Uriah G. Dickens, M.D., born June 9, 1852, in Carroll County, Tennessee, is a respected physician in Faulkner County, Arkansas. He is the son of Uriah and Susan Dickens, who moved from North Carolina to Tennessee in 1833 and then to Arkansas in 1860. Uriah, the tenth of eleven children, was educated in common schools and studied medicine under Enoch Davis. He began his practice in 1877, eventually settling near Preston. In 1872, he married Mary Francis Polk, a descendant of James K. Polk, and they have six children. Dr. Dickens, also a farmer, is a member of the Masonic order, and his wife is a member of the Christian Church.
Uriah G. Dickens, M.D., is the son of Uriah and Susan Dickens and was born in Carroll County, Tenn., June 9, 1852. The father is of English stock and a native of North Carolina, his wife also coming originally from that state. They went to Tennessee in about 1833, at a time when the country was comparatively new, and remained there until the fall of 1860, when they emigrated to Arkansas. They are the parents of eleven children: Judy A., Emily K., Tyresa, George E., and William Louis (all deceased), Thomas M., E. R., Cassandra, Francis M., and Susan (all married). Our subject, the tenth child in the family, was reared on the father’s farm and received his education from the common schools. Upon completing his literary schooling, he began the study of medicine at the age of twenty-four under Enoch Davis, and in 1877 entered upon practice at Old Hickory post office, moving after three years to Enola, Faulkner County. After remaining in Enola for four years, he located in Pope County, but for the last four years has been practicing near Preston, Faulkner County, with excellent success and in a manner which has won for him the confidence of all.
In 1872 the Doctor married Miss Mary Francis Polk, a descendant of James K. Polk, and a daughter of John Polk, a farmer of Pope County and a native of Georgia. Dr. and Mrs. Dickens have six children living: Alice E., George W., Martha S., T. M. C., Mary F., and J. M. Mrs. Dickens is a devoted member of the Christian Church, and he is a member of the Masonic order. He carries on farming in connection with his practice.