Charles G. Coulon (Feb. 16, 1825-Feb. 2, 1881). Coulon was born in Goettingen, Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1847 to… Read More »Charles G. Coulon
William A. (Bill) Crawford (Jan. 28, 1936-Sept. 25, 2015). Born in Indianapolis, William Crawford lived in . He served as a Radarman Third Class… Read More »William A. (Bill) Crawford
Raymond Province Crowe (May 30, 1915—Dec. 20, 2003). Ray Crowe coached to the first state basketball championship won by an all-Black school in… Read More »Raymond Province Crowe
Spurgeon Davenport (May 4, 1911-Dec. 21, 2003). Born in Rome, Georgia, Davenport was the first African American to become a deputy chief in… Read More »Spurgeon Davenport
Caleb Stone Denny (May 13, 1850-Mar. 24, 1926). Denny’s father, born in Kentucky, was opposed to slavery, and so settled in Monroe County,… Read More »Caleb Stone Denny
George Littrell Denny (July 7, 1878-Sept. 29, 1958). A native of Indianapolis and the son of , former three-time mayor of the city,… Read More »George Littrell Denny
Mae Dickinson (Feb. 8, 1933-Jan. 17, 2017). Gurtha Mae Dickinson was born on February 8, 1933, in Mounds City, Illinois. She was… Read More »Mae Dickinson
Ebenezer Dumont (Nov. 23, 1814-Apr. 16, 1871). Born in Vevay, Indiana, Ebenezer Dumont graduated from Indiana University. In 1834, he opened the… Read More »Ebenezer Dumont
Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. (Apr. 12, 1855-June 6, 1924). Born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Dunn came with his parents to Indianapolis in 1861 and attended… Read More »Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr.
John L. Duvall (Nov. 29, 1874-Feb. 25, 1962). Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, John L. Duvall entered Valparaiso University in 1886 and studied… Read More »John L. Duvall