Margaret Matilda Walker
1850 - 1921 (70 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Margaret Matilda Walker was born in Apr 1850 in McDonough County, Illinois; died on 28 Jan 1921 in Washington, District of Columbia; was buried in Hills Grove Cemetery, McDonough County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
Notes:
Death Reported
[list including:]
Margaret Glasgow, 70, George Washington University Hospital
Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia. Tuesday, 1 February 1921.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236997481/margaret-m-glasgowMargaret married Douglas Glasgow on 19 Jun 1872 in McDonough County, Illinois. Douglas (son of Adam Glasgow and Mary Ann Stephenson) was born on 1 Mar 1836 in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; died on 14 Feb 1910 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried in Hills Grove Cemetery, Tennessee, McDonough County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Arthur Glasgow
was born about 1875 in Illinois. - 3. Robert Douglass Glasgow was born on 3 Apr 1879 in Illinois.
- 4. Grace Glasgow was born in Feb 1883 in Illinois; died in Apr 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 5. Hugh Glasgow was born on 17 Apr 1884 in Tennessee, McDonough County, Illinois; died on 17 Jul 1948 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York.
- 6. Ruth Glasgow was born in Oct 1887 in Illinois.
Generation: 2
2. Arthur Glasgow (1.Margaret1) was born about 1875 in Illinois. Notes:
Died:
LKH note:
Unable to find any record of Arthur after the 1880 census. He is not listed among the children in his mother's obituary in 1921.
3. Robert Douglass Glasgow (1.Margaret1) was born on 3 Apr 1879 in Illinois. 4. Grace Glasgow (1.Margaret1) was born in Feb 1883 in Illinois; died in Apr 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland. Other Events:
- Occupation: chemist
Notes:
In the 1920 US census, Grace is a chemist. She, brother Hugh (an entomologist) and sister Ruth (a chemist) all work at the University of Illinois. All three live in their mother's household in Champaign, Illinois.
In the 1940 US census, Grace and her sister Ruth are living in Baltimore, Maryland. Both are listed as genealogists.
5. Hugh Glasgow (1.Margaret1) was born on 17 Apr 1884 in Tennessee, McDonough County, Illinois; died on 17 Jul 1948 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York. Other Events:
- Occupation: entomologist
- Census: 1920, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
- Census: 1930, Geneva, Ontario County, New York
- Census: 1940, Geneva, Ontario County, New York
Notes:
In the 1920 US census, Hugh is an entomologist. His sisters Grace and Ruth (both chemists) all work at the University of Illinois. All three live in their mother's household in Champaign, Illinois.
In the 1940 US census, is still an entomologist working for the government. He is married and living in Geneva, Ontario, New York.
Dr. Beulah P. Ennis, Hugh Glasgow, Geneva, Are Married
Dr. Beulah P. Ennis, head of the biology department of Lindenwood College, St. Charles, Mo., and dr. Hugh Glasgow, research head of the state entomology department of the state Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, were married Saturday, Dec. 28, in Petersburg, Ill. The Rev. George Bierkoe of Boston, Mass., performed the ceremony.
The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, New York. Monday, 30 December 1935.
Dr. Beulah P. Ennis Weds Dr. Hugh Glasgow
Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat
Petersburg, Ill, December 28. – Dr. Beulah P. Ennis, head of the biology department of Lindenwood College, and dr. Hugh Glasgow, New York educator, were married here this afternoon in the Baptist Church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George Bierkoe of Boston, Mass.
The bride, who has been head of the biology department for eight years, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ennis of this city. Dr. Glasgow, research head of the entomology department of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, N.Y., is a lecturer at Cornell University.
The romance began three years ago when the couple acted as bridesmaid and groomsman at the marriage of Dr. Foster Gambrill, an associate of Dr. Glasgow, and Miss Lydia Jahn, Lindenwood biology professor. At the ceremony yesterday Miss Alice Parker, Lindenwood teacher, was bridesmaid and Byron Ennis, brother of the bride, was groomsman.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, St. Louis, Missouri. Sunday, 29 December 1935.
Deaths Elsewhere
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Dr. Hugh Glasgow, 68, chief of the entomology division of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; in Geneva, N.Y.
Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan. Monday, 19 July 1948.
State Entomologist Dies
Geneva, N.Y., July 17 (U.P.) – Hugh Glasgow, 64, chief entomologist of the New York Experiment Station, died here today. He had been at the station since 1914.
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York. Saturday, 17 July 1948.
Dr. Hugh Glasgow Dies At Geneva
Dr. Hugh Glasgow 63, since 1938 professor of entomology and chief of the Division of Entomology at the State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, died at his home there Saturday, July 17, 1948.
A native of Tennessee, Ill., Dr. Glasgow went to the Geneva Experiment Station in 1914 from the University of Illinois, where he received his A.B. degree in 1908 and his Ph.D. in 1913.
Dr. Glasgow was best known for his work on New York insect pests of canning crops, particularly peas, cabbage, and cherries. He developed several control measures now in use. He worked closed with the State Canners Association.
Dr. Glasgow was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, and the American Association of Economic Entomologists, of which he was chief of the Eastern Branch in 1944 and 1945.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Beulah Glasgow; a brother, Dr. Robert D. Glasgow, state entomologist for the State Department of Education, Albany, and two sisters, Dr. Grave Glasgow and Dr. Ruth Glasgow, both of Baltimore, Md.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. today in the First Presbyterian Church of Geneva. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery there.
The Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, New York. Monday, 19 July 1948.
Hugh married Beulah Pearl Ennis on 28 Dec 1935 in Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois. Beulah was born on 21 Jun 1894 in Illinois; died on 25 Sep 1983; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Geneva, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
6. Ruth Glasgow (1.Margaret1) was born in Oct 1887 in Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: chemist
Notes:
In the 1920 US census, Grace is a chemist. She, brother Hugh (an entomologist) and sister Ruth (a chemist) all work at the University of Illinois. All three live in their mother's household in Champaign, Illinois.
In the 1940 US census, Grace and her sister Ruth are living in Baltimore, Maryland. Both are listed as genealogists.