Isabel (Smith) Glasgow

Biography
Isabel was born on 25 Sep 1910 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Frank Brown and Ellen Smith, who were not married. Virginia, Death Certificates, #85-041804, Isabel W. Glasgow, 12 Dec 1985, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-W6DC : accessed 15 Jun 2024). In the 1910 census, she and her mother were living with Isabel's maternal grandparents, Douglas and Rosa Smith, in the Dale District of Chesterfield County, Virginia. "United States Census, 1910," ED 4, Dale District, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA; sheet 9B, family 147, Isabel Smith in Douglas Smith household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLG-5GP. 

Isabel's mother married John Thomas Washington in 1915. Isabel was not enumerated in their household in any census from 1920-1940 when they lived in Richmond, Virginia. Mother's 1920 census: "United States Census, 1920," ED 159, Richmond City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; sheet 21B, family 457, Ellen Washington in John Washington household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJV7-HNB. Mother's 1930 census: "United States Census, 1930," ED 116-78, Madison ward, Richmond City, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA; sheet 12A, family 183, Ellen V Washington in John T Washington household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CZ34-6W2. Mother's 1940 census: "United States Census, 1940," ED 118-197, Madison ward, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; sheet 2B, family 43, Ellen Washington household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTMJ-GDF. She may be the nine year old Isabella Washington in the 1920 census living in Richmond, Virginia and listed as the adopted daughter of Sylvinus and Nellie Goode. Possible 1920 census record: "United States Census, 1920," ED 98, Lee ward, Richmond City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; sheet 30A, family 721, Isabella Washington in Sylvinus Goode household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJM-KLG. 

By 1950, Isabel's surname was Glasgow and her marital status was separated. In 1950, she was living in Richmond, Virginia with her daughter and son-in-law along with a young cousin. "United States Census, 1950," ED 119-47, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; sheet 72, dwelling 151, Isabel Glasgow household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLP-VJ2R. 

Isabel died on 12 Dec 1985 in the Libbie Convalescent Home in Richmond, Virginia. Her daughter, Vivian McNorton was the informant on her death record which gave her parents names as Frank Brown and Ellen Washington. Isabel Glasgow death notice, Richmond Times-Dispatch [Virginia], 14 Dec 1985, page B-2, column 1; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-obituary-for-isa/149368826/ : accessed 15 Jun 2024). She was buried in Richmond's Forest Lawn Cemetery. "Find a Grave," database with images, ( : accessed 15 June 2024), Memorial page for Isabel W Glasgow (25 Sep 1910-12 Dec 1985), citing Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Barbara Haddon Blankenship (contributor 46872971). 

In her obituary, she names her daughter Vivian W McNorton, her step-sisters, Dr. Dorothy Brown and Mrs. Lillian (Washington) Randall, her step-brother John Washington. 
Research Notes
* Needs more careful research for marriage records and/or census records from 1920-1950 and to determine her last name at birth (LNAB). It is likely that her LNAB was Smith, but it may be Brown. John Thomas Washington's obituary also lists her as his daughter, "Isabell Washington", John Thomas Washington obituary, Richmond Times-Dispatch [Virginia], 27 Mar 1940, page 20, column 4; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-obituary-for-joh/149378701/ : accessed 15 Jun 2024). Note: Isabell Washington listed as daughter of the deceased. so she may have also adopted the surname Washington.
*Isabel was married to John P Wilson under the last name of Washington. It lists her parents as John T Washington and Ellen Smith. 
* Isabel's death notice lists three step-siblings, though they seem to all actually be half-siblings. She and Dr. Dorothy Brown seem to share father Frank Brown, while the others share mother Ellen (Smith) Washington.
Sources
* 1910 Census: "United States, Census, 1910" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157511_006_M9FP-3SK; FHL microfilm: 1375638; Image number: 131; Record number: 54556; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03650-1 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel Smith (0), single grandchild, in household of Douglas Smith (40) in Dale, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| Douglas Smith || M || Mulatto || 40 || Married || Head || || Virginia
|-
| Rosa Smith || F || Mulatto || 35 || Married || Wife || || Virginia
|-
| Ellen Smith || F || Mulatto || 20 || Single || Daughter || || Virginia
|-
| Norman Smith || M || Mulatto || 15 || Single || Son || || Virginia
|-
| Silia Smith || F || Mulatto || 14 || Single || Daughter || || Virginia
|-
| Isabel Smith || F || Mulatto || 0 || Single || Grandchild || || Virginia
|-
| Caroline Smith || F || Black || 60 || Widowed || Mother-in-law || || Virginia
|}

* 1920 Census: "United States, Census, 1920" citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 004968965_002_M9V2-LY9; FHL microfilm: 1821910; Image number: 518; Record number: 55992; Sheet number: 30; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03115-1 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabella Washington (9), single adopted daughter, in household of Sylvinus Goode (47) in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| Sylvinus Goode || M || Black || 47 || Married || Head || || Virginia
|-
| Nellie B Goode || F || Black || 36 || Married || Wife || || Virginia
|-
| Sylvinus Goode, Jr || M || Black || 18 || Single || Son || || Virginia
|-
| Isabella Washington || F || Mulatto || 9 || Single || Adopted daughter || || Virginia
|}

* Marriage: "Virginia, Vital Records, 1853-1934" citing Digital film/folder number: 107843217_001_M9JG-RQ9; Image number: 71; Record number: 10 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel Washington (24) marriage to John P Wilson (27 years) on 25 Sep 1934 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States.
* Virginia. Divorce Records June 1936–July 1936 "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PS-L97P-8?cc=2370543&wc=41FF-WPL%3A1516245452 : 20 August 2018), 100816887 > image 174 of 361; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond (accessed 1 August 2026).
* Divorce: "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988" citing Digital film/folder number: 100816887; Image number: 174; Certificate number: 36-001669 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel Wilson divorce from John P Wilson on 14 Jul 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
* Divorce: "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988" citing Digital film/folder number: 100816887; Image number: 174; Certificate number: 36-001669 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel Wilson divorce from John P Wilson on 14 Jul 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
* 1940 Census: "United States, Census, 1940" citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 80; Digital film/folder number: 005449111; Image number: 84; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabella Wilson (30), divorced daughter, in household of George H Meade (52) in Clay Ward, Richmond, Richmond City, Richmond City, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| George H Meade || M || Black || 52 || Married || Head || || Virginia
|-
| Nellie Meade || F || Black || 52 || Married || Wife || || Virginia
|-
| Isabella Wilson || F || Black || 30 || Divorced || Daughter || || Virginia
|-
| Vivian Wilson || F || Black || 14 || Single || Granddaughter || || Virginia
|}

* 1950 Census: "United States, Census, 1950" citing Page: 72; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 108876024; Image number: 20 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel Glasgow (39), separated head of household in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Born in Va.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| Isabel Glasgow || F || || 39 || Separated || Head || || Va
|-
| Nelson R McNorton || M || || 29 || Married || Son-in-law || Parcel Post Carrier || Va
|-
| Vivian P McNorton || F || || 22 || Married || Daughter || || Va
|-
| Rosa Smith || F || || 12 || Never married || Cousin || || Va
|}

* Burial: "Find a Grave Index" (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel W Brown Glasgow burial (died on 12 Dec 1985) in Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Born on 25 Sep 1910.
* Death Registration: "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987" citing Digital film/folder number: 101042791; Image number: 306; Certificate number: 85-041804 (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel W Glasgow death registered 19 Dec 1985 (died 12 Dec 1985, age 75) (born 25 Sep 1910), daughter of Frank Brown & Ella Washington.
* Death: "United States, Social Security Death Index" citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File , database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing) (accessed 1 August 2026) Isabel Glasgow death Dec 1985 (born 25 Feb 1910) residing in Virginia.

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== Biography ==
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Isabel was born on 25 Sep 1910 in Virginia. She was the daughter of Frank Brown and Ellen Smith, who were not married.<ref name=DeathCertificates>'''Virginia, Death Certificates,''' #85-041804, Isabel W. Glasgow, 12 Dec 1985, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVY5-W6DC : accessed 15 Jun 2024).</ref> In the 1910 census, she and her mother were living with Isabel's maternal grandparents, Douglas and Rosa Smith, in the Dale District of Chesterfield County, Virginia.<ref>'''"United States Census, 1910,"''' ED 4, Dale District, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA; sheet 9B, family 147, Isabel Smith in Douglas Smith household; ''FamilySearch,'' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPLG-5GP.</ref>

Isabel's mother married John Thomas Washington in 1915. Isabel was not enumerated in their household in any census from 1920-1940 when they lived in Richmond, Virginia.<ref>'''Mother's 1920 census:'''<br/>"United States Census, 1920," ED 159, Richmond City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; sheet 21B, family 457, Ellen Washington in John Washington household; ''FamilySearch,'' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJV7-HNB.</ref><ref>'''Mother's 1930 census:'''<br/>"United States Census, 1930," ED 116-78, Madison ward, Richmond City, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA; sheet 12A, family 183, Ellen V Washington in John T Washington household; ''FamilySearch,'' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CZ34-6W2.</ref><ref>'''Mother's 1940 census:'''<br/>"United States Census, 1940," ED 118-197, Madison ward, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; sheet 2B, family 43, Ellen Washington household; ''FamilySearch,'' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTMJ-GDF.</ref> She may be the nine year old Isabella Washington in the 1920 census living in Richmond, Virginia and listed as the adopted daughter of Sylvinus and Nellie Goode.<ref>'''Possible 1920 census record:'''<br/>"United States Census, 1920," ED 98, Lee ward, Richmond City, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; sheet 30A, family 721, Isabella Washington in Sylvinus Goode household; ''FamilySearch,'' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJM-KLG.</ref>

By 1950, Isabel's surname was Glasgow and her marital status was separated. In 1950, she was living in Richmond, Virginia with her daughter and son-in-law along with a young cousin.<ref>'''"United States Census, 1950,"''' ED 119-47, Richmond City, Virginia, USA; sheet 72, dwelling 151, Isabel Glasgow household; ''FamilySearch,'' https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLP-VJ2R.</ref>

Isabel died on 12 Dec 1985 in the Libbie Convalescent Home in Richmond, Virginia. Her daughter, Vivian McNorton was the informant on her death record which gave her parents names as Frank Brown and Ellen Washington.<ref name=DeathCertificates /><ref>'''Isabel Glasgow death notice,''' ''Richmond Times-Dispatch [Virginia],'' 14 Dec 1985, page B-2, column 1; image copy, ''Newspapers.com'' (https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-obituary-for-isa/149368826/ : accessed 15 Jun 2024).</ref> She was buried in Richmond's Forest Lawn Cemetery.<ref>'''"Find a Grave,"''' database with images, ({{FindAGrave|22896052}} : accessed 15 June 2024), Memorial page for Isabel W Glasgow (25 Sep 1910-12 Dec 1985), citing Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Barbara Haddon Blankenship (contributor 46872971).</ref>

In her obituary, she names her daughter Vivian W McNorton, her step-sisters, Dr. Dorothy Brown and Mrs. Lillian (Washington) Randall, her step-brother John Washington. 

=== Research Notes ===
* Needs more careful research for marriage records and/or census records from 1920-1950 and to determine her last name at birth (LNAB). It is likely that her LNAB was Smith, but it may be Brown. John Thomas Washington's obituary also lists her as his daughter, "Isabell Washington",<ref>'''John Thomas Washington obituary,''' ''Richmond Times-Dispatch [Virginia],'' 27 Mar 1940, page 20, column 4; image copy, ''Newspapers.com'' (https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-obituary-for-joh/149378701/ : accessed 15 Jun 2024).<br/>''Note: Isabell Washington listed as daughter of the deceased.''</ref> so she may have also adopted the surname Washington.
*Isabel was married to John P Wilson under the last name of Washington. It lists her parents as John T Washington and Ellen Smith. 
* Isabel's death notice lists three step-siblings, though they seem to all actually be half-siblings. She and [[Brown-156141|Dr. Dorothy Brown]] seem to share father Frank Brown, while the others share mother Ellen (Smith) Washington.

== Sources ==
<references />
* '''1910 Census''': "United States, Census, 1910"<br/>citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 005157511_006_M9FP-3SK; FHL microfilm: 1375638; Image number: 131; Record number: 54556; Sheet number: 9; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03650-1<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|MPLG-5GP}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GYYY-98VZ}}<br/>Isabel Smith (0), single grandchild, in household of Douglas Smith (40) in Dale, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| Douglas Smith || M || Mulatto || 40 || Married || Head ||  || Virginia
|-
| Rosa Smith || F || Mulatto || 35 || Married || Wife ||  || Virginia
|-
| Ellen Smith || F || Mulatto || 20 || Single || Daughter ||  || Virginia
|-
| Norman Smith || M || Mulatto || 15 || Single || Son ||  || Virginia
|-
| Silia Smith || F || Mulatto || 14 || Single || Daughter ||  || Virginia
|-
| '''Isabel Smith''' || '''F''' || '''Mulatto''' || '''0''' || '''Single''' || '''Grandchild''' ||  || '''Virginia'''
|-
| Caroline Smith || F || Black || 60 || Widowed || Mother-in-law ||  || Virginia
|}

* '''1920 Census''': "United States, Census, 1920"<br/>citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 12; Digital film/folder number: 004968965_002_M9V2-LY9; FHL microfilm: 1821910; Image number: 518; Record number: 55992; Sheet number: 30; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03115-1<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|MJJM-KLG}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|33S7-9RFM-6GV}}<br/>Isabella Washington (9), single adopted daughter, in household of Sylvinus Goode (47) in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| Sylvinus Goode || M || Black || 47 || Married || Head ||  || Virginia
|-
| Nellie B Goode || F || Black || 36 || Married || Wife ||  || Virginia
|-
| Sylvinus Goode, Jr || M || Black || 18 || Single || Son ||  || Virginia
|-
| '''Isabella Washington''' || '''F''' || '''Mulatto''' || '''9''' || '''Single''' || '''Adopted daughter''' ||  || '''Virginia'''
|}

* '''Marriage''': "Virginia, Vital Records, 1853-1934"<br/>citing Digital film/folder number: 107843217_001_M9JG-RQ9; Image number: 71; Record number: 10<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|68WB-7GQD}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QHN-B3Y5-DJ72}}<br/>Isabel Washington (24) marriage to John P Wilson (27 years) on 25 Sep 1934 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States.
* Virginia. Divorce Records June 1936–July 1936<br/>"Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988," database with images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PS-L97P-8?cc=2370543&wc=41FF-WPL%3A1516245452 : 20 August 2018), 100816887 > image 174 of 361; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, ''Ancestry'' (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Department of Health, Richmond<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-L9PS-L97P-8}} (accessed 1 August 2026).
* '''Divorce''': "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988"<br/>citing Digital film/folder number: 100816887; Image number: 174; Certificate number: 36-001669<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|QVRV-GN2N}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-L9PS-L97P-8}}<br/>Isabel Wilson divorce from John P Wilson on 14 Jul 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
* '''Divorce''': "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-1988"<br/>citing Digital film/folder number: 100816887; Image number: 174; Certificate number: 36-001669<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|QVRV-GN2V}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-L9PS-L97P-8}}<br/>Isabel Wilson divorce from John P Wilson on 14 Jul 1936 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
* '''1940 Census''': "United States, Census, 1940"<br/>citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 80; Digital film/folder number: 005449111; Image number: 84; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: A<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|VTMZ-8MD}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QSQ-G9MR-W94N}}<br/>Isabella Wilson (30), divorced daughter, in household of George H Meade (52) in Clay Ward, Richmond, Richmond City, Richmond City, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| George H Meade || M || Black || 52 || Married || Head ||  || Virginia
|-
| Nellie Meade || F || Black || 52 || Married || Wife ||  || Virginia
|-
| '''Isabella Wilson''' || '''F''' || '''Black''' || '''30''' || '''Divorced''' || '''Daughter''' ||  || '''Virginia'''
|-
| Vivian Wilson || F || Black || 14 || Single || Granddaughter ||  || Virginia
|}

* '''1950 Census''': "United States, Census, 1950"<br/>citing Page: 72; Line: 2; Digital film/folder number: 108876024; Image number: 20<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|6XLP-VJ2R}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3QHJ-5QHW-79M2-C}}<br/>Isabel Glasgow (39), separated head of household in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Born in Va.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|- bgcolor=#E1F0B4
| Name || Sex || Race || Age || Status || Relation || Occupation || Birth Place
|-
| '''Isabel Glasgow''' || '''F''' ||  || '''39''' || '''Separated''' || '''Head''' ||  || '''Va'''
|-
| Nelson R McNorton || M ||  || 29 || Married || Son-in-law || Parcel Post Carrier || Va
|-
| Vivian P McNorton || F ||  || 22 || Married || Daughter ||  || Va
|-
| Rosa Smith || F ||  || 12 || Never married || Cousin ||  || Va
|}

* '''Burial''': "Find a Grave Index"<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|QVVP-FQ5T}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FindAGrave|22896052}}<br/>Isabel W Brown Glasgow burial (died on 12 Dec 1985) in Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Virginia, United States. Born on 25 Sep 1910.
* '''Death Registration''': "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"<br/>citing Digital film/folder number: 101042791; Image number: 306; Certificate number: 85-041804<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|QVY5-W6DC}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3Q9M-C9RD-K356}}<br/>Isabel W Glasgow death registered 19 Dec 1985 (died 12 Dec 1985, age 75) (born 25 Sep 1910), daughter of Frank Brown & Ella Washington.
* '''Death''': "United States, Social Security Death Index"<br/>citing U.S. Social Security Administration, <i>Death Master File</i>, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|J2H4-657}} (accessed 1 August 2026)<br/>Isabel Glasgow death Dec 1985 (born 25 Feb 1910) residing in Virginia.