ɡlˈæskɑːk wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn tə pˈɛɹənts hjˈuː ɡɹˈʌndi ɡlˈæskɑːk, ɐn ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɚ, ænd ˈɛɾə ɔːɹ ˈɛlə bˈɑːdiːn wˈʊdz.
Glascock was born in 1901 to parents Hugh Grundy Glascock, an educator, and Etta (or Ella) Bodine Woods.