hmtl5 Thomas Henry Sinex b. 13 Jan 1824 New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana d. 01 Feb 1898 Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California: Gage and Shook Families
Thomas Henry Sinex

Thomas Henry Sinex

Male 1824 - 1898  (74 years)

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  • Name Thomas Henry Sinex 
    Born 13 Jan 1824  New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Redwood, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation president of female college; minister  [1, 3
    Died 01 Feb 1898  Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Buried El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I183  Gage and Shook Families
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2022 

    Father Thomas Sinex,   b. 1793, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1870, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Flora West,   b. 2 Dec 1801, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1896, Washington County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 13 Apr 1818  Clark County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Elizabeth Ward,   b. 17 Aug 1826, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1900  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 18 Sep 1848  Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Ella Sinex,   b. 13 Sep 1851, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2019 
    Family ID F74  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jan 1824 - New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Sep 1848 - Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Redwood, Santa Clara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 01 Feb 1898 - Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - El Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Sinex, Thomas Henry
    Sinex, Thomas Henry

  • Notes 
    • Obituary from Find a Grave
      NOTED PREACHER DEAD. Passing of Rev. Thomas H. Sinex. A Native of New Albany.
      His Death Occurred at Pacific Grove, Cal., February 1st - A Sketch of His Life
      Thursday Evening, February 10, 1898. New Albany Daily Ledger.
      The Rev. Thomas Henry Sinex, D.D., known to all the old residents and Methodists of New Albany, died at his home at Pacific Grove, California, on February 1st, 1898, of heart disease, of which he had suffered for several months.
      He leaves a wife and one daughter, Mrs. A. E. Gray, of Philadelphia. He was the son of Thomas Sinex, a pioneer of New Albany, and a brother of Dr. William G. Sinex, residing near the city, and Mrs. Maria Collins, widow of Judge Collins, of Salem.
      Thomas Henry Sinex was born in New Albany, Ind., January 4, 1824. He received his rudimentary education at the public schools of his native town, afterward attending the academy, where he prepared for College. He entered the Asbury University (now DePauw University) at Greencastle, Ind., in 1839, and having gained a year on his class, was graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1842. He was subsequently honored by his alma mater with the degrees of A. M. and D. D.
      Having spent nearly a year in the study of law, he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in his twentieth year joined the Indiana Conference. In that State he filled several pastorates, and was also professor in Asbury University and the Asbury Female College at New Albany. From 1854 to 1864 he was president of the Albion Wesleyan Seminary.
      In 1864 he was a member of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was transferred from Michigan to California. Here he served three years as pastor in Santa Clara, and was then elected president of the University of the Pacific, and remained at its head until 1872, when he resigned and took the chair of mathematics. It was during his administration that the institution became a college of liberal arts. In 1894 he was appointed superintendent of the Christian Seaside Resort at Pacific Grove.
      He built the large Methodist Episcopal church and assembly hall at Pacific Grove, and was the promoter of many other public improvements. He had also been presiding elder of the Stockton district and pastor of the Bush street Methodist Church in San Francisco.

      [2]
    • A Noted Methodist Dead.
      The Rev. Thomas H. Sinex moral and prudential manager of the town of Pacific Grove, under the Pacific Grove Retreat Association, and also secretary of that body, died Feb. 1st at his residence in the Grove. He had been suffering from an affection of the heart for the past eight months.
      For many years Dr. Sinex was a prominent member of the Methodist clergy of California. He came to this state in 1850 and for many years was president of the University of the Pacific at Santa Clara. He was also Presiding Elder of the Stockton District, pastor of the Bush-street Methodist church in San Francisco and for the past fifteen years Superintendent of the town of Pacific Grove. He built the large Methodist Episcopal Church and Assembly Hall there and was the promoter of many other public improvements.
      Dr. Sinex was born in New Albany, Ind., seventy-four years ago and entered the ministry at the age of nineteen. - Gonzales Tribune.

      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] census record.

    2. [S8] Find a Grave.

    3. [S16] obituary.

    4. [S17] Indiana, compiled marriages, 1802-1850.