Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Centers Early in 1881, using $500 borrowed from his mother, opened a funeral parlor at 172 North Illinois Street in partnership… Read More »Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Centers
Francis William (Frank) Flanner (Dec. 5, 1854-Feb. 17, 1912). Frances William (Frank) Flanner was born in the Quaker village of Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County,… Read More »Francis William (Frank) Flanner
Calvin Fletcher (Feb. 4, 1798-May 26, 1866). Early settler, lawyer, banker, civic leader, and diarist, Calvin Fletcher was born in Ludlow, Vermont,… Read More »Calvin Fletcher
Stoughton A. Fletcher II (Nov. 24, 1879-Oct. 8, 1957). Grandson of bank founder and a native of Indianapolis, Stoughton A. Fletcher II attended local… Read More »Stoughton A. Fletcher II
Stoughton A. Fletcher Sr. (Aug. 22, 1808-Mar. 17, 1882). The youngest of 15 children, banker Stoughton A. Fletcher Sr. remained on the family farm… Read More »Stoughton A. Fletcher Sr.
Ford Motor Company In 1903, when Ford began taking orders for its legendary Model-T, the Indiana Auto Company at 34-36 Monument Place in… Read More »Ford Motor Company
William Fortune (May 27, 1863-Jan. 28, 1942). Born in Boonville, Indiana, Fortune was largely self-educated through intense reading and through boyhood work… Read More »William Fortune
Andrew “Bo” Foster (July 6, 1919-June 23, 1987). Andrew “Bo” Foster was born along an alley named Hudson near the apartment complex in… Read More »Andrew “Bo” Foster
John P. Frenzel II and Otto N. Frenzel I (John, Dec. 21, 1853-May 29, 1933; Otto, Sept. 8, 1856-June 23, 1925). Sons of the engineer responsible for driving the… Read More »John P. Frenzel II and Otto N. Frenzel I
Otto N. (Nick) Frenzel III (Dec. 1, 1930-Dec. 24, 2010). The son of and Eleanor Dickson Frenzel and a native of Indianapolis, Frenzel began his… Read More »Otto N. (Nick) Frenzel III
