J. Ottis Adams (July 8, 1851-Jan. 28, 1927). Adams was born in Amity, Johnson County, Indiana, the grandson of one of that county’s pioneers. Adams’ early education started in Franklin and Shelbyville. He later… Read More »J. Ottis Adams
Wayman Eldridge Adams (Sept. 23, 1883-Apr. 4, 1959). Adams was born in Delaware County, Indiana. His father Nelson Perry Adams, a stock breeder and self-taught painter of horses and other livestock, influenced him… Read More »Wayman Eldridge Adams
Richard (Dick the Bruiser) Afflis (June 27, 1929-Nov. 10, 1991). Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Richard Afflis was raised in Delphi before moving with his family to Indianapolis during World War II. He attended Shortridge High… Read More »Richard (Dick the Bruiser) Afflis
Anna Margaret Ross Alexander (Nov. 17, 1913-Feb. 16, 1995). Anna Margaret Ross Alexander was born in Lafayette, Indiana, to Linn Carhahan Ross and Gladys Gould Ross. While attending Purdue University, she wrote for the… Read More »Anna Margaret Ross Alexander
Frank Alexander (June 21, 1943-Nov. 12, 2019). Frank Alexander grew up in Louisiana before his family moved to Fort Worth, Texas. Becoming a devout Christian at an early age, Alexander re-preached Sunday… Read More »Frank Alexander
Kay Debow Alford (Dec. 12, 1957 – July 19, 2021). Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles DeBow Jr. and Aurelia Jane Stuart DeBow. She came from… Read More »Kay Debow Alford
George Alig Sr. (Feb. 24, 1852-Jan. 17, 1941). Born Johann Georg Alig in Affeier, Switzerland, a small village in the eastern Alps in the Canton of Grissom (Obersaxon), Alig’s family farmed and raised… Read More »George Alig Sr.
James A. Allison (Aug. 11, 1872-Aug. 4, 1928). Allison was one of the founders of the INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY and the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race. He also established a machine shop that became two… Read More »James A. Allison
Frank J. Anderson (Sept. 1, 1938 – Apr. 30, 2022). Frank Anderson grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he attended Shortridge High School. He was a member of the school’s wrestling team and… Read More »Frank J. Anderson
R. B. Annis (Feb. 22, 1907-Sept. 6, 1999). Robert Baines Annis was born in Connersville, Indiana, to Elvin and Mabel (née Baine). He was known as “R. B. (Bob) Annis.” He moved to… Read More »R. B. Annis
