Madeline (Rakeman) Thomas
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Madeline I. (Rakeman) Thomas (1894 - 1973)

Madeline I. Thomas formerly Rakeman aka Tebo
Born in Nebraska, United Statesmap
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Daughter of [father unknown] and
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Wife of — married [date unknown] (to 24 Mar 1935) [location unknown]
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Died at age 79 in Nebraska, United Statesmap
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Madeline was Ho-Chunk.

Contents

Biography

Birth

Madeline was born on 11 July 1894. (Find a Grave) She was the daughter of Louisa Sampson. Madeline's surname is given consistently in the censuses as "Rakeman", but her husband's draft card gives it as "Rickman". The 1930 Federal census reports that her father was Winnebago. The closest to this set of names is Peter Rockman (b. ca. 1870), a Wisconsin Winnebago who had been involved in a number of serial marriages.

Name

The 1898 census gives as her Hocąk name only her birth order name, Hīnū́gā, "First Daughter".

However, in her Carlisle Indian School paperwork submitted by Angel De Cora, her Hocąk name is given as Hinpiwin, which is for Hį̄pį̄́wįga, "Good Fur", from hį̄, "hair, fur"; pį̄, "nice, good, possible"; -wį, a feminine gender infix; and -ga, a definite article suffix used in proper names. This is an attested Wolf Clan name.

Relatives

When she was growing up, she was next door neighbor to Angel and Julia DeCora who were her mother's half-sisters. Angel became famous as an artist and educator.

Education

Linda Waggoner tells us,

Angel returned from her trip west to New York City by the fall
of 1904, accompanied by her ten-year-old niece, Madelyn
Rickman, the daughter of Louisa Sampson. Angel took on the
task of finding a school for Madelyn, who may have been odd
girl out in a household headed by her stepfather. Angel felt duty
bound to remove her niece from the reservation. In September
she enrolled Madelyn in the progressive Ethical Culture School
in Manhattan, where she would remain for the next two years.
The school's mission statement must have appealed to Angel.
Established by Felix Adler, it emphasized ethical behavior over
"religious superstition." (Waggoner, 126)

Marriage

She married Joseph Thomas sometime between 1915, where in the census of that year he is listed as living alone, and 1918, when his draft card lists Madeline as his next of kin.

Sometime prior to 1967, she remarried to someone with the surname "Tebo". (Death Index)

1942 Marriage License July 6, 1942, Joseph Tebo and Mrs. Madeline Rickman, both of Winnebago. (The Pender Times 10 Jul 1942, Fri p.1)

Children

Madeline had the following children with Joseph Thomas (1934 census):

Name Dates
Peter James 26 Jan 1910 — 5 Sep 2006
Lawrence Joseph 9 July 1915 – 14 May 1961
Howard Alexander 17 July 1917 — 24 Aug 1961
Joseph Francis 16 Jan 1922 – 1 Jul 1975
Henry Daniel 11 Sept 1924 – 6 Nov 1983
Mary Elizabeth Stufflebeam 29 Nov 1926 – 9 Sep 1978
Bernard Sylvester 19 July 1930 – 1971
Grace Bell 15 Feb 1935

Death

She passed away on 16 August 1973, and is buried at Saint Augustine Mission Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska. (Find a Grave)

Sources

  • Linda M. Waggoner, Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-8061-3954-8.
  • 1898 Indian census; Roll: M595_312; Page: 24; Line: 22; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1899 Indian census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 28; Line: 12; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1900 Indian census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 29; Line: 13; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1901 Indian census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 28; Line: 23; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1902 Indian census; Roll: M595_313; Page: 19; Line: 31; Agency: Omaha & Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1905 Indian census; Roll: M595_663; Line: 11; Agency: Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1910 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Roll: T624_857; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0207; FHL microfilm: 1374870. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • Student File of Madelon De Cora, Carlisle Indian School, 1906 - 1910. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 75, Series 1327, box 65, folder 3275.
  • U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Thurston County, Nebraska. United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls.
  • 1921 Indian census; Roll: M595_665; Page: 55; Line: 15; Agency: Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1926 Indian census; Roll: M595_666; Page: 54; Line: 4; Agency: Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • 1930 Federal Census for Winnebago, Thurston, Nebraska; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0016; Description: WINNEBAGO VILLAGE; FHL microfilm: 2341029. United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
  • 1934 Indian census; Roll: M595_669; Page: 92; Line: 2; Agency: Winnebago. Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M595, 692 rolls); Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
  • Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 January 2021), memorial page for Madeline Rakeman Thomas (11 Jul 1894–16 Aug 1973), Find a Grave Memorial no. 14807268, citing Saint Augustine Mission Cemetery, Winnebago, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by kmapp (contributor 46799577) .




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