Lucius Burrie Swift Born on July 31, 1844, in Orleans County, New York, Lucius Burrie Swift attended local schools and worked on his… Read More »Lucius Burrie Swift
Elmer E. Taflinger (Mar. 3, 1891-Aug. 13, 1981). Elmer E. Taflinger, or “Taf” as he was called, was born in Indianapolis and attended… Read More »Elmer E. Taflinger
Thomas Taggart (Nov. 17, 1856-Mar. 6, 1929). Born in Amyvale, County Monaghan, Ireland, Thomas Taggart came to the United States in 1861… Read More »Thomas Taggart
Ona Bryant Talbot (May 1865-Jan. 17, 1955). Talbot was born in Richview, Illinois, while her family was en route from Iowa to Indianapolis.… Read More »Ona Bryant Talbot
Michael Tamer Born in 1904 in Appalachia, Virginia, Tamer was the son of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. After moving to Indianapolis in the 1920s,… Read More »Michael Tamer
John Stevenson Tarkington (June 24, 1832-Jan. 30, 1923). John Stevenson Tarkington was born in Centerville, Indiana, to Joseph Tarkington and Mary Slawson. The… Read More »John Stevenson Tarkington
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869-May 19, 1946). A novelist who was only one of four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for… Read More »Newton Booth Tarkington
Sarkes Tarzian (Oct. 5, 1900-Oct. 7, 1987). Born in Kharpoot, Armenia, where his father was a businessman, Tarzian moved to the United… Read More »Sarkes Tarzian
Ben Taylor During a career that spanned 30 years, Ben Taylor played for and managed baseball teams in the Negro Leagues and… Read More »Ben Taylor
Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor (ca. 1872-ca. Feb. 25, 1922). A transplanted North Carolinian, Taylor was a cofounder of baseball’s Negro National League (NNL). Raised… Read More »Charles Isham (C. I.) Taylor
