Harvey Nathaniel Middleton (Feb. 15, 1895-Mar. 18, 1978). Born in Denmark, South Carolina, Middleton graduated from Benedict College in 1919. After a brief… Read More »Harvey Nathaniel Middleton
John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery (Mar. 6, 1923-June 15, 1968). Born in Indianapolis, John Leslie Montgomery first took up the guitar in 1943. He developed… Read More »John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery
William Howard (Monk) Montgomery (Oct. 10, 1921-May 20, 1982). William Howard “Monk” Montgomery was born in Indianapolis. Monk, a member of the musical Montgomery… Read More »William Howard (Monk) Montgomery
Wilma Lee Gibbs Moore (Mar. 21, 1951-Apr. 18, 2018). Wilma Gibbs Moore, the daughter of William Joseph and Tessie Arlene Gibbs, was born in… Read More »Wilma Lee Gibbs Moore
John Morton-Finney (June 25, 1889-Jan. 28-1998). John Morton-Finney was one of seven children born to George and Mattie M. Gordon Morton-Finney in… Read More »John Morton-Finney
John Muir (Apr. 21, 1838-Dec. 24, 1914). Born in Dunbar, Scotland, John Muir immigrated with his family to the United States in… Read More »John Muir
Lucious Newsom (Aug. 11, 1915-Aug. 8, 2008). Born August 11, 1915, in Memphis, Tennessee, Lucious Newsom arrived in Indianapolis in 1989 to… Read More »Lucious Newsom
Mathias Nolcox (Apr. 4, 1886-June 27, 1985). Mathias Nolcox was born in Lyles Station, Indiana, in Gibson County, one of Indiana’s early… Read More »Mathias Nolcox
Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne (Nov. 15, 1898-Aug. 30, 1986). Born in Guyana, South America, Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne came to the United States in… Read More »Benjamin A. (Doc) Osborne
James Overall (birth-death dates unknown). James Overall purchased land in Corydon, Indiana, as early as 1817 before moving to Indianapolis and acquiring… Read More »James Overall
