Pink and Lucy Thompson Family

From Doaksville in the Chickasaw Nation, the family of Pink and Lucy Thompson appeared in front of the Dawes Commission. The year was 1899 and Pink spoke on behalf of the family. They were Pink and Lucy, their daughter Emma, four sons, Eddie, Walter, Jimmie and Freedman, and a grandchild Lyinz Hampton. They were placed on the Freedmen Rolls nad were thus eligible for land allotments.

However, by 1902  Pink Thompson made submit a request to have his children removed from the Freedman rolls and moved to that of Choctaws by blood. It was pointed out that his wife Lucy, was the daughter of Billy Fall who was a full blood, Choctaw. It was pointed out that he always acknowledged that Lucy was  his daughter, that he had with his enslaved woman Mary Sifac. With this acknowledgement of Lucy's tie to her father, her children should have been eligible for the same treatment as others who were the children of their native fathers.

National Archives, Ft. Woth, Texas
Perry Files, File #22  Image #1

Same source, image #2

The Thompsons were originally placed on a Chickasaw Freedman card, #D29, The same data was later recorded when they were moved form the Doubtful list to an standard card of Choctaw Freedmen #1224.

National Archives Publication M1186
Chickasaw Freedmen #1136 (Cancelled Card)

Reverse side of card

The basic questions posed by the Dawes Commission focused almost exclusively of the enslavement of the family by Chickasaws, and not about any blood tie or relationship of Lucy, to her parents. There was also questioning about the Chickasaw slave owning family, but not of Lucy's relationship to her Choctaw father.

National Archives Publication M1301

Same source as above

In spite of their ties to a Choctaw by blood, Pink and Lucy Thompson and their children all remained on the Freedmen roll. She was the daughter of her Indian father.

National Archives Publication M1186
Official Choctaw Freedman Enrollment Card #1224