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People

Famous, infamous, and otherwise notable people who left their mark on Circle City.

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Anna Margaret Ross Alexander
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… Read More »Anna Margaret Ross Alexander

Kay Debow Alford
Kay Debow Alford

(Dec. 12, 1957 – July 19, 2021). Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles… Read More »Kay Debow Alford

May Frances Aufderheide
May Frances Aufderheide

(May 21, 1888-Sept. 1, 1972). Daughter of John Henry and Lucy Deel Aufderheide of Indianapolis, May was raised in a… Read More »May Frances Aufderheide

Emma Christy Baker 
Emma Christy Baker 

(Feb. 10, 1865-Sept. 23, 1955). Emma Christy was born in Salem, Washington County, Indiana, to William W. Christy and Hester… Read More »Emma Christy Baker 

Arcada Campbell Stark Balz
Arcada Campbell Stark Balz

(Dec. 31, 1879-Aug. 18, 1973). Born in Morgan County on a farm near Bloomington, Indiana, Arcada Stark’s family moved to… Read More »Arcada Campbell Stark Balz

Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes
Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes

(Apr. 20, 1883-Apr. 26, 1918). Carrie Barnes was born in Kentucky to Lillie Peters and Charles Henry Barnes. When she… Read More »Carolyn (Carrie) Barnes

Mary Ritter Beard
Mary Ritter Beard

(Aug. 5, 1876-Aug. 14, 1958). Mary Ritter was born into an affluent and education-minded Methodist family in Indianapolis. Her father,… Read More »Mary Ritter Beard

Fraze Donnelly Berlin 
Fraze Donnelly Berlin 

(June 6, 1905-May 20, 1963). Euphrasia Louise Donnelly was born in Indianapolis to Maurice and Sarah Donnelly as one of… Read More »Fraze Donnelly Berlin 

Ruth Pratt Bobbs
Ruth Pratt Bobbs

(Sept. 3, 1884-Jan. 15, 1973). Ruth Pratt Bobbs was born in Indianapolis. The daughter of Julius Fisher Pratt and Mary… Read More »Ruth Pratt Bobbs

Sarah T. Bolton
Sarah T. Bolton

(Dec. 18, 1814-Aug. 4, 1893). Born Sarah Tittle Barrett at Newport Barracks, Kentucky, she moved with her family to Indiana… Read More »Sarah T. Bolton

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