General William Jefferson Glasgow (1866-1967)

Born on May 18, 1866 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Edward James Glasgow, a Santa Fe trader and contemporary of James Wiley Magoffin. Glasgow was raised in St. Louis and then attended Washington University for four years. He began his army career after graduating from West Point in 1891 with a stint in the New Mexico Territory. Glasgow served in the quarter master corps with the majority of his service in the United States.  In 1898 he was in the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War and served from 1898 to 1902 with the Army of Occupation Military Government of Cuba. He was back on the Mexican border between 1911 and 1917 and he received the Victory Medal for service during World War I. He retired after thirty-six years in the U.S. Army in 1927. Although he was a colonel at retirement, he had achieved rank of brigadier general during WW I and would be referred to as "The General" the rest of his life. His fellow officers called him Billy.  He would call Josephine "The Admiral" while she called him "The General." The General took care of "business" while Josephine took care of the home. Family relates, "The Admiral really ruled the household."

 While Glasgow traveled with the army, Josephine often stayed in El Paso at the family home. In 1898 their first son, Joseph Magoffin Glasgow, was born at the Home. Octavia Magoffin Glasgow, named for Josephine's mother, was also born at the home in 1900. Three other children were born to the couple: Harriet Clark Glasgow, 1902; Edward James Glasgow, 1903 and William Jefferson Glasgow, Jr., 1905.

 By the time that the General retired from the army, Josephine had already inherited the Magoffin home and they returned to El Paso. Josephine "modernized" the home in 1929-30 completing extensive electrical upgrades, converted a bedroom to a bathroom, created bathroom and pantry from space in the kitchen, removed wallpapers, carpets, and canvas ceilings.

 The Glasgows continued the Magoffin tradition of hospitality and hosted many guests and events in the old home. In 1964 the General was honored by West Point as their oldest living graduate. He had an extraordinary ability to memorize and could recite entire books.  His grandchildren have fond memories of the General holding his hands in front of his chest (similar to a "prayer"position) when he made "a pronouncement."

 The General died in 1967 at the age of 101 and is buried at Ft. Bliss. Josephine died the following year at age 95. She is buried in the family plot at Evergreen Cemetery.