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Cases McPheteridge,
Sledge, Gordon, Tapp, Choctaws
James McPheteridge Et Al.. William T.
Sledge Et Al., Harriet Gordon Et Al., Rose
Tapp Et Al., Choctaws.
Dawes Commission: Nos. 547, 817, 1005, and
1398. United States court: Central district.
No. 229; southern district, Nos. 93 and 94.
Choctaw-Chickasaw citizenship court: Nos.
106-T, 108-T, and 127-T.
September 7. 1890. Original application to
Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes
under act of June 10, 1896, for citizenship
in the Choctaw Nation of James McPheteridge
and Maud McPheteridge, Albert McPheteridge
and his children as citizens by blood;
Lizzie McPheteridge. his wife, as an
intermarried citizen.
October 9. 1890. Answer of Choctaw Nation
filed.
December 2, 1890. Decision of commission
admitting the persons included in
application.
February 2, 1897. Appeal taken by Choctaw
Nation to United State court, central
district, case No. 229.
September 7, 1890. Original application to
Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes
under act of June 10, 1890, for citizenship
in the Choctaw Nation of William Sledge,
Conza Sledge, his child, citizens by blood;
Mattie Sledge, his wife, citizen by
intermarriage.
October 9, 1896. Answer of Choctaw Nation
filed.
December 4, 1896. Decision of commission
admitting all the persons included in the
application.
February 2, 1897. Appeal was taken by
Choctaw Nation to United State court,
central district, and case consolidated with
case of James McPheteridge, No. 229.
October 8, 1897. Decree of United States
court for central district of Indian
Territory affirming decision of commission
and admitting the persons included in the
consolidated case.
December 17, 1902. Decision of United States
court vacated by decree of Choctaw and
Chickasaw citizenship court in the "test
case" of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations
or Tribes of Indians n. J. T. Riddle et al.,
and case appealed to Choctaw and Chickasaw
citizenship court for trial de, novo.
September 7, 1896. Original application made
to the Commission to the Five Civilized
Tribes under act of June 10, 1896, for
citizenship in the Choctaw Nation of Harriet
Gordon, William M. McPhateridge, Jane
McPhateridge (now Davenport). Florence
McPhateridge (now Lowrance). and George
Gordon, citizens by blood. Answer of Choctaw
Nation filed.
December 5, 1896. Decision of commission
denying the applicants in this case. Appeal
was taken to the United States court for the
southern district of Indian Territory.
January 30, 1898. Decree was entered by
United States court in case No. 93.
decreeing Mrs. Gordon, George McFatridge,
James McFatridge, Florence McFatridge,
William McFatridge, Jane Davenport, George
Gordon, all Choctaws by blood, residing in
Indian Territory and entitled to be admitted
and enrolled as members of the Choctaw Tribe
of Indians.
March 3, 1899. Subsequent decree rendered by
United States court eliminating the name of
George McFatridge from decree theretofore
rendered in this case.
December 17, 1902. Decision of United States
court for southern district of Indian
Territory vacated by decree of Choctaw and
Chickasaw citizenship court in the "test
case." Appeal was taken and the case
transferred to the Choctaw-Chickasaw
citizenship court for trial de novo.
September 9, 1890. Original application made
to Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes
under act of June 10, 1896, for citizenship
in the Choctaw Nation of Perry S. Tapp.
intermarried citizen; Rose Tapp, his wife;
Albert Tapp: Oney Tapp, children, citizens
by blood. Answer of the Choctaw Nation was
filed.
December 8. 1890. Commission rendered
decision denying all the applicants. Appeal
was taken to the United States court for the
southern district of Indian Territory.
January 20, 1898. Decree rendered by United
States court admitting Mrs. Rose Tapp,
Albert Tapp, Oney Tapp as citizens by blood,
but does not indicate any action upon the
application of Perry L. Tapp.
December 17, 1902. Decree of United States
court vacated by decree of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw citizenship court in the "test
case." Appeal was taken to the Choctaw and
Chickasaw citizenship court.
June 24, 1904. Proceedings before Choctaw
and Chickasaw citizenship court at
Tishomingo. Ind. T.. and a motion made that
the same testimony be made to apply in the
cases of William Sledge et al., No. 127;
Harriet Gordon et al., No. 106; and Rose
Tapp et al., No. 109. as they are identical.
The motion was granted.
October 20, 1904. Decrees were rendered by
Choctaw-Chickasaw citizenship court in each
of the above three cases denying the right
of the following persons to enrollment as
citizens of the Choctaw Nation:
James McPhetridge. Eliza (Lizzie)
McPhetridge, Maud McPhetridge, Albert
McPhetridge, William Sledge, Mattie Sledge,
Conza Sledge, Harriet Gordon, James
McFatridge, Florence Lowrance, William
McFatridge, Jane Davenport. George Gordon,
Rose Tapp, Albert Tapp. Onley (Anley) Tapp.
It is established by the record that the
claimants Harriet Gordon and William Sledge
are half brother and sister, both being the
children of Jane (Frazier) Frazer, who was
the daughter of Thomas Frazier, a Choctaw
Indian; that they have resided in the
Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations for 20 or 25
years; that they are half brother and half
sister of Maggie F. Richerson, who is also
the daughter of Jane Frazier. and who, with
her children and grandchildren, have been
enrolled upon the approved roll of citizens
by blood of the Choctaw Nation, as follows:
14286. Richerson. Maggie F.: 14287,
Richerson, Bertha Etta: 14288, Sanner,
Willie: 14298, Sanner. Louis; 14290, Sanner,
Jesse; 14291, Sanner. Arie L.: 14292,
Sanner, George; 14293; Richerson. John L.;
14294. Sanner. Lenna Etta: 14295. Sanner,
Walter.
Applications were made to the Commission to
the Five Civilized Tribes for enrollment as
citizens by blood and intermarriage of the
Choctaw Nation of the following persons:
September 22, 1898: Harriet Gordon, William
McFatridge, and George Gordon, citizens by
blood. September 22. 1898: James McFatridge.
Eliza McFatridge, intermarried. Maude
McFatridge. Myrtle McFatridge. May 24, 1900:
Robert McFatridge. April 8, 1902: William
Edward McFatridge. citizens by blood.
October 17, 1898: Florence Lowrance, Jessie
Lowrance, citizens by blood, and Julius C.
Davenport, born February 18, 1895. October
17, 1898: Jane Davenport, Hattie Davenport,
and October 1, 1900. Eva May Davenport,
citizens by blood. October 17, 1898, Rose
Tapp and Oney Tapp, citizens by blood.
October 21, 1898, William Sledge. Mattie
Sledge, intermarried. Conza Sledge, Maggie
Sledge; April 4, 1902. Anna Pearle Sledge,
and. May S. 1906, Lewis Sledge, citizens by
blood.
November 12, 1904. Commission entered orders
dismissing the applicants in the above cases
who were not included in the decrees of the
Choctaw and Chickasaw citizenship court for
the reason that the cases of the persons
through whom those applicants claimed had
been adversely decided by said citizenship
court.
Counsel for claimants respectfully represent
that, the principal claimants, Harriet
Gordon and William Sledge, are the half
brother and half sister of Maggie F.
Richerson, who is an enrolled citizen by
blood of the Choctaw Nation, her name
appearing opposite No. 14280 upon said roll
as approved by the Secretary, and that they
derive their Choctaw blood through the same
ancestor as the said Maggie F. Richerson;
and the other claimants are children and
grandchildren of the leading claimants; that
they have lived in the Choctaw and Chickasaw
Nations 20 or 25 years, or during their
life, and counsel for claimants respectfully
submit that the claimants should be
enrolled.
Those entitled to enrollment are:
James McFatridge, Maud McFatridge, Albert
McFatridge, Eliza McFatridge, William
Sledge, Conza Sledge, Mattie Sledge, Harriet
Gordon, James McFatridge, Florence Lowrance.
William McFatridge, George Gordon, John
Davenport, Rose Tapp, Albert Tapp, Aney (or
Only) Tapp.
Minor children for whose enrollment
application was made within the time
provided by law:
Myrtle McFatridge, Robert McFatridge,
William Edward McFatridge, Jessie Lowrance,
Hattie Davenport. Eva May Davenport, Maggie
Sledge. Anna Pearle Sledge, Lewis Sledge.
Respectfully submitted.
Walter S. Field.
NOTE: All the spellings of the
name McPheteridge to the end as McFatridge
as are written in book.
Notes About the Book:
Source: Five Civilized Tribes In Oklahoma, Reports of the Department of the
Interior and Evidentiary Papers in support of S. 7625, a Bill for the Relief of
Certain Members of the Five Civilized Tribes in Oklahoma, Sixty-second Congress,
Third Session, Published 1913, by the Department of the Interior, United States.
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing
has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual
output.
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