Cases McPheteridge, Sledge, Gordon, Tapp, Choctaws
James McPheteridge, Harriet Gordon, William Sledge, and others sought enrollment as Choctaw citizens based on descent from Thomas Frazier, a Choctaw Indian. Their claims were initially approved by the Dawes Commission and upheld by U.S. courts but were later vacated by the Choctaw-Chickasaw citizenship court in 1902. Despite residing in Indian Territory for decades, their applications and those of their descendants were denied. Counsel argued they should be enrolled alongside their half-sister, Maggie F. Richerson, whose Choctaw citizenship was recognized.