Samuel Arthur Glasgow
1861 - 1908 (46 years)-
Name Samuel Arthur Glasgow Born 14 Sep 1861 Missouri Township, Brown County, Illinois 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1900 Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois Occupation Presbyterian minister [3, 4] Died 26 May 1908 Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois [2, 3] Buried Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [2] Person ID I841 McKeown Last Modified 11 Jul 2023
Father James Glasgow, b. 29 Dec 1837, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky , d. 4 Apr 1926, Missouri Township, Brown County, Illinois (Age 88 years) Mother Mary Jane Byrns, b. 8 Nov 1836, Ohio , d. 18 Apr 1922, Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois (Age 85 years) Married 1860 [1] Family ID F317 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Carrie Hersman, b. 20 Jan 1864, Illinois , d. 6 Aug 1945, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois (Age 81 years) Married 1892 Brown County, Illinois [1] Children 1. Elkins Hersman Glasgow, b. 27 Oct 1893, Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois , d. 9 Feb 1952, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 58 years)2. Mary Glasgow, b. 10 Apr 1897, Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois , d. 3 Sep 1932, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan (Age 35 years)3. James H. Glasgow, b. 1907, Illinois 4. Samuel Arthur Glasgow, b. 31 Oct 1908, Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois , d. 29 Jan 1992, South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska (Age 83 years)Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 Family ID F318 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 14 Sep 1861 - Missouri Township, Brown County, Illinois 
Married - 1892 - Brown County, Illinois 
Census - 1900 - Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois Died - 26 May 1908 - Woodson, Morgan County, Illinois 
Buried - - Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Rev. Samuel Glasgow, pastor of the Woodson Presbyterian church, ten miles southeast of Jacksonville, was drowned last evening on a farm near his home. He and his son, Elkins, 12 years old, had gone to bathe. The father was attempting to save his son, who had been seized by cramps, when the accident happened. Mr. Glasgow had been pastor at Woodson for seventeen years. He leaves a wife and three children.
The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Edwardsville, Illinois. Wednesday, 27 May 1908.
[3, 5] - Leaves Son Here.
The Pantagraph specials of Wednesday mentioned the death of Rev. Samuel A. Glasgow, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Woodson near Jacksonville. The funeral was held yesterday. Rev. Mr. Glasgow was drowned while rescuing his son. The Jacksonville Courier of Wednesday said: - He is survived by his wife and three children. Elkins, Mary and James, aged 12, 11 and 2 years respectively; his mother and father, who reside near Mt. Sterling; three brothers, Allen H. Glasgow, who was instructor in the high school of this city until several months ago, when he moved to Wyoming; Bert, who resides near Bloomington; Ed, of Wyoming, and two sisters.
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois. Friday, 29 May 1908.
LKH note: what the news article does not mention is that Samuel's wife, Carrie, was pregnant with their fourth child who would be born in October. She would name the child Samuel Arthur Glasgow after his late father.
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- Rev. Samuel Glasgow, pastor of the Woodson Presbyterian church, ten miles southeast of Jacksonville, was drowned last evening on a farm near his home. He and his son, Elkins, 12 years old, had gone to bathe. The father was attempting to save his son, who had been seized by cramps, when the accident happened. Mr. Glasgow had been pastor at Woodson for seventeen years. He leaves a wife and three children.
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