hmtl5 Hugh Glasgow b. 17 Apr 1884 Tennessee, McDonough County, Illinois d. 17 Jul 1948 Geneva, Ontario County, New York: McKeown Genealogy

Hugh Glasgow

Male 1884 - 1948  (64 years)


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  • Name Hugh Glasgow 
    Born 17 Apr 1884  Tennessee, McDonough County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Geneva, Ontario County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Geneva, Ontario County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation entomologist 
    Died 17 Jul 1948  Geneva, Ontario County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I837  McKeown
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2023 

    Father Douglas Glasgow,   b. 1 Mar 1836, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1910, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Margaret Matilda Walker,   b. Apr 1850, McDonough County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1921, Washington, District of Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1872  McDonough County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beulah Pearl Ennis,   b. 21 Jun 1894, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1983  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 28 Dec 1935  Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F78  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Apr 1884 - Tennessee, McDonough County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Geneva, Ontario County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Dec 1935 - Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Geneva, Ontario County, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jul 1948 - Geneva, Ontario County, New York Link to Google Earth
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  • 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.
      [5]
    • 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.
      [4]
    • 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.
      [4]
    • Deaths Elsewhere
      [list including:]
      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.
      [3, 4]
    • 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.
      [3, 4]
    • 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.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] 1900 US census.

    2. [S30] US draft registration, World War II.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S57] Newspaper article.

    5. [S36] census record.