject (+3)

No indexed conflict; documentary proof still required

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 33-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 78 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • weak broad-area overlap: iowa (+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)

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

Automated fit25/100
Chronology-Only Fallback
Dates1880–?Generation23 years age gapRecorded placesFunchal, PortugalIndependent clue breadth · 3Age · Household · Two-GenerationCurrent relationshipNot currently linked as parent
Strongest signals
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

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

Show complete scoring
  • plausible 23-year parent-child age gap (+18)
  • candidate's birth is 68 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1948), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
  • same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
  • a known child was born within 2 years of the subject (+3)

Deductions and cautions: locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (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.

No sufficiently similar same-name person is currently indexed.

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. 1903

Profile-stated birthplace: Iowa

Iowa

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-763

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.3 claims
1Tree Only
1Unknown

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.2 sources

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

  1. unknown findagrave.com 117823311
  2. tree_only WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-763
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-763 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2019-10-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthIowaWikiTree profile field
deathPekin, IllinoisWikiTree profile field
marriage1936-12-24Stillwater, MinnesotaWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ChildrenLinda Irene CarleGlasgow-7621948-02-29 · Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, United States · 2018-03-08 · Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
SpousesJeanette G GlasgowWitte-6231912-08-26 · Iowa · 1990-01-07 · 1936-12-24 · Stillwater, Minnesota

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography Elza Glasgow, 86, of Pekin, Ill., formerly of Keokuk, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Pekin Memorial Hospital, Pekin, Ill.
  • He was born Sept. 16, 1903, in Keokuk, the son of Fred and Stella Milligan Glasgow. He married Jeanett Witte on Dec. 24, 1936, in Stillwater, Minn. He was a lifelong resident of Keokuk until moving to Pekin in July of 1988. He had been employed as a plumber since 1916, past president and former member of the Eagles Club, past president of the Labor Temple and former member of the Moose Lodge.
  • He was preceded in death by eight brothers.
  • Services was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Vigen Memorial Home with the Rev. Bill Mitchell officiating.
  • Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.
  • Visitation was after 1 p.m. Friday at the Vigen Memorial Home and the family met with friends from 7-9 p.m.
  • An Eagle Memorial Service was held at 7 p.m. Friday at Vigen Memorial Home. (Ref: The Daily Gate City, Sep 28, 1989)
  • Elza Glasgow (Sep 16, 1903 - sep 27, 1989) Willis Glasgow (born about 1906) Fred J. Glasgow (Feb 14, 1909 - Nov 22, 1981) Edward Glasgow (Sep 16, 1910 - Nov 4, 1983) Marjorie E.(Fletcher) Glasgow (Aug 13, 1920 - Mar 23, 2003)
  • Burial: Oakland Cemetery Keokuk Lee County Iowa, USA Plot: Block 40-S12-65 Grave 1 Sources

    • findagrave.com 117823311

Profile source citations

  1. findagrave.com 117823311

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Full captured biography text
Biography
Elza Glasgow, 86, of Pekin, Ill., formerly of Keokuk, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Pekin Memorial Hospital, Pekin, Ill.

He was born Sept. 16, 1903, in Keokuk, the son of Fred and Stella Milligan Glasgow. He married Jeanett Witte on Dec. 24, 1936, in Stillwater, Minn. He was a lifelong resident of Keokuk until moving to Pekin in July of 1988. He had been employed as a plumber since 1916, past president and former member of the Eagles Club, past president of the Labor Temple and former member of the Moose Lodge.

Survivors include his wife Jeanette of Pekin; daughter Mrs. Ron (Linda) Carle of Pekin; son Fritz Glasgow of E. Moline, Ill.; sister Mrs. Jim (Marge Fletcher) McCoy of Keokuk; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by eight brothers.

Services was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Vigen Memorial Home with the Rev. Bill Mitchell officiating.

Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.

Visitation was after 1 p.m. Friday at the Vigen Memorial Home and the family met with friends from 7-9 p.m.

An Eagle Memorial Service was held at 7 p.m. Friday at Vigen Memorial Home.
(Ref: The Daily Gate City, Sep 28, 1989)

Brother and sisters are (partial list):

Elza Glasgow (Sep 16, 1903 - sep 27, 1989)
Willis Glasgow (born about 1906)
Fred J. Glasgow (Feb 14, 1909 - Nov 22, 1981)
Edward Glasgow (Sep 16, 1910 - Nov 4, 1983)
Marjorie E.(Fletcher) Glasgow (Aug 13, 1920 - Mar 23, 2003)

(Ref: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)

Burial:
Oakland Cemetery
Keokuk
Lee County
Iowa, USA
Plot: Block 40-S12-65 Grave 1
Sources
* findagrave.com 117823311
Raw WikiTree biography markup
== Biography ==
Elza Glasgow, 86, of Pekin, Ill., formerly of Keokuk, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, in the Pekin Memorial Hospital, Pekin, Ill.

He was born Sept. 16, 1903, in Keokuk, the son of Fred and Stella Milligan Glasgow. He married Jeanett Witte on Dec. 24, 1936, in Stillwater, Minn. He was a lifelong resident of Keokuk until moving to Pekin in July of 1988. He had been employed as a plumber since 1916, past president and former member of the Eagles Club, past president of the Labor Temple and former member of the Moose Lodge.

Survivors include his wife Jeanette of Pekin; daughter Mrs. Ron (Linda) Carle of Pekin; son Fritz Glasgow of E. Moline, Ill.; sister Mrs. Jim (Marge Fletcher) McCoy of Keokuk; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by eight brothers.

Services was held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Vigen Memorial Home with the Rev. Bill Mitchell officiating.

Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk.

Visitation was after 1 p.m. Friday at the Vigen Memorial Home and the family met with friends from 7-9 p.m.

An Eagle Memorial Service was held at 7 p.m. Friday at Vigen Memorial Home.
(Ref: The Daily Gate City, Sep 28, 1989)

Brother and sisters are (partial list):

Elza Glasgow (Sep 16, 1903 - sep 27, 1989)
Willis Glasgow (born about 1906)
Fred J. Glasgow (Feb 14, 1909 - Nov 22, 1981)
Edward Glasgow (Sep 16, 1910 - Nov 4, 1983)
Marjorie E.(Fletcher) Glasgow (Aug 13, 1920 - Mar 23, 2003)

(Ref: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/)

Burial:
Oakland Cemetery
Keokuk
Lee County
Iowa, USA
Plot: Block 40-S12-65 Grave 1

== Sources ==
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* findagrave.com 117823311

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