Dorris Kennedy Glasgow (1842 - 1912)

Born 1842 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Crews — married about 1864 in Greene, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1912 at about age 70 in Denton, Denton, Texas, United States

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Biography

Dorris Kennedy “D.K.” Glasgow was born in Henry county, Tennessee in February of 1842. He was the son of Elijah Hawking Glasgow and Jane Caroline Jeanes. In 1854, the family removed to Bradshaw, Arkansas, where his mother soon passed away.

Military

In 1862, D.K. enlisted in the in the Arkansas Infantry "Company A" – Commanded by Captain Cobb, organized in April, 1862 at Oak Bluff, Green (now Clay) County. ^{[1] [2][3]} When D.K. left the Army is uncertain.

Marriage

D.K. married three times:

1. His first wife,Ann Crews, passed away circa 1875.
2. Malinda Peet in Denton on September 12, 1877 - he reported as widowed on March 31, 1880
3. The widow Mary Ann Simpson wed on July 29th 1880. They were on the Denton County Tax Rolls in 1887. Mary passed in 1921.

Children

Emma Jane, the first of his five children, was born in 1865 in Arkansas. George H., the fourth child, was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1874, and the last child was born in Texas in 1875. Known children include:

1. Emma Jane Glasgow Mills - 1865–1923
2. William Preston Glasgow - 1867–1933
3. Martha Louisa Glasgow Stogner - 1871–1939
4. George H. Glasgow - 1874–1931
5. Martin - born in Texas circa 1875

Residence

• In 1880 they were living in Precinct 1, Denton, Texas. ^[4]
• On the 1900 census, we find them boarding in Noble, Ok. with D.K. working as a drayman, though clearly stating that they owned a home, free and clear. ^[5]
• In 1910 they are living in the house, with no occupation. ^[6]

Death

Dorris Kennedy Glasgow went to his final rest in January of 1912. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia Article '30th Arkansas Infantry Regiment'
2. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Arkansas; Series Number: M317; Roll: 200
3. ↑ Arkansas Infantry [1]
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," FamilySearch [2] : 20 February 2021, Dorris Glasscoe, Precinct 1, Denton, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 102, sheet 42D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,300.
5. ↑ Census Year: 1900; Census Place: Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241336
6. ↑ Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Noble Ward 3, Cleveland, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1245; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0029; Image: 1068; FHL microfilm: 1375258.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, [3]: accessed 27 September 2022, memorial page for Dorris Kennedy “D. K.” Glasgow (1842–1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 68886407, citing Noble IOOF Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Jan Fendley (contributor 46948369) .

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Sue Ames for creating WikiTree profile Glasgow-130 through the import of Family Tree 10_1_2013 Art and I worked on.ged on Nov 4, 2013. Thank you to Sue Ames for creating WikiTree profile Glascow-9 through the import of Family Tree 10_1_2013 Art and I worked on.ged on Nov 4, 2013.