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William Cyrus Glass Family

William Cyrus Glass was born February 19, 1790 in Pennsylvania and died November 11, 1871 in Michigan.

I am including William on my webpage though to my knowledge he is not related to me. My ancestor, Samuel Glass and his brother Dennis Sharpe came to Pennsylvania in 1829 and were born in 1809 and 1811 respectively. Samuel was born a Sharpe but took his mother’s maiden name when he arrived in the U.S. His mother was Margaret Rose Glass and I do not know who her father was. I suspect his name may have been Robert as that name has been passed down the family line for several generations. Interestingly, I see a resemblance in my closer relatives Dennis Sharpe and Samuel’s son, Samuel Glass. (see pics at bottom).

Looking at someone else’s research on Ancestry, they show William’s father as John Glass (1769-1823) who was also born in Pennsylvania. I don’t know a lot about the family but I have not heard of a John or William and if they are related through the Glass family I would have thought either of those two given names would show up elsewhere in the family. There are not many resources listed so it’s difficult to figure out. If this William was related, it would seem his father was a sibling to Margaret or they shared the same grandparent.

William’s Family

William married Priscilla Willey in 1814.

Priscilla Wiley was born May 19, 1790 in Somerset, Pennsylvania and died February 19, 1865 in Constantine, Cass, Michigan. She was the daughter of Thomas Wiley (1753-1819) and Rebecca Lytle (1762-1833).

William and Priscilla had seven children:

Rebecca Glass

Rebecca Glass born 1813 in Ohio married Robert Gillis (McGillis) (1815-1849). Their child: Mary Melvina Gillis (1847-1888).

David Glass

David Glass, son of William Cyrus Glass and Priscilla Wiley was born March 4, 1818 in Hickory, Washington, Pennsylvania, died September 9, 1897 in San Ramon, Contra Costa, California. He married Eliza Jane Hall on June 18, 1844 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa.

Eliza Jane Hall was born January 16, 1827 in Urbana, Champaign, Ohio and died December 12, 1899 in San Ramon, Contra Costa, California. She was the daughter of David Hall and Rebecca Walker. (See Hall family below)

David and Eliza had nine children:

  • Mary Priscilla Glass
  • Francis Marion Glass
  • Albert William Glass
  • Clara Isadora Glass
  • Anita Idel Glass
  • Loretta Irene Glass
  • Franklin Lafayette Glass
  • Frederic Elmer Glass
  • Clement Rolla Glass (See below)
Clement Rolla Glass

Clement “Rolla” Glass was born June 6, 1867 in San Roma, Contra Costa, California and died January 1, 1909 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Standing on the right is Clement Rolla Glass, who hired Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to work for him at the Concordia mine in South America. (Photo from truewestmagazine.com posted October 14, 2015.)

Mary Glass

Mary Glass was born in 1822 died in 1889

James Glass

James Glass was born in 1827

Elizabeth Jane Glass

Elizabeth Jane Glass was born in 1831 and died in 1905.

Priscilla Glass

Priscilla Glass was born January 13, 1834 in Harrison County, Ohio and died July 4, 1916 in Lawrence Township, Van Buren, Michigan. She married Obed Osborn born June 18, 1828 in Springfield, Wayne, Indiana and died October 23, 1907 in Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan. They had 4 children:

  • Ella J. Osborn born about 1858 in Porter, Van Buren, Michigan and died in Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan. She married Horace G. Smith and had two children: Vernon A. Smith (1879-1971) and Effie Rebecca Smith (1883-?).
  • Maude Osborn was born October 21, 1860 in Vandalie, Cass, Michigan and died November 29, 1937 in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan.
  • Flavia Osborn was born about 1866 in Porter, Cass, Michigan and died December 12, 1876 in Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan.
  • Albert W. Osborn was born about 1873 in Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan.
Lucinda Glass

Lucinda Glass was born September 20, 1837 in Stark County, Ohio and died January 5, 1907 in Porter, Cass, Michigan. She was married to Daniel Stanard (1828-1904) and had 8 children:

  • Sarah Theodora Stanard was born September 1, 1857 in Porter, Cass, Michigan, and died February 7, 1930 in Porter, Cass Michigan.
  • Emery Eldoras Stanard aka as Daniel was born May 26, 1855 in Porter, Cass, Michigan and died August 13, 1887 in Newberg, Cass, Michigan. He married Mary Adella Brooks (1860-1944). They had 5 children: Ernest Brooks Stanard (1880-1956), Mabel B. Stanard (1881-1964), Vera L. Stanard (1883-1939), Rolland Daniel Stanard (1885-1963), and Grace Lorraine Stanard (1887-1965).
  • James Leroy Stanard born Septmber 8, 1859 in Porter, Cass, Michigan and died March 6, 1828 in Cass County, Michigan.
  • Blanche Iona Stanard was born July 17, 1862 in Porter, Cass, Michigan, and died April 3, 1916 in Porter, Cass, Michigan.
  • Lydia Almira Stanard was born August 6, 1863 in Porter, Cass, Michigan, and died May 3, 1918 in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana.
  • William Loren Stanard was born May 21, 1866 in Porter, Cass, Michigan, and died January 4, 1929.
  • Mary May Stanard was born May 8, 1869 in Porter, Cass, Michigan, and died February 1, 1950 in Michigan.
  • Lenore Alma Stanard was born March 13, 1873 in Porter, Cass, Michigan, and died May 2, 1938.

Sources

1850; Census Place: Porter, Cass, Michigan; Roll: M432_349; Page: 283A

See my Glass/Sharpe family pages

Last Updated on November 27, 2025 by rootie