Researching William Glosson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Glosson surname? In that year Glosson was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Glosson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Glosson and the Glosson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Glosson Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Glosson family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1 people with the Glosson surname in the UK? Glosson is now ranked number 4040 for popularity in the UK. |
Glosson Family History Databases
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William Glosson
William Henry "Rock" Glosson (January 18, 1937 – October 9, 1996) was an American gridiron football player, coach of football and golf, and college athletics administrator. He was the seventh head football coach at Mississippi Valley State College—now known as Mississippi Valley State University—in Itta Bena, Mississippi, serving for two seasons, from 1968 to 1969, and compiling a record of 2–15. He was the athletic director at his alma mater, Texas Southern University, from 1980 to 1982.
A native of Philadelphia, Glosson played college football at Texas Southern, where he was a three-time all-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) end, from 1956 to 1959. He played Canadian football professionally for one season, in 1959, with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was an assistant football coach at Texas Southern from 1961 to 1967. After his head coaching stint at Mississippi Valley State, Glosson returned to Texas Southern again in 1970 as assistant athletic director, assistant football coach, and head golf coach.
Glosson was married to Rose Walker.
Source: William Glosson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Glosson
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