Glasgow Surname Project

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Catherine May (Jennis) Glasgow

1885 – ?

Jennis-7 · 1 mapped association

Birthplace unknown→Death place unknown

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Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records

2Close relations

2Evidence items

2Candidate leads

Birth: 1885 · Place not recorded
Death: Not recorded · Place not recorded
Parents: Not recorded
Spouses: John Guy Glasgow
Children: Cora Hamilton Glasgow
Gender: Female
WikiTree: Jennis-7
Research clusters: Scotland 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 positionCora Hamilton Glasgow (1910)

Paternal grandmother positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles

Known-position checks: 0 support · 0 conflict. Ordinals retain unnamed children and recognise reused names.

Estimate and relationship notes

2 parent references point outside the current export.

Relationship comparison

Potential parents or duplicates

Compare scored leads with the subject details above—not proof.

Higher-signal leadReview carefullyWeak lead

No candidate met the minimum age, location or family-naming threshold.

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

Catherine GlasgowGlasgow-1364

Automated fit18/100

Similar Person

Dates1837–?PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 48; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 48; retained without deduction

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Same-name candidate

Catherine (Bole) GlasgowBole-219

Automated fit18/100

Similar Person

Dates1847–1913PlacesOritor, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, Ireland → Drum, Kildress, Cookstown, County Tyrone, IrelandParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed

Why it may fit

same first and last name (+18)

record-derived birth estimates differ by 38; retained without deduction

Full comparison detail

same first and last name (+18)

Conflicts: record-derived birth estimates differ by 38; retained without deduction

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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. 1885

Kin-inferred from spouse John Guy Glasgow’s birthplace: Glasgow, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

One-Tree export profile fields are search leads, not sources; relationships are shown only where the export supplies parent links. This map placement is an estimate from kin and is not a directly recorded location for this person.

Kin-inferred One-Tree profile leadunknown

Source and mapping detail

WikiTree profile export for Jennis-7

No sufficiently specific citation match found.

Precision: Kin-inferred relationship 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.

unknown Title: Catherine May Jennis, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
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WikiTree profile information

Dataset: ONT_Glasco_2026-08-18T16_05.json · generated 2026-08-20

Machine-readable dossier

WikiTree biography, citations and relationship snapshot

Jennis-7 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2019-03-11.

Immediate relationship snapshot

Relationship	Person	WikiTree ID	Dates and places returned
Parents	Allen	Jennis-5	1855-01-21 · Williamsburg, Iowa, Iowa, United States · 1902-01-21 · Jefferson, Texas, United States
Parents	May Emily	Sherman-6586	1861-09-17 · Iowa, Iowa, United States · 1949-06-25 · Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Children	Cora Hamilton Glasgow	Glasgow-869	1910-01-29 · 2001-09-21
Siblings	Irene Sherman	Jennis-6	1881-04-05 · Honey Creek, Marengo, Iowa, Iowa, United States · 1881-00-00 · Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States
Siblings	Cora	Jennis-3	1883-07-11 · Pittsburg, Crawford, Kansas, United States · 1972-12-01 · Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Spouses	John Guy Glasgow	Glasgow-868	1884-07-25 · Glasgow, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States · 1940-00-00 · 0000-00-00

Record-bearing passages

Biography Catherine was born in 1885. She is the daughter of Allen Jennis and May Emily Sherman. Sources
- Title: Catherine May Jennis, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7T4D Citation: "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7T4D : accessed 9 March 2019), Catherine May Jennis, 29 Jan 1885, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 127153, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713542.
Title: May J Glassgow in household of John G Glassgow, "United States Census, 1920" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYD-9PL Citation: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYD-9PL : accessed 9 March 2019), May J Glassgow in household of John G Glassgow, Port Arthur Ward 3, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing ED 109, sheet 1A, line 18, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1822; FHL microfilm 1,821,822.
Title: May Catherine Jennis in entry for George Robert Geeseman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-CTB Citation: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-CTB : 4 March 2019), May Catherine Jennis in entry for George Robert Geeseman, 23 Mar 1935; citing Marriage, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,853,046.
Title: Catherine M Jennis in household of Allen Jennis, "United States Census, 1900" Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P3-KLK Citation: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P3-KLK : accessed 9 March 2019), Catherine M Jennis in household of Allen Jennis, Justice Precinct 2-3 Port Arthur & Sabine towns, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,650.

Profile source citations

Title: Catherine May Jennis, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"

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Biography
Catherine was born in 1885. She is the daughter of Allen Jennis and May Emily Sherman. 
Sources
* Title: Catherine May Jennis, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7T4D
Citation: "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7T4D : accessed 9 March 2019), Catherine May Jennis, 29 Jan 1885, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 127153, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713542.

Title: May J Glassgow in household of John G Glassgow, "United States Census, 1920"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYD-9PL
Citation: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYD-9PL : accessed 9 March 2019), May J Glassgow in household of John G Glassgow, Port Arthur Ward 3, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing ED 109, sheet 1A, line 18, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1822; FHL microfilm 1,821,822.

Title: May Catherine Jennis in entry for George Robert Geeseman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-CTB
Citation: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-CTB : 4 March 2019), May Catherine Jennis in entry for George Robert Geeseman, 23 Mar 1935; 
citing Marriage, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,853,046.

Title: Catherine M Jennis in household of Allen Jennis, "United States Census, 1900"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P3-KLK
Citation: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P3-KLK : accessed 9 March 2019), Catherine M Jennis in household of Allen Jennis, Justice Precinct 2-3 Port Arthur & Sabine towns, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,650.

Raw WikiTree biography markup

== Biography ==
Catherine was born in 1885. She is the daughter of [[Jennis-5|Allen Jennis]] and [[Sherman-6586|May Emily Sherman]]. 
== Sources ==
<references />
* Title: Catherine May Jennis, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7T4D
Citation: "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-7T4D : accessed 9 March 2019), Catherine May Jennis, 29 Jan 1885, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 127153, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101713542.

Title: May J Glassgow in household of John G Glassgow, "United States Census, 1920"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYD-9PL
Citation: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHYD-9PL : accessed 9 March 2019), May J Glassgow in household of John G Glassgow, Port Arthur Ward 3, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing  ED 109, sheet 1A, line 18, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1822; FHL microfilm 1,821,822.

Title: May Catherine Jennis in entry for George Robert Geeseman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-CTB
Citation: "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-CTB : 4 March 2019), May Catherine Jennis in entry for George Robert Geeseman, 23 Mar 1935; 
citing Marriage, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, various county courts and registers, Pennslyvannia; FHL microfilm 1,853,046.

Title: Catherine M Jennis in household of Allen Jennis, "United States Census, 1900"
Web page: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P3-KLK
Citation: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P3-KLK : accessed 9 March 2019), Catherine M Jennis in household of Allen Jennis, Justice Precinct 2-3 Port Arthur & Sabine towns, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34, sheet 7A, family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,650.