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John J. Barton
John J. Barton

The son of Irish immigrants Patrick and Nora Prendergast Barton, John J. Barton was born in Indianapolis on June 23,… Read More »John J. Barton

Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.
Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.

Born on September 29, 1910, the second of 11 children to his Slovenian and Austrian parents, Phillip Bayt Jr. attended… Read More »Phillip Louis Bayt Jr.

Joseph E. Bell
Joseph E. Bell

One of six children, Bell was born on November 28, 1865, and reared on a farm in Union County Indiana.… Read More »Joseph E. Bell

Walter C. Boetcher
Walter C. Boetcher

Born on November 13, 1881, a native of La Porte, Indiana, Boetcher spent most of his life in Indianapolis, moving… Read More »Walter C. Boetcher

Charles Andrews Bookwalter
Charles Andrews Bookwalter

Bookwalter was born on December 7, 1860, on a farm near Wabash, Indiana, and his family moved to Fort Wayne… Read More »Charles Andrews Bookwalter

Charles H. Boswell
Charles H. Boswell

Born on October 31, 1909, in Henderson, Kentucky, “Charlie” Boswell had a hardscrabble youth in the city’s area. A graduate… Read More »Charles H. Boswell

Roger W. Brown
Roger W. Brown

Born on May 22, 1942, into poverty in Brooklyn, New York, Brown gained fame at Wingate High School, outdueling Connie… Read More »Roger W. Brown

L. Keith Bulen
L. Keith Bulen

Lawyer, politician, and loyal Indiana University alumnus, above all L. Keith Bulen was an artful politician. Born on December 31,… Read More »L. Keith Bulen

Julia May Carson
Julia May Carson

Julia May Carson was the only child of an unwed mother. Born on July 8, 1938, in Louisville, Kentucky, she… Read More »Julia May Carson

John Caven
John Caven

Born on April 12, 1824, near McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Caven attended a primitive log school. He worked as a laborer in… Read More »John Caven

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