Glasgow Surname Project

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Mary Finley (McIlwaine) Glasgow

1875-06-04 – 1946-06-26

McIlwaine-112 · 1 mapped association

Petersburg, VirginiaCharlotte, North Carolina

At a glance

Identity & family

Tree links organise the family; documentary status still varies.

1Mapped records
1Close relations
9Evidence items
2Candidate leads
Birth
1875-06-04 · Petersburg, Virginia
Death
1946-06-26 · Charlotte, North Carolina
Parents
Not recorded
Spouses
Samuel McPheeters Glasgow
Children
Not recorded
Gender
Female
WikiTree
McIlwaine-112
Research clusters
Worldwide One-Tree profile leads
Mapped descendants
0

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 positionNot identifiable from dated child profiles
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 named children are recoverable, so child-naming analysis cannot be run.

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.

Automated fit44/100
Similar Person
Dates1880–1962PlacesPlaces not recordedParent comparisonNo shared parent is indexed
Why it may fit
  • same first and last name (+18)
  • birth years within 5 (+18)
  • overlapping locality (+8)

No indexed conflict

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

Conflicts: No indexed conflict

Same-name candidate

Mary L GlasgowGlasgow-2590

Automated fit43/100
Similar Person
Dates1873–?PlacesMissouri, United StatesParent 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

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.

Open only what you need

Research & records

Life and record timelineChronological mapped occurrences and their underlying sources.1 record
b. 1875

Profile-stated birthplace: Petersburg, Virginia

Petersburg, Virginia

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 McIlwaine-112

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.2 claims
6Unknown
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.9 sources

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

  1. derivative http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
  2. derivative Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
  3. unknown Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
  4. unknown 1940; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00650; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 25-46
  5. unknown 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341992
  6. unknown 1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
  7. unknown 1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
  8. unknown Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
  9. tree_only WikiTree profile export for McIlwaine-112
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

McIlwaine-112 was captured 2026-08-07T09:54:35+00:00; WikiTree profile revision 2025-10-06.

Profile location claims

EventDateLocationStatus
birthPetersburg, VirginiaWikiTree profile field
deathCharlotte, North CarolinaWikiTree profile field
marriage1909-10-28Rockbridge County, VirginiaWikiTree relationship field

Immediate relationship snapshot

RelationshipPersonWikiTree IDDates and places returned
ParentsFinleyMcIlwaine-571838-02-12 · Petersburg, Virginia · 1897-01-16
ParentsSaraRead-26201841-00-00 · Farmville, Virginia · 1875-06-07 · Petersburg, Virginia
SiblingsJamesMcIlwaine-1051860-12-29 · Petersburg, Virginia, United States · 1923-01-26 · Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
SiblingsNannieMcIlwaine-1071862-09-03 · Petersburg, Virginia · 1956-07-01 · Warrenton, North Carolina
SiblingsHenryMcIlwaine-1081864-07-12 · Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia · 1934-03-16 · Richmond City, Virginia, USA
SiblingsJeanMcIlwaine-1091866-06-20 · Petersburg, Virginia · 1945-03-06 · Lexington, Virginia
SiblingsSaraMcIlwaine-1101868-09-23 · Surry, Virginia · 1952-12-13 · Lexington, Virginia
SiblingsRichardMcIlwaine-1111870-11-12 · 1937-06-15 · Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
SpousesRev Samuel McPheeters GlasgowGlasgow-5071883-03-18 · Fincastle, Virginia · 1963-03-24 · Charlotte, North Carolina · 1909-10-28 · Rockbridge County, Virginia

Profile categories

Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia Oak_Grove_Cemetery,_Lexington,_Virginia

Record-bearing passages

  • Biography *Graduated college. *Married at age 32. *Died at age 71.

    • Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
    • Will probated 14 Aug 1946 Marriage :Tidbits from description of marriage from Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7. ::Married at Braeside in Lexington, Virginia at the home of her brother-in-law, Hugh Augustus White and sister, Jane Graham McIlwaine. Sister, Sara Embra (McIlwaine) Waddell (Mrs. Harrington Waddell) played the wedding march. Brother, Dr. Henry Read Mcllwaine escorted her. Flower girls were nieces Elizabeth Read Frazer and Sara Read White. Ribbon bearers were George White and Katherine Glasgow. Best man was Rev W.W. Arrowood, Grundy, Virginia. Some out of town guests included Dr. and Mrs. W.W. Dunn, Miss Elizabeth Frazer, Richmond, Richard Mcllwaine, Norfolk, Mrs. Edwin Landis, Detroit, Michigan, Rev Thomas Hooper, Culpepper and Mrs. Armstrong, Staunton. Research Notes *1940 Census finds her (64) living in rented home in Savannah, Georgia with husband, Samuel M S Glasgow (57) head of household, minister and sister in law, Ella G Landis (59), widow. *1930 Census finds her (54) living in owned home in Knoxville, Tennessee, with husband, Samuel M S Glasgow (47), head of household, sister in law, Ella G Landis (49), niece Mary Lantis (19) and cook Ella Eason (28). *1920 Census record finds her (44) living in rented home in Charleston, West Virginia with her husband (36), head of household, minister, and servant, Julia Hayes (55) *1910 Census record finds her (34) living in owned home in Mercedes, Texas with her husband (27), head of household, minister Sources
    • http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
    • Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
    • Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn *1940; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00650; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 25-46 *1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341992 *1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91 *1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570 *Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7. *

Profile source citations

  1. http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php source link 1
  2. Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
  3. Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
  4. 1940; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00650; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 25-46
  5. 1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341992
  6. 1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
  7. 1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
  8. Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
Full captured biography text
Biography
*Graduated college.
*Married at age 32.
*Died at age 71.
* Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
* Will probated 14 Aug 1946
Marriage
:Tidbits from description of marriage from Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
::Married at Braeside in Lexington, Virginia at the home of her brother-in-law, Hugh Augustus White and sister, Jane Graham McIlwaine. Sister, Sara Embra (McIlwaine) Waddell (Mrs. Harrington Waddell) played the wedding march. Brother, Dr. Henry Read Mcllwaine escorted her. Flower girls were nieces Elizabeth Read Frazer and Sara Read White. Ribbon bearers were George White and Katherine Glasgow. Best man was Rev W.W. Arrowood, Grundy, Virginia. Some out of town guests included Dr. and Mrs. W.W. Dunn, Miss Elizabeth Frazer, Richmond, Richard Mcllwaine, Norfolk, Mrs. Edwin Landis, Detroit, Michigan, Rev Thomas Hooper, Culpepper and Mrs. Armstrong, Staunton.
Research Notes
*1940 Census finds her (64) living in rented home in Savannah, Georgia with husband, Samuel M S Glasgow (57) head of household, minister and sister in law, Ella G Landis (59), widow.
*1930 Census finds her (54) living in owned home in Knoxville, Tennessee, with husband, Samuel M S Glasgow (47), head of household, sister in law, Ella G Landis (49), niece Mary Lantis (19) and cook Ella Eason (28).
*1920 Census record finds her (44) living in rented home in Charleston, West Virginia with her husband (36), head of household, minister, and servant, Julia Hayes (55)
*1910 Census record finds her (34) living in owned home in Mercedes, Texas with her husband (27), head of household, minister
Sources
* http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
* Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
* Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
*1940; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00650; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 25-46
*1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341992
*1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
*1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
*Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
*
Raw WikiTree biography markup
[[Category:Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia]]
== Biography ==
*Graduated college.
*Married at age 32.
*Died at age 71.
* Buried Oak Grove Cemetery, Lexington, Virginia
* Will probated 14 Aug 1946
=== Marriage ===
:Tidbits from description of marriage from Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
::Married at Braeside in Lexington, Virginia at the home of her brother-in-law, [[White-27462|Hugh Augustus White]] and sister, [[McIlwaine-109|Jane Graham McIlwaine]]. Sister, [[McIlwaine-110|Sara Embra (McIlwaine) Waddell]] (Mrs. Harrington Waddell) played the wedding march.  Brother, [[McIlwaine-108|Dr. Henry Read Mcllwaine]] escorted her.  Flower girls were nieces [[Frazer-728|Elizabeth Read Frazer]] and [[White-27465|Sara Read White]].  Ribbon bearers were [[White-27464|George White]] and Katherine Glasgow.  Best man was Rev W.W. Arrowood, Grundy, Virginia.  Some out of town guests included Dr. and Mrs. W.W. Dunn, Miss Elizabeth Frazer, Richmond, Richard Mcllwaine, Norfolk, Mrs. Edwin Landis, Detroit, Michigan, Rev Thomas Hooper, Culpepper and Mrs. Armstrong, Staunton.

== Research Notes ==
*1940 Census finds her (64) living in rented home in Savannah, Georgia with husband, Samuel M S Glasgow (57)	head of household, minister and sister in law, Ella G Landis (59), widow.
*1930 Census finds her (54) living in owned home in Knoxville, Tennessee, with husband, Samuel M S Glasgow (47), head of household, sister in law, Ella G Landis (49), niece Mary Lantis (19) and cook Ella Eason (28).
*1920 Census record finds her (44) living in rented home in Charleston, West Virginia with her husband (36), head of household, minister, and servant, Julia Hayes (55)
*1910 Census record finds her (34) living in owned home in Mercedes, Texas  with her husband (27), head of household, minister

== Sources ==
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* http://library2.wlu.edu/SJCemetery/index.php
* Record of Wills, 1763-1965, Including Index of Will Devisors and Devisees; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Mecklenburg County); Probate Place: Mecklenburg, North Carolina
* Genealogical Notes About the Dunn Family of Petersburg, Virginia February 1959 By Richard McIlwaine Dunn
*1940; Census Place: Savannah, Chatham, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00650; Page: 62B; Enumeration District: 25-46
*1930; Census Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341992
*1920; Census Place: Charleston Ward 3, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1958; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 91
*1910; Census Place: Mercedes, Hidalgo, Texas; Roll: T624_1557; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375570
*Wedding description - The Times Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia, 29 Oct 1909, Friday, Page 7.
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