Pisquoponok Fredericks

Pisquoponok Fredricks was a Menominee Indian woman of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Mamaceqtaw (Menominee) Treaty Lands by the Wisconsin Cartographer’s Guild
Thirty-four clans, grouped into five distinct divisions called brothers, characterized traditional Menominee society in their homeland of what is now Wisconsin. Menominee culture developed the clan system to address vital issues that the tribe faced.

The Bear assumed the duties of civil administration throughout the tribe. The Eagle took as its lot war, fire carrying, and camp laborers. The Wolf pursued hunting, and the Crane, construction obligations. The Moose accepted as his duty camp security, overseeing of the wild rice beds, and supervising rice harvest and distribution.

(See https://www.menominee.edu/tmcs/the-menominee-clans-story/the-five-c... for a full-sized view of this image)

Further Reading:
1) “The Menominee Clans Story - College of Menominee Nation - Why Wait?” Www.menominee.edu, www.menominee.edu/tmcs/the-menominee-clans-story.

Biography:
Pisquoponok Fredricks was born c.1886 to unknown parents in Wisconsin. Indian census reports show her as married from 1919 through 1929, both before and after she was admitted to the Canton Asylum. Still, these same census reports do NOT identify her husband, nor is it suggested that she had any children.

In the book Vanished in Hiawatha, author Carla Joinson suggests only that she was mentioned in fiscal years 1926 and 1930, but she is identified in the Canton female censuses from 1923 through 1932. She died at the Canton Asylum on March 30, 1932, of lobar pneumonia, but there is no record of her being buried in the Hiawatha Cemetery. Her remains were likely returned home to Wisconsin, but I find no records yet.

Curator Note:Despite what seems to be extensive documentation below, there are very few details about Pisquoponok Fredricks as a person.

Her profile is part of the https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Canton_Asylum.

Research Notes:
-Pisquoponok disappeared from the Canton female census in the June 30, 1932 report
-single on June 30, 1918, married on June 30, 1919
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Sources:

1910 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll200unit/page/n145/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 146/589, line 289 (age 24, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Indian School, Wis.

1911 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll200unit/page/n254/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 255/589, line 308 (age 25, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Indian School, Wis.

1912 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll200unit/page/n313/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 314/589, line 318 (age 26, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Indian School, Wis.

1913 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll200unit/page/n410/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 411/589, line 364 (age 27, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Indian School, Wis.

1914 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll200unit/page/n506/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 507/589, line 373 (age 28, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agnecy, Wis.

1915 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll201unit/page/n26/mode/1.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 27/619, line 369 (b=1886=age 29, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1916 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll201unit/page/n144/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 145/619, line 366 (b=1886, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1917 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll201unit/page/n310/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 311/619, line 363 (b=1886, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1918 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll201unit/page/n419/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 420/619, line 375 (b=1886, single), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1919 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll201unit/page/n529/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 530/619, line 376 (b=1886, married, at Canton), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1920 Jun 30 -“Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll202unit/page/n27/mode/1.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 28/810, line 383 at Canton (b=1886, married), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1920 Jan 30 - "United States, Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J7-FNX : Sun Mar 10 22:26:48 UTC 2024), Entry for Pisquoponte Fridericks, 1920, pg. 652/1130, line 77 (age 29), census of the Asylum for Insane Indians, Canton township, Lincoln County, South Dakota

1921 Jun 30 -“Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll202unit/page/n27/mode/1.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 141/810, line 390 at Canton (b=1886, married), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1921 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, archive.org/details/indiancensusroll138unit/page/n137/mode/1up?view=theater. Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 507/519, line 15, female census Canton Asylum

1922 Jun 30 -“Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll202unit/page/n333/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 334/810, line 399 at Canton (b=1886, married), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1923 Jun 30 -“Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll202unit/page/n521/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 522/810, line 398 at Canton (b=1886, married), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1923 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=032/1140, line 17, female census Canton Asylum

1923 Jul 3 - Harry R. Hummer; Hummer, Harry R., “1923 Annual Report Narrative and Census,” Honoring the Dead: A Digital Archive of the Insane Indian Asylum, accessed December 6, 2024, https://honoringthedead.omeka.net/items/show/18.

1924 Jun 30 -“Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll202unit/page/n671/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 672/810, line 408 at Canton (b=1886, married), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1924 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, archive.org/details/indiancensusroll138unit/page/n137/mode/1up?view=theater. Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 514/519, line 20, female census Canton Asylum

1925 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll203unit/page/n17/mode/1.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 18/866, line 412 at Canton (b=1886, married), census of the Menimonee Indians, Keshena Agency

1925 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=117/1140, line 19, female census Canton Asylum

1926 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll203unit/page/n169/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 170/866, line 425 (Canton) (b=1886, married), census of the Menominee Indians, Keshena Agency

1926 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=168/1140, line 20, female census Canton Asylum

1927 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll203unit/page/n330/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 331/866, line 423 (Canton Asylum) (b=1886, married), census of the Menominee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1927 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=186/1140, line 21, female census Canton Asylum

1928 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll203unit/page/n580/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 581/866, line 429 (At Canton Asylum) (b=1886, married), census of the Menominee Indians, Keshena Agency, Wis.

1928 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=211/1140, line 19, female census Canton Asylum

1929 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll203unit/page/n648/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 649/866, line 429 (At Canton Asylum) (b=1886, married), census of the Menominee tribe, Menominee Reservation, Keshena jurisdiction

1929 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=329/1140, line 20, female census Canton Asylum

1930 Jun 30 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll203unit/page/n648/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 32/633, line 448 (Canton Insane Asylum) (age 44, single), census of the Menominee tribe, Menominee Reservation, Keshena jurisdiction

1930 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=351/1140, line 21, female census Canton Asylum

1931 Apr 1 - “Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll204unit/page/n329/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 32/633, line 449 (Canton Insane Asylum) (age 45, single), census of the Menominee Reservation, Keshena jurisdiction

1931 Jun 30 - Canton Insane Asylum: 1923-33; Cantonment School, pg. 370/1140: 1910-27, Series: Superintendents' Annual Narrative and Statistical Reports 1910 – 1935, Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20408 @ https://catalog.archives.gov/id/155855298?objectPage=371/1140, line 19, female census Canton Asylum

1932 Mar 30 -“Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940 [Microform].” Internet Archive, Washington : National Archives and Records Service, 1965, https://archive.org/details/indiancensusroll205unit/page/n497/mode/.... Accessed 29 Feb. 2024, pg. 498/542, line 449 (age 46 at Canton Insane Asylum), Menominee Reservation, Keshena Indian Agency