Tinsley - William 1885 - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

William Tinsley, a well-known architect, who formerly resided in this city, died Saturday afternoon at his residence on Bigelow avenue, Mount Auburn, Cincinnati. He has many friends and relatives in Indiana, and was quite well known in this city. Mr. Tinsley was born February 7, 1804, in Clonmel, Ireland, where he held for a number of years the position of diocesan architect, leaving to his memory many beautiful monuments in both public and private buildings. Mr. Tinsley came to this country in 1851, locating first in Cincinnati. In 1853 he came to Indianapolis to superintend the construction of the Northwestern Christian University. During a residence of six years in this city he designed and superintended the construction of Christ's Church, the State University at Bloomington, Wabash College, and other public and private buildings. Returning to Cincinnati, he became the architect of Henry Probasco’s mansion, in Clifton, the esplanade and foundation for the Tyler-Davidson fountain, the college building at Gambier, 0., and the asylum for the blind at Columbus. He was long ago elected a life member of the American Institute of Architects. He made a special study of heating and ventilating, and his ideas on this subject, as embodied in the blind asylum at Columbus, were afterward adopted by the American Institute. Mr. Tinsley was married three times. His first wife died soon after marriage. The children of his second wife, Lucy McCarthy, are Mrs. Fry, wife of Rev. Charles Fry, Holy Cross, Ireland; Rev. C. Tinsley, of Connersville, Ind; Mrs. Stagg, of this city; Mrs. Waugh, a missionary in India; H. R. Tinsley, of Crawfordsville. lnd.; J. P. Tinsley, of Columbus, Ohio; T. R. Tinsley, of Kansas City; A. W. Tinsley, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Guthrie, of Chicago. By his widow he leaves three children, all residing in Cincinnati. The burial will occur in this city on Wednesday. - kbz