Individual research record
Robert Arthur Glasgow
1792 – 1862-06-26
Glasgow-902 · 1 mapped association
At a glance
Identity & family
Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.
- Birth
- 1792 · Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
- Death
- 1862-06-26 · Rockbridge County, Virginia Lexington Magisterial District
- Parents
- Arthur GlasgowconfidentRebecca Anderson (McNutt) Glasgowconfident
- Spouses
- Catherine Thomas (Anderson) Glasgow
- Children
- Francis Thomas Glasgow Sr.
- Gender
- Male
- WikiTree
- Glasgow-902
- Research clusters
- Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
- Mapped descendants
- 8
Comparison context
These child positions and checks are the subject details used to rank possible parents below.
Naming sequence used by the parentage model
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.
Possible fathers5 leads
Possible Father
John GlasgowGlasgow-822
- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Mary Arthur had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 25-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 62 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
- known spouse Mary Arthur had a plausible maternal age (18) at the subject's birth (+7)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Arthur +14 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Arthur Graham Glasgow; candidate branch: Arthur Glasgow, Arthur Neal Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible Father
Thomas GlascoGlasco-144
- plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- known spouse Ann (Duffy) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+7)
- candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 39-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 76 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Ann (Duffy) Glasco had a plausible maternal age (36) at the subject's birth (+7)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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Possible Father
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-395
- plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Apphia (Moores) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+3)
a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 42-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 79 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- known spouse Apphia (Moores) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (35) at the subject's birth (+3)
- candidate and subject share the given name Robert (+4; weak direct parent-child name recurrence, 165 public profiles)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Father
Wilson Crossier GlasgowGlasgow-1982
- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- known spouse Mary (McCracken) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+3)
a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-2298) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
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- plausible 20-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 57 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- known spouse Mary (McCracken) Glasgow had a bounded, possibly plausible maternal age (15) at the subject's birth (+3)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Francis +14 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Francis Thomas Glasgow Sr., Francis Thomas Glasgow Jr.; candidate branch: Francis M Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); candidate already has another child named Robert Glasgow (Glasgow-2298) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict)
Possible Father
Alexander GlasgowGlasgow-544
- the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–16 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Alexander McNutt Glasgow (+3)
a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing); candidate already has another child named Robert S. Glasgow (Glasgow-995) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)
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- the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (16–16 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: John Glasgow → Alexander McNutt Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different father is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10); subject lies more than 20 years from the candidate's known child-bearing period (−6; children may be missing); candidate already has another child named Robert S. Glasgow (Glasgow-995) without a documented death permitting name reuse (−4; check whether the child profiles duplicate or conflict); no known spouse has a plausible maternal age at the subject's birth (−6; an unknown spouse remains possible)
Possible mothers5 leads
Possible Mother
Elizabeth GlasgowStewart-72380
- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Joseph Glasgow → Elizabeth J A (Glasgow) Johns (+3)
a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
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- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), 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 (1783–1802) (+6; other parent William Glasgow)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Joseph Glasgow → Elizabeth J A (Glasgow) Johns (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); locality comparison is unavailable because one or both profiles lack adequate place data (no deduction)
Possible Mother
Mary ArthurArthur-2480
- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- plausible 18-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 55 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- a known child was born within 7 years of the subject (+1)
- uncommon given names recur in both otherwise distinct descendant branches: Arthur +14 (11 public profiles; subject branch: Arthur Graham Glasgow; candidate branch: Arthur Glasgow, Arthur Neal Glasgow; +2 repetition bonus) (+14 total)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Show 3 lower-scoring possible mothers
Possible Mother
Elizabeth (Glasco) PistoleGlasco-55
- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Joseph Glasgow → Elizabeth J A (Glasgow) Johns (+3)
a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)
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- plausible 27-year parent-child age gap (+18)
- candidate's birth is 64 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- weak broad-area overlap: virginia (+1; not a locality match)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Joseph Glasgow → Elizabeth J A (Glasgow) Johns (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent)
Possible Mother
Nancy Glasgow CunninghamGlasgow-543
- the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–16 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Ann Nancy (Glasgow) Campbell → Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow (+3)
a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- the nominal 6-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–16 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 43 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Ann Nancy (Glasgow) Campbell → Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
Possible Mother
Nancy (Unknown) GlasgowUnknown-658277
- the nominal 7-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–17 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Ann Nancy (Glasgow) Campbell → Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow (+3)
a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); same country, but no indexed locality overlap (−10)
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- the nominal 7-year gap is too small, but the approximate birth date permits a narrow biologically viable interval (15–17 years) (+4)
- candidate's birth is 44 years before the subject's earliest dated child (1829), a compatible grandparent-generation interval (+4)
- same research cluster (+0; grouping is not kinship evidence)
- a known child was born within 8 years of the subject (+1)
- the same sex-aware parent-name position recurs independently in sibling households: Ann Nancy (Glasgow) Campbell → Nancy Jane (Campbell) Glasgow (+3)
Deductions and cautions: a different mother is marked confident (−25; WikiTree: confident parent); parentage requires the approximate birth estimate to be early enough (no deduction); 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
Robert GlasgowGlasgow-2769
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- death years within 2 (+10)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 2 (+25)
- death years within 2 (+10)
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5)
Same-name candidate
Robert Barclay GlasgowGlasgow-8
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 9 (+10)
- death years within 1 (+10)
unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)
Full comparison detail
- same first and last name (+18)
- birth years within 9 (+10)
- death years within 1 (+10)
- overlapping locality (+8)
Conflicts: unassessed father attachments differ (−5); unassessed mother attachments differ (−5)
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
Profile-stated birthplace: Rockbridge County, Virginia
One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links.
Source and mapping detail
WikiTree profile export for Glasgow-902
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.9 claims
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.3 sources
Source or provenance: quality describes the record layer, not every conclusion drawn from it.
Technical profile and raw captureDataset metadata, machine dossier and captured WikiTree biography.Advanced
WikiTree profile information
Glasgow-902
Robert Arthur Glasgow
Updated 2024-08-23
Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20
WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot
Glasgow-902 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2024-08-23.
Profile location claims
| Event | Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | — | Rockbridge County, Virginia | WikiTree profile field |
| death | — | Rockbridge County, Virginia Lexington Magisterial District | WikiTree profile field |
| marriage | 1821-03-27 | Botetourt, Virginia, United States | WikiTree relationship field |
Immediate relationship snapshot
| Relationship | Person | WikiTree ID | Dates and places returned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parents | Arthur Glasgow | Glasgow-649 | 1750-00-00 · Moneymore, County Londonderry, Ireland · 1822-05-00 · Rockbridge, Virginia, United States |
| Parents | Rebecca Anderson Glasgow | McNutt-600 | 1755-00-00 · Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia · 1818-01-00 · Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States |
| Children | Francis Thomas Glasgow Sr. | Glasgow-474 | 1829-09-13 · Rockbridge, Virginia, United States · 1916-01-29 · Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Siblings | Alexander | McCorkle-385 | 1773-08-07 · Colony of Virginia · 1851-03-12 · Rockbridge, Virginia, United States |
| Siblings | Catherine | McCorkle-518 | 1781-05-03 · Rockbridge, Virginia, United States · 1862-02-11 · Cowen, Webster, West Virginia, United States |
| Siblings | Joseph Glasgow | Glasgow-648 | 1783-10-14 · Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States · 0000-00-00 |
| Siblings | John Glasgow | Glasgow-2070 | 1785-12-27 · 1830-07-23 · Lexington, Virginia, United States |
| Siblings | Ann Nancy Campbell | Glasgow-876 | 1788-00-00 · Rockbridge, Virginia, United States · 1877-00-00 · Adams, Ohio, United States |
| Siblings | Margaret Glasgow | Glasgow-2071 | 1793-00-00 · Virginia, United States · 1873-06-24 · Lexington, Virginia, United States |
| Spouses | Catherine Thomas Glasgow | Anderson-46490 | 1797-06-01 · Botetourt, Virginia, United States · 1876-06-11 · Lexington, Virginia, United States · 1821-03-27 |
Profile categories
Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia Oak_Grove_Cemetery,_Lexington,_Virginia
Record-bearing passages
- Biography Robert was born in 1792, in Rockingham County, Virginia. He was the son of Arthur Glasgow and Rebecca Anderson McNutt.
- On 27 Mar 1821, in Botetourt, he married Catherine Thomas Anderson. They settled in Rockbridge and had the following children. #Margaret Gordon Glasgow b. 1822 - d. 1907, never married #Joseph Reid Glasgow b. 1823 - d. 1847, age 24 #William Anderson Glasgow b. 1825 - d. 1910, m1/wid. Elizabeth Crisman Spears, m2. Grace Ellen Shanks #Rebecca Anderson Glasgow b. 1827 - d. 1915, never married #Francis Thomas Glasgow b. 1829 - d. 1916, m. Ann Jane Gholson #John McNutt Glasgow b. 1831 - d. 1837, age 6 #Kate Glasgow b. 1835 - d. 1916, m. James Paxton #Robert Arthur Glasgow b. 1836 - d. 1862, age 26, never married #Mary Jane Glasgow b. 1838 - d. 1890, m. John Thomas Dunlop
- Living in Lexington, Rockbridge throughout his life, it is here he passed away in 1862. He is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Sources *https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHF7-47S with links to family members and source records from multiple contributors.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103431411/robert-arthur-glasgow
Profile source citations
- https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHF7-47S with links to family members and source records from multiple contributors. source link 1
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103431411/robert-arthur-glasgow source link 1
Full captured biography text
Biography Robert was born in 1792, in Rockingham County, Virginia. He was the son of Arthur Glasgow and Rebecca Anderson McNutt. On 27 Mar 1821, in Botetourt, he married Catherine Thomas Anderson. They settled in Rockbridge and had the following children. #Margaret Gordon Glasgow b. 1822 - d. 1907, never married #Joseph Reid Glasgow b. 1823 - d. 1847, age 24 #William Anderson Glasgow b. 1825 - d. 1910, m1/wid. Elizabeth Crisman Spears, m2. Grace Ellen Shanks #Rebecca Anderson Glasgow b. 1827 - d. 1915, never married #Francis Thomas Glasgow b. 1829 - d. 1916, m. Ann Jane Gholson #John McNutt Glasgow b. 1831 - d. 1837, age 6 #Kate Glasgow b. 1835 - d. 1916, m. James Paxton #Robert Arthur Glasgow b. 1836 - d. 1862, age 26, never married #Mary Jane Glasgow b. 1838 - d. 1890, m. John Thomas Dunlop Living in Lexington, Rockbridge throughout his life, it is here he passed away in 1862. He is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery. Sources *https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHF7-47S with links to family members and source records from multiple contributors. * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103431411/robert-arthur-glasgow
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia]] == Biography == Robert was born in 1792, in Rockingham County, Virginia. He was the son of [[Glasgow-649|Arthur Glasgow]] and [[McNutt-600|Rebecca Anderson McNutt]]. On 27 Mar 1821, in Botetourt, he married [[Anderson-46490|Catherine Thomas Anderson]]. They settled in Rockbridge and had the following children. #Margaret Gordon Glasgow b. 1822 - d. 1907, never married #Joseph Reid Glasgow b. 1823 - d. 1847, age 24 #William Anderson Glasgow b. 1825 - d. 1910, m1/wid. Elizabeth Crisman Spears, m2. Grace Ellen Shanks #Rebecca Anderson Glasgow b. 1827 - d. 1915, never married #[[Glasgow-474|Francis Thomas Glasgow]] b. 1829 - d. 1916, m. Ann Jane Gholson #John McNutt Glasgow b. 1831 - d. 1837, age 6 #Kate Glasgow b. 1835 - d. 1916, m. James Paxton #Robert Arthur Glasgow b. 1836 - d. 1862, age 26, never married #Mary Jane Glasgow b. 1838 - d. 1890, m. John Thomas Dunlop Living in Lexington, Rockbridge throughout his life, it is here he passed away in 1862. He is buried at the Oak Grove Cemetery. == Sources == <references /> *https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHF7-47S with links to family members and source records from multiple contributors. * https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103431411/robert-arthur-glasgow