Frances E. Husbands, Choctaw
Frances E. Husbands applied for Choctaw Nation citizenship by blood in 1896, along with her children and grandchildren. The Dawes Commission approved her claim, and the U.S. court upheld her enrollment in 1898. However, in 1902, the Choctaw-Chickasaw Citizenship Court vacated her enrollment, ultimately denying her citizenship in 1904. Despite this ruling, all her descendants were enrolled as Choctaw citizens based on her lineage. This case highlights inconsistencies in the citizenship court’s decisions, as her children and grandchildren received tribal rights while she was denied enrollment despite clear evidence of Choctaw ancestry.