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Below is a family biography included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lafayette County, Arkansas published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1890.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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James W. Glasgow, one of the pioneers of Walker Creek Township, was born in Abbeville District, S. C, March 25, 1821, a son of Henry and Ruth (Williams) Glasgow, natives of South Carolina. Henry Glasgow was a son of John and Nellie Glasgow, natives of Scotland, born in Glasgow, where the father was one of the largest property owners of the city. He and wife emigrated to this country in 1771, locating in South Carolina, where Henry Glasgow was born in 1797. He was in the American army during the Revolutionary War. Henry Glasgow was a farmer by occupation, and came to this State in 1856, settling in Lafayette County, where he resided until his death in 1871. He was married in 1819 to Ruth Williams, a daughter of James and Ellen Williams. Her parents were natives of England and emigrated to this country before the Revolutionary War. To Mr. and Mrs. Glasgow were born five children, two of whom are still living, viz.: James W. (the subject of this sketch), and John (who is also a resident of this county, being engaged in tilling the soil in Walker Township, where he owns eighty acres of fine land). The subject of this sketch was reared in Georgia. In 1857 (one year after his father's removal to this county) he came to this place and located on the farm on which he resides at present, consisting of 450 acres of good land, with about 120 acres under cultivation. In 1864 he enlisted in the Arkansas Home Guards. Mr. Glasgow has been twice married, first to Miss Mary Ann Gilbert, a native of Georgia, who died in 1886, after bearing her husband ten children, six of whom are now living, viz.: Nancy Ann (now Mrs. Tyler, of this township), John Henry (a farmer of this township, and the postmaster of Glasgow; he owns 320 acres of land), James Buchanan (also a farmer of this township), Bettie (now Mrs. Bethany, of this county), Sarah E. (now Mrs. Bethany, of this county), and Ella C. (now Mrs. Caldwell, of this township). In 1887 Mr. Glasgow was married to Mrs. Rachel Ann Bethany, nee White, widow of James Bethany. By her previous marriage Mrs. Glasgow was the mother of two sons, who married two daughters of Mr. Glasgow. She was born January 7, 1830, in Carroll County, Miss., a daughter of George and Emma (Leadbetter) White. Both Mr. and Mrs. Glasgow are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Glasgow belongs to the Masonic order and the County Wheel. In politics he is independent, voting for the best interests of the county irrespective of party. He is one of the public-spirited men of the county, and is highly esteemed.

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This family biography is one of 44 biographies included in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Lafayette County, Arkansas published in 1890.  For the complete description, click here: Lafayette County, Arkansas History, Genealogy, and Maps

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