Paschal "Pakie" is my great-grandfather. About 1901, Paschal changed his name to Sinclair when he moved to Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana with his 1st wife, Elimina Frances "Fanny" Curry who is my step-greatgrandmother. They were married in Sumner County, Tennessee on Jan. 9, 1872. The cemetery Pakie and Fanny is buried in is also called White Church Cemetery. Pascal and Frances were divorced and eventually remarried.
His 2nd wife, Mary Ellen Hix is my great-grandmother. Pakie and Mary Ellen's marriage is unknown at this time. They are the parents of my grandmother, Flossie Edna Slinker. They were divorced
Paschal's Obit:
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
Clarion Newspaper, April 27, 1936
Paschal P. Sinclair, age 82 years, well known aged resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Greek, 629 East Broadway. He had been ill the past four years.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Nazarene Church with the paster, Rev. C. L. Davis, in charge. Burial will be in the White Church Cemetery.
Mr. Sinclair was born in Greene, KY on July 27, 1853 and had resided in Princeton for the past 35 years, where he had been engaged as a teamster, pressman and employe of the clock factory.
Surviving are the widow, Frances Sinclair, a son William of Princeton and two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Kelley, of the B.M.A. and Mrs. E. C. Greek, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mr Sinclair was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Note: Paschal's birth record:
Unknown Newspaper; posted by Dixie McMillion on Genealogy.com:
1854 Birth Record, Green Co., KY
29 April male, residence of Liberty Green SLINKER at mouth of Trammel Creek, parents Liberty Green SLINKER and Esther HARVEY SLINKER, named Paskel.
The birth date that is on Pakie's obit is Fanny's birth date. The newspaper article proves that Pakie's birth date is April 29, 1854.
Mrs. Edwin Greek is Lenna D. Slinker aka Sinclair
Mrs. H. B. Kelley is Effie Slinker aka Sinclair
William Slinker also used the surnames Sinclair and St. Clair
Pakie's obit doesn't mention his other family from his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Hix.
Original Death Certificate:
This is to certify, that our records show PASCHAL P. SINCLAIR died May 11, 1936 at 3:50 pm; 629 E. Broadway, Princeton, IN
Age at Death: 82 years; Sex: Male; Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Primary cause of death given was Chronic Nephritis
Signed by: A. L. Ziliak, M.D., Princeton, Indiana
Place of burial or removal: White Church Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana
Date of Burial: 5/13/1936; Calvin & Son Funeral Home, Princeton, Indiana
Wife of Deceased: Frances Sinclair; Deceased Birth Date: 7-27-1853; Birth Place: Kentucky
Father: Liberty Sinclair; Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother: Hester Harvey; Birth Place: Kentucky
Informant: Mrs. Ed Greek, Princeton, Indiana
Official Seal; Date: April 27, 2005
Recorded Locally in Book No. 4; Page No. 51
Note: Liberty never changed his name to Sinclair, he died in 1876.
Address for the Gibson County Health Department:
800 S. Prince St
Princeton, Indiana 47670
Pakie can be found in the following censuses:
1860: District No. 2, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1870: Precinct No. 3, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1880: Woodsonville, Hart Co., KY (Slinker, Pascal P.)
1900: with Mary Ellen, Fanny's location under her bio.
1910: Still looking
1920: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclair, Prince P. in Heritage Quest; Ancestry spelling Sniclaire)
1930: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclare, Pascal)
Princeton City Directories:
Book Year 1907- Sinclair, Paschal (Frances) teamster h: 627 e. Water
Book Year 1916-1917- not listed
Book Year 1923-1924- not listed
Book Year 1925-1926- Sinclair, Paschal (Elimina) sawyer; Baldwin Tool Works; r: 202 E. Glendale
Book Year 1930-1931- Sinclair, Paschal P. (Frances) r: 202 E. Glendale
Pakie and Fanny's Children:
1. Alzora (Slinker) Davis, born Dec. 23, 1872
2. Effie (Slinker) Sprowl Kelley, born 1875
3. Claude Marion Slinker aka Sinclair, March 17, 1876
4. Carrie E. Slinker, born Feb. 1880 and died young
5. Lenna Dalton(Slinker) Greek, born 1886
6. William Z. Slinker aka Sinclair, born Aug. 22, 1890 (tombstone says birth year 1889 and death certificate says birth year 1890)
7. Twins: born and died before 1900 (info from a living Sinclair cousin; possibly one of the twins name is Hugh)
In the 1900 census, Fanny was the mother of 8, 5 living.
His 2nd wife, Mary Ellen Hix is my great-grandmother. Pakie and Mary Ellen's marriage is unknown at this time. They are the parents of my grandmother, Flossie Edna Slinker. They were divorced
Paschal's Obit:
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
Clarion Newspaper, April 27, 1936
Paschal P. Sinclair, age 82 years, well known aged resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Greek, 629 East Broadway. He had been ill the past four years.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Nazarene Church with the paster, Rev. C. L. Davis, in charge. Burial will be in the White Church Cemetery.
Mr. Sinclair was born in Greene, KY on July 27, 1853 and had resided in Princeton for the past 35 years, where he had been engaged as a teamster, pressman and employe of the clock factory.
Surviving are the widow, Frances Sinclair, a son William of Princeton and two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Kelley, of the B.M.A. and Mrs. E. C. Greek, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mr Sinclair was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Note: Paschal's birth record:
Unknown Newspaper; posted by Dixie McMillion on Genealogy.com:
1854 Birth Record, Green Co., KY
29 April male, residence of Liberty Green SLINKER at mouth of Trammel Creek, parents Liberty Green SLINKER and Esther HARVEY SLINKER, named Paskel.
The birth date that is on Pakie's obit is Fanny's birth date. The newspaper article proves that Pakie's birth date is April 29, 1854.
Mrs. Edwin Greek is Lenna D. Slinker aka Sinclair
Mrs. H. B. Kelley is Effie Slinker aka Sinclair
William Slinker also used the surnames Sinclair and St. Clair
Pakie's obit doesn't mention his other family from his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Hix.
Original Death Certificate:
This is to certify, that our records show PASCHAL P. SINCLAIR died May 11, 1936 at 3:50 pm; 629 E. Broadway, Princeton, IN
Age at Death: 82 years; Sex: Male; Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Primary cause of death given was Chronic Nephritis
Signed by: A. L. Ziliak, M.D., Princeton, Indiana
Place of burial or removal: White Church Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana
Date of Burial: 5/13/1936; Calvin & Son Funeral Home, Princeton, Indiana
Wife of Deceased: Frances Sinclair; Deceased Birth Date: 7-27-1853; Birth Place: Kentucky
Father: Liberty Sinclair; Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother: Hester Harvey; Birth Place: Kentucky
Informant: Mrs. Ed Greek, Princeton, Indiana
Official Seal; Date: April 27, 2005
Recorded Locally in Book No. 4; Page No. 51
Note: Liberty never changed his name to Sinclair, he died in 1876.
Address for the Gibson County Health Department:
800 S. Prince St
Princeton, Indiana 47670
Pakie can be found in the following censuses:
1860: District No. 2, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1870: Precinct No. 3, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1880: Woodsonville, Hart Co., KY (Slinker, Pascal P.)
1900: with Mary Ellen, Fanny's location under her bio.
1910: Still looking
1920: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclair, Prince P. in Heritage Quest; Ancestry spelling Sniclaire)
1930: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclare, Pascal)
Princeton City Directories:
Book Year 1907- Sinclair, Paschal (Frances) teamster h: 627 e. Water
Book Year 1916-1917- not listed
Book Year 1923-1924- not listed
Book Year 1925-1926- Sinclair, Paschal (Elimina) sawyer; Baldwin Tool Works; r: 202 E. Glendale
Book Year 1930-1931- Sinclair, Paschal P. (Frances) r: 202 E. Glendale
Pakie and Fanny's Children:
1. Alzora (Slinker) Davis, born Dec. 23, 1872
2. Effie (Slinker) Sprowl Kelley, born 1875
3. Claude Marion Slinker aka Sinclair, March 17, 1876
4. Carrie E. Slinker, born Feb. 1880 and died young
5. Lenna Dalton(Slinker) Greek, born 1886
6. William Z. Slinker aka Sinclair, born Aug. 22, 1890 (tombstone says birth year 1889 and death certificate says birth year 1890)
7. Twins: born and died before 1900 (info from a living Sinclair cousin; possibly one of the twins name is Hugh)
In the 1900 census, Fanny was the mother of 8, 5 living.
Paschal "Pakie" is my great-grandfather. About 1901, Paschal changed his name to Sinclair when he moved to Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana with his 1st wife, Elimina Frances "Fanny" Curry who is my step-greatgrandmother. They were married in Sumner County, Tennessee on Jan. 9, 1872. The cemetery Pakie and Fanny is buried in is also called White Church Cemetery. Pascal and Frances were divorced and eventually remarried.
His 2nd wife, Mary Ellen Hix is my great-grandmother. Pakie and Mary Ellen's marriage is unknown at this time. They are the parents of my grandmother, Flossie Edna Slinker. They were divorced
Paschal's Obit:
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
Clarion Newspaper, April 27, 1936
Paschal P. Sinclair, age 82 years, well known aged resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Greek, 629 East Broadway. He had been ill the past four years.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Nazarene Church with the paster, Rev. C. L. Davis, in charge. Burial will be in the White Church Cemetery.
Mr. Sinclair was born in Greene, KY on July 27, 1853 and had resided in Princeton for the past 35 years, where he had been engaged as a teamster, pressman and employe of the clock factory.
Surviving are the widow, Frances Sinclair, a son William of Princeton and two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Kelley, of the B.M.A. and Mrs. E. C. Greek, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mr Sinclair was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Note: Paschal's birth record:
Unknown Newspaper; posted by Dixie McMillion on Genealogy.com:
1854 Birth Record, Green Co., KY
29 April male, residence of Liberty Green SLINKER at mouth of Trammel Creek, parents Liberty Green SLINKER and Esther HARVEY SLINKER, named Paskel.
The birth date that is on Pakie's obit is Fanny's birth date. The newspaper article proves that Pakie's birth date is April 29, 1854.
Mrs. Edwin Greek is Lenna D. Slinker aka Sinclair
Mrs. H. B. Kelley is Effie Slinker aka Sinclair
William Slinker also used the surnames Sinclair and St. Clair
Pakie's obit doesn't mention his other family from his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Hix.
Original Death Certificate:
This is to certify, that our records show PASCHAL P. SINCLAIR died May 11, 1936 at 3:50 pm; 629 E. Broadway, Princeton, IN
Age at Death: 82 years; Sex: Male; Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Primary cause of death given was Chronic Nephritis
Signed by: A. L. Ziliak, M.D., Princeton, Indiana
Place of burial or removal: White Church Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana
Date of Burial: 5/13/1936; Calvin & Son Funeral Home, Princeton, Indiana
Wife of Deceased: Frances Sinclair; Deceased Birth Date: 7-27-1853; Birth Place: Kentucky
Father: Liberty Sinclair; Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother: Hester Harvey; Birth Place: Kentucky
Informant: Mrs. Ed Greek, Princeton, Indiana
Official Seal; Date: April 27, 2005
Recorded Locally in Book No. 4; Page No. 51
Note: Liberty never changed his name to Sinclair, he died in 1876.
Address for the Gibson County Health Department:
800 S. Prince St
Princeton, Indiana 47670
Pakie can be found in the following censuses:
1860: District No. 2, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1870: Precinct No. 3, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1880: Woodsonville, Hart Co., KY (Slinker, Pascal P.)
1900: with Mary Ellen, Fanny's location under her bio.
1910: Still looking
1920: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclair, Prince P. in Heritage Quest; Ancestry spelling Sniclaire)
1930: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclare, Pascal)
Princeton City Directories:
Book Year 1907- Sinclair, Paschal (Frances) teamster h: 627 e. Water
Book Year 1916-1917- not listed
Book Year 1923-1924- not listed
Book Year 1925-1926- Sinclair, Paschal (Elimina) sawyer; Baldwin Tool Works; r: 202 E. Glendale
Book Year 1930-1931- Sinclair, Paschal P. (Frances) r: 202 E. Glendale
Pakie and Fanny's Children:
1. Alzora (Slinker) Davis, born Dec. 23, 1872
2. Effie (Slinker) Sprowl Kelley, born 1875
3. Claude Marion Slinker aka Sinclair, March 17, 1876
4. Carrie E. Slinker, born Feb. 1880 and died young
5. Lenna Dalton(Slinker) Greek, born 1886
6. William Z. Slinker aka Sinclair, born Aug. 22, 1890 (tombstone says birth year 1889 and death certificate says birth year 1890)
7. Twins: born and died before 1900 (info from a living Sinclair cousin; possibly one of the twins name is Hugh)
In the 1900 census, Fanny was the mother of 8, 5 living.
His 2nd wife, Mary Ellen Hix is my great-grandmother. Pakie and Mary Ellen's marriage is unknown at this time. They are the parents of my grandmother, Flossie Edna Slinker. They were divorced
Paschal's Obit:
Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
Clarion Newspaper, April 27, 1936
Paschal P. Sinclair, age 82 years, well known aged resident of this city, died at the home of his daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Greek, 629 East Broadway. He had been ill the past four years.
Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning at the Nazarene Church with the paster, Rev. C. L. Davis, in charge. Burial will be in the White Church Cemetery.
Mr. Sinclair was born in Greene, KY on July 27, 1853 and had resided in Princeton for the past 35 years, where he had been engaged as a teamster, pressman and employe of the clock factory.
Surviving are the widow, Frances Sinclair, a son William of Princeton and two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Kelley, of the B.M.A. and Mrs. E. C. Greek, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Mr Sinclair was a member of the Nazarene Church.
Note: Paschal's birth record:
Unknown Newspaper; posted by Dixie McMillion on Genealogy.com:
1854 Birth Record, Green Co., KY
29 April male, residence of Liberty Green SLINKER at mouth of Trammel Creek, parents Liberty Green SLINKER and Esther HARVEY SLINKER, named Paskel.
The birth date that is on Pakie's obit is Fanny's birth date. The newspaper article proves that Pakie's birth date is April 29, 1854.
Mrs. Edwin Greek is Lenna D. Slinker aka Sinclair
Mrs. H. B. Kelley is Effie Slinker aka Sinclair
William Slinker also used the surnames Sinclair and St. Clair
Pakie's obit doesn't mention his other family from his 2nd wife Mary Ellen Hix.
Original Death Certificate:
This is to certify, that our records show PASCHAL P. SINCLAIR died May 11, 1936 at 3:50 pm; 629 E. Broadway, Princeton, IN
Age at Death: 82 years; Sex: Male; Color: White
Marital Status: Married
Primary cause of death given was Chronic Nephritis
Signed by: A. L. Ziliak, M.D., Princeton, Indiana
Place of burial or removal: White Church Cemetery, Princeton, Indiana
Date of Burial: 5/13/1936; Calvin & Son Funeral Home, Princeton, Indiana
Wife of Deceased: Frances Sinclair; Deceased Birth Date: 7-27-1853; Birth Place: Kentucky
Father: Liberty Sinclair; Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother: Hester Harvey; Birth Place: Kentucky
Informant: Mrs. Ed Greek, Princeton, Indiana
Official Seal; Date: April 27, 2005
Recorded Locally in Book No. 4; Page No. 51
Note: Liberty never changed his name to Sinclair, he died in 1876.
Address for the Gibson County Health Department:
800 S. Prince St
Princeton, Indiana 47670
Pakie can be found in the following censuses:
1860: District No. 2, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1870: Precinct No. 3, Green Co., KY (with Liberty & Esther)
1880: Woodsonville, Hart Co., KY (Slinker, Pascal P.)
1900: with Mary Ellen, Fanny's location under her bio.
1910: Still looking
1920: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclair, Prince P. in Heritage Quest; Ancestry spelling Sniclaire)
1930: Patoka Township, Princeton, Gibson Co., KY (Sinclare, Pascal)
Princeton City Directories:
Book Year 1907- Sinclair, Paschal (Frances) teamster h: 627 e. Water
Book Year 1916-1917- not listed
Book Year 1923-1924- not listed
Book Year 1925-1926- Sinclair, Paschal (Elimina) sawyer; Baldwin Tool Works; r: 202 E. Glendale
Book Year 1930-1931- Sinclair, Paschal P. (Frances) r: 202 E. Glendale
Pakie and Fanny's Children:
1. Alzora (Slinker) Davis, born Dec. 23, 1872
2. Effie (Slinker) Sprowl Kelley, born 1875
3. Claude Marion Slinker aka Sinclair, March 17, 1876
4. Carrie E. Slinker, born Feb. 1880 and died young
5. Lenna Dalton(Slinker) Greek, born 1886
6. William Z. Slinker aka Sinclair, born Aug. 22, 1890 (tombstone says birth year 1889 and death certificate says birth year 1890)
7. Twins: born and died before 1900 (info from a living Sinclair cousin; possibly one of the twins name is Hugh)
In the 1900 census, Fanny was the mother of 8, 5 living.
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