Daisy Elizabeth (Adams) Lampkin (abt. 1888 - 1965)

Born about 9 Aug 1888 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Died 10 Mar 1965 at about age 76 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Daisy (Adams) Lampkin is Notable.

Daisy Elizabeth Adams was a suffragist, and a civil rights and political activist.

Daisy Elizabeth Adams was born circa 1884 in Washington, District of Columbia and spent her youth in Reading, Pennsylvania. ^[1]

In 1900, 16-year-old Daisy was living with her mother Rosa, and her step-father, John H Temple on Walnut Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. Both her parents were employed as cooks and the census cites Daisy as being a housekeeper.^[2] Daisy's mother would die in 1909, perhaps precipitating her to leave home and move to Pittsburgh where she worked as a manicurist. In 1910 she was a lodger in the home of Nelson Scott on Collins Avenue in Pennsylvania.^[3]

Daisy married William Lampkin, about 1912^[4]. They would live on Webster Avenue for the duration of their marriage.By that time, Daisy was hosting local suffragette meetings at her home. She joined the New Negro Women's Equal Franchise Federation, which would later be renamed the Lucy Stone League and would be elected president in 1915. Lampkin’s early career as a suffragette included assembling street-corner speeches and organizing other Black housewives to actively engage in consumer groups.^[5]

It was also during this time that Lampkin joined the national framework of the black women's club movement. She was a shareholder and Vice President of The PIttsburgh Courier, and used her position at the newspaper to further social justice causes.

Lampkin’s work with the National Association of Colored Women (NACW) and other organizations led her to be appointed to the posts of NAACP regional field secretary in 1930 and national field secretary in 1935. The 1930 Census shows William and Daisy living on Webster Avenue. William was working as a chef in a club and Daisy is cited as field secretary for the NAACP.^[6]

In 1945, the NAACP named Lampkin the “NAACP Woman of the Year” . Due to health concerns she resigned as field secretary in 1947 but would serve as a director until 1964.

Elenore Roosevelt honored Lampkin with the Mary Mcleod Bethune World Citizenship Award in 1964.

Daisy died at her home on Webster Avenue in Philadelphia on March 10, 1965 at the age of 76. Formerly an executive, she was survived by her husband, William Lampkin. She was born August 9, 1888 in Pennsylvania to George Adams and Rose Proctor. The informant was her husband, William Lampkin of the same address. She was buried at Homewood Cemetery on March 15.^[7]

In 1983, a Pennsylvania Historical Marker was placed at her Webster Ave. apartment building in Pittsburgh. ^[1]

Pennsylvania Historical Marker Information

Daisy E. Lampkin

Dedicated: Tuesday, August 9, 1983

County: Allegheny

Marker Type: City

Categories: African American, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 20th Century, Women

GPS Coordinates: LNG: -79.97201, LAT: 40.44991

Location: 2519 Webster Ave. at Watt Ln., Hill District (Pittsburgh)

Marker Text: Outstanding as an NAACP organizer, Mrs. Lampkin was its National Field Secretary, 1935-47. President, Lucy Stone Civic League, 1915-65. A charter member, National Council of Negro Women, and Vice President, The Pittsburgh Courier. She lived here until her death in 1965.^[8]

Research Notes

Daisy's date of birth is questionable.

• early Census (1900-1920) cite 1884
• later Census (1930-1940) cite 1883
• death certificate: 9 Aug 1888 - this date is used on Memorial page
• There is a birth record for a daughter born to George S Adams and Rose Proctor in Washington, DC, on August 27, 1882.^[9]

One biography source indicates: raised one child together, their goddaughter, Romaine Childs, whom they adopted in 1924 after the death of her mother.^[10] I was unable to locate any records supporting this info.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Daisy Lampkin was a dynamo for change," [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96168379/daisy-lampkin-information/ The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 Feb 1998, p. A-10, col 2. (accessed 22 Feb 2022). [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96168404/daisy-lampkin-info-part-2/ part 2 of story.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Reading Ward 8, Berks, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1378; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1241378
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7602 #51821614 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Daisy E Adams (16), single stepdaughter, House Keeper, in household of John H Temple (51) in Reading Ward 8, Berks, Pennsylvania. Born in District of Columbia, USA.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1303; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0425; FHL microfilm: 1375316
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 7884 #23776190 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Daisy E Adams (26), single lodger, Manicurist, in household of Nelson W Scott (39) in Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in District of Columbia.
4. ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
   The Pittsburgh Press; Publication Date: 18/ Jun/ 1912; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/143769386/?article=37048128-b61c-4aba-b14c-eb8244519434/324b4b37-528f-4230-bc89-da9f64630a81&focus=0.62459135,0.148788,0.74797183,0.84735864&xid=3398
   Ancestry ca Record 62116 #304619511 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Daisy E Adams marriage to William Lamnkin in Abt 1912.
5. ↑ Journal of the Registry, Daisy Lampkin, Suffragist accessed on AAREG website 01-03-2023 Link to Bio
6. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 2341705
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6224 #48977468 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Daisy Lampkin (46), wife, FiELD SECRETARY, in household of William Lampkin (50) at 2601 Webster Avenue, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in District of Columbia.
7. ↑ Death: "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968"
   Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Box Number: 2424; Certificate Number Range: 020251-023100
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 5164 #15022034 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Daisy G E Lampkin death 10 Mar 1965 (born 9 Aug 1888), daughter of George Adams & Rose Proctor, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
8. ↑ PA markers search
9. ↑ Birth: "Washington, D.C., U.S., Select Births and Christenings, 1830-1955"
   District of Columbia, Births and Christenings, 1830-1955.. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2114652
   Ancestry ca Record 60259 #70952 (accessed 3 January 2023)
   Adams born on 27 Aug 1882, daughter of George S. Adams & Rose Proctor, in Washington, District of Columbia.
10. ↑ LeComte, Hannah, 2022, Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin accessed on Pennsylvania Center for the Book website 01-03-2023 Link to Biography

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFBS-DNP : 3 February 2021), Daisy Lampkin in entry for William Lampkin, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCM-R6R : accessed 22 February 2022), Daisy Lampkin in household of William Lampkin, Pittsburgh (Districts 1-250), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 12B, line 62, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1971; FHL microfilm 2,341,705.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQNR-LX5 : 2 February 2020), Daisy E Lampkin in household of William Lampkin, Ward 5, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-95, sheet 61A, line 22, family 192, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3654.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90979341/daisy-elizabeth-lampkin : accessed 21 February 2022), memorial page for Daisy Elizabeth Adams Lampkin (9 Aug 1888–10 Mar 1965), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90979341, citing Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Graves (contributor 47171280) .
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Elizabeth_Adams_Lampkin