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Uriah G. Dickens, M. D., is the son of Uriah and Susan Dickens and was born in Carroll Coun- ty, Tenn., June 9, 1852. The father is of old English stock and a native of North Carolina, his wife, also, coming originally from that State. They went to Tennessee in abont 1833, at a time when the country was comparatively new, and re- mained 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 his 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 Dennis, and in 1877 entered upon practice at Old Hickory postoffice, 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 confi- dence of all. In 1872 the Doctor married Miss Mary Frances 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.
Barzalia Elliott, a farmer and stockman resid- ing in Section 5, Township 6, Range 13 east, Fork Township, Faulkner County, was born in South Carolina, March 15, 1828. Jesse and Jane Elliott, his parents, lived in South Carolina some years and were of English descent. Grandfather Elliott emigrated to South Carolina a short time after the close of the Revolutionary War, having served seven years. Barzalia Elliott received his educa- tion in his native State, and in 1856 emigrated to Alabama, where he became acquainted with, and afterward married Miss Eliza Coffman, a native of Alabama. Her parents were from East Tennessee and of Holland origin. By this marriage six chil- dren were born, four of whom are yet living: Lu- zilla (born February 13, 1859, living at home), George King (born June 4, 1862, a teacher of pen- manship in Johnson, Tex.), Ruthey (born in 1867, lives with her parents), William (born in 1866, mar- ried Miss Alabama Tilley, a native of Arkansas, her parents being natives of Alabama). In the spring of 1867 Mrs. Elliott died, and was interred in the King cemetery, in Fork Township. In December Mr. Elliott was married to Miss Louisa Wilcox, of Alabama, the wedding taking place at the home of the bride's brother-in-law. Nine children were born of this marriage, six of whom are still living:
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J. T. Elliott, Charles, Jane, Hattie, James and Blueford. In 1859 Mr. Elliott came to Arkansas, locating on B. V. King's place, called East Fork, where he established himself at his trade of black- smithing, making and repairing everything needed by a farmer, and, in fact, doing all kinds of work in his line for the whole county hereabouts. He worked at this calling until June, 1862, when he enlisted in Company F, Second Regiment Trans- Mississippi department, and served about two months, then being transferred to an engineer corps of the same army and serving until captured at Atlanta, in 1864. He remained in the prison at Atlanta two months, then went from there to Chattanooga, where he took the oath of allegiance and later was transferred to Nashville, where he was engaged as teamster for the United States Government for a period of three months. Going :
to Little Rock he was employed as blacksmith for the Government, at the rate of $75 per month and rations. In May, 1860, he returned to Conway (now Faulkner) County, at his old stand, and again opened his shop, resuming his trade of gen- eral blacksmithing. This he continued until 1870, when he bought the farm where he now resides, making a purchase of 300 acres of land. Only twelve acres of this were under fence, and one lit- tle log cabin was the only other improvement. Mr. Elliott has now seventy-five acres under a high state of cultivation, and has also erected good houses, barns, etc., and such buildings as are seen upon well ordered Arkansas plantations; he has also given considerable attention to horticulture. Mr. Elliott and Luzilla and Ruthey are members of the Missionary Baptist Church, and he is also a member of East Fork Lodge No. 327, A. F. & A. M., having served one term as Junior Warden. He was made a Mason in Green Grove Lodge No. 107, at Conway. Though taking no active part in politics, he votes the Democratic ticket. He is a warm friend of school matters, and has served as a member of the school board. Mr. Elliott has lived to see the rapid and complete growth of the county, and is respected and esteemed by all who know him.
Green Berry Evans is numbered among the 44
substantial farmers and stock-raisers of this conn- ty. He is now residing on Section 34, Stone Township, and was born in Marshall County, North Ala., January 3, 1842, being the son of William and Mary (Hill) Evans. Mrs. Evans was the daughter of John Owen Hill, also a native of that State, who was married in Tennessee. Col. Hill participated in the Seminole War, and there obtained his title as colonel commanding a regi- ment of the United States troops. Mr. Evans re- ceived his education in Marshall County, in the subscription schools, and was reared on a farm, making his home with his parents until the age of twenty-two. In 1860 he went abroad with his uncle, Green B. Hill, landing at a port in France, where they remained about six weeks, and return- ing to America landed at New Orleans, going thence by steamer to Memphis, Tenn., and about six weeks later by boat to Gunter's Landing, on the Tennessee River: from there his home, nine miles distant, was reached. Here he remained un- til the fall of 1860. After stopping at Memphis he went to St. Charles Landing, on White River, and engaged with Col. Stearns, a planter (living near St. Charles), as an overseer. In the spring | of 1861 he returned to Memphis and enlisted in Gen. Forrest's Cavalry Regiment, serving as first lieutenant of Company A, Third Regiment Tennes- see Cavalry, and on the promotion of Gen. Forrest to command he was unanimously elected as captain of his company to fill the vacancy, serving as such to the end of the war, taking part in all the exciting battles under that famous general. While serving as general he was wounded by a minie ball, and though this was only a flesh-wound, a deep scar will ever remain to tell the tale. At the surrender of Gen. Forrest, Capt. Evans took the old com- pany and went to Mississippi, without having sur- rendered, and disbanded his company in Missis- sippi. He then returned to Arkansas, in 1865, and located in what is now the town of Mount Vernon, taking an active part in the clearing of the town site of that place. After renting land, farming and horse-trading for one year, he moved to Johnson County, where he also continued the business of farming and horse-trading, the latter
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occupation taking him into the Indian Nation, where he bought horses and drove them back to Arkansas, here disposing of them. In the fall of 1871 he came to Conway (now Faulkner) County, and established himself as a merchant at what was then, and is still, called Cadron Gap, supplying the men then engaged in building the Fort Smith & Little Rock Railroad. He homesteaded forty acres of land, to which he subsequently added, and also carried on business there about two years with good success. In 1872 he was married to Miss Martha Ann Satterfield, a native of Georgia, whose parents came to Arkansas at an early period. By that marriage two children are still living: Will- iam Thomas Evans (born April 10, 1874) and Ed- ward Job Evans (born February 9, 1876). Dur- ing the winter of 1878-79 Mr. and Mrs. Evans made a trip to Georgia to visit her aged grandpar- ents, Satterfield, the grandfather being nearly one hundred years old. The following summer (August 13, 1879,) Mrs. Evans died, and was buried in Stone cemetery, in Faulkner County, Ark. She was a faithful member of the Missionary Baptist Church. The 160 acres of land owned by Capt. Evans on the northeast quarter of Section 36, and also the forty-acre homestead, on Section 12, he cleared and improved, and in 1876 sold the forty, then clearing about 100 acres on Section 36, where he erected a good dwelling, two tenant houses, barns, etc. In 1880 Capt. Evans, with his two little boys, made a trip to Texas to visit his sister, Mrs. Martha Thompson, and tarried about eight months, and on May 9, 1881, was united in mar riage to Miss M. Hovis, a daughter of Mr. Archie C. and Savila (Wilson) Hovis. By this nnion seven children were born (four of whom are still living): Ira, Lee (twins, now deceased). John Cal- vin, Henry Alvin, Lula Hazeltine and Luella. November 10, 1888, Capt. Evans purchased a farm of 320 acres, 100 of which are now under cultiva- tion, and on this he resides at the present time, owning all told 480 acres, 160 under cultivation. He has usually bought his horses and mules, but has raised and sold cattle and hogs quite exten- sively. The Captain and Mrs. Evans are members of the Baptist Church, and he was made a Mason
in Green Grove Lodge No. 107 (to which he still belongs): Col. Clifton being Master at the time of his initiation. Capt. Evans is, and always has been, a liberal contributor to all religious, social and educational enterprises. A fact that speaks well for him is, that he was never implicated in a lawsuit or anything of the kind. A peaceable and good citizen, he commands the respect of all who know him.
Benjamin S. Farrow is acknowledged to be a prominent figure in commercial circles, and one of the most enterprising merchants of Faulkner Coun- ty. He was born in Montgomery County, Ala., in the year 1843, and was the fourth in a family of six children born to John M. and Susan M. (Smith) Farrow, of Virginia. The parents moved to Mis. souri in 1839, and located in Montgomery County, where the father engaged in mercantile life, and resided there for a number of years. For several years he was county and probate judge of that county. In 1872 he moved to Crawford County, in the same State, where he was elected to the same office, which he filled with a dignity and wis- dom that has never been surpassed. His death occurred in December, 1881, but his excellent widow still survives him, and is residing in Craw - ford County. Benjamin was reared in Missouri, and received his education in the public schools of Danville, in that State. After finishing his studies he entered his father's establishment, and remained with him until he reached his twenty fourth year. At that time the Civil War had just begun, and he enlisted in the Confederate army, becoming a member of the Home Guards, in which body he served with distinction. After the war was over he returned to Missouri, and in 1867 was married, in Montgomery County, to Miss Sarah J. Woods, of that State. He then settled with his bride at Jonesboro, where he embarked in commercial life, and continued in business for a number of years with great success. He also farmed for some length of time in Crawford and Montgomery Coun- ties, but in 1869 sold out his business and agri- cultural interests in Missouri and moved to Arkan- sas, making the entire trip in wagons. His first settlement was at Mount Vernon, in Faulkner
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County, where he engaged in various occupations before deciding on anything definite, but in 1882 he changed his location to Conway, where he opened up a first-class hotel, in which business he contin- ued until he entered into his present pursuit, in 1888. Mr. Farrow's business has rapidly increased since his opening, and he is now contemplating a removal to a larger building and adding to his stock. He carries everything found in a first-class general store, and has become one of the most pop- ular merchants in that section. He is an active politician and an ardent Democrat, and has made the canvass for sheriff. In Montgomery County, Mo., he served as justice of the peace in a highly creditable manner, and in Faulkner County, Ark., he has been a member of the town council with equally as good results. In secret societies, Mr. Farrow is a member of Green Grove Lodge No. 107, A. F. & A. M., and Woodland Lodge No. 11, K. of P. He also belongs to Faulkner Lodge No. 1,624, K. of H., and is Assistant Dictator in that or- der. Four children were born to the union of Mr. and Mrs. Farrow, of whom two are yet living; Eva - lina Margaret died at the age of eight years, and Susan Matilda died when three years old. Those living are Edith Mary and Claudius Golder. In re- ligious faith, Mr. Farrow and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and take a deep interest in religious and educational matters. The former is an active and liberal citizen in aid- ing all worthy enterprises for the advancement of his county, and is held in high esteem by the entire community.
Joseph J. Fowler, intimately identified with Faulkner County as one of its prominent planters, was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., in the year 1840, and is a son of H. and M. (Nolan) Fowler, born in South Carolina, in 1806, and Alabama, in 1813, respectively. The father moved to Alabama with his parents in 1818. and met his wife here a number of years afterward. Shortly after their marriage they removed to Mississippi, and when Joseph was seven years old the parents came to Arkansas, and in 1852 located in Lonoke County, where the father died in 1857, and the mother in 1863. The elder Fowler was a merchant and farm-
er by occupation, and a son of John Fowler, of South Carolina, whose father was Joseph Fowler, a native of England, and a soldier in the Revolu- tionary War. The grandfather on the mother's side, Thomas Nolan, was also a soldier during the Revolution, and fought at the battle of New Or- leans, under Gen. Jackson. Joseph J. was the second child of three sons and four daughters born to the parents, and since he has been seven years old has resided in Arkansas. When nineteen years of age he entered the wagon-making establishment of his father, where he learned the trade, and fol- lowed that calling until the year 1870. He then turned his attention to farming, at which he has continued ever since. He was married in Lonoke County, in 1861, to Miss Susan I., daughter of Samuel and Harriet McEwan, of Ohio and Ken- tucky, respectively, and had six children by this union, of whom two sons and one daughter are yet living. Soon after his marriage he removed to Texas, and on the outbreak of the war between the North and South, he enlisted in the Fourth Texas State Cavalry Troops, Confederate Army, and served in that body until he was honorably discharged. On his return to Arkansas he joined the Twelfth Arkansas Regiment of Cavalry, and took part in a great many battles and skirmishes, until October, 1864, when he retired from the army to enjoy the peace he had so nobly won. Mr. Fowler then located in Lonoke County, and resided there until 1870, when he moved to his present farm, which was then but very little im- proved. He now has seventy-five acres under cul- tivation, and altogether owns about 120 acres of the most fertile land in Central Arkansas, situated some five and a half miles east of Conway. In politics he was formerly a Whig, but is now an independent voter, and uses his influence for the man he honestly thinks entitled to office. He has been a prominent member of Lonoke Lodge No. 51, A. F. & A. M., for twenty years. Mrs. Fowl- er has belonged to the Methodist Church for some time, and is a devout Christian woman, who takes delight in assisting any worthy cause. One of Mr. Fowler's most intimate friends is the present Governor of Arkansas, the Hon. J. P. Eagle, who
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was his playmate and companion in childhood, and a stanch friend in later days.
Samuel Frauenthal. As one of the most prom- ising of Arkansas' younger attorneys, and who has already made an excellent reputation in his pro- fession, Mr. Frauenthal is favorably known. He was born in Louisville, Ky., in the year 1862, being the third of seven children born to Jacob and Yetta (Landan) Frauenthal, of Bavaria, Ger- many. The father came to this country with his parents in 1850, and settled in Louisville, Ky., where he was afterward married, and also em- barked in mercantile life. Some years later he moved to Russellville, Ky., and engaged in busi- ness up to the year 1883, when he came to Con- way, Ark., but he has since then given up active pursuits, and both parents live a retired life in that city. Samuel was reared in Louisville, and received his education at the Bethel College of Russellville, Ky., entering in 1874 and graduat- ing with the class of 1880. He then commenced reading law in that city, and continued for one year, when he went to Memphis, Tenn. At that city he resumed his reading until he had attained a proficiency in the legal profession, and returned to Russellville, where he was admitted to the bar August 5, 1881. The following year he came to Conway, Ark., and entered actively upon his chosen calling in Faulkner and adjoining counties, !
soon establishing a reputation, which, for a young attorney, was of the most flattering nature. He now has a large clientage throughout the sur- rounding country, and a finely appointed office in which to transact his business, as also a good law library. He is well known in political circles, and votes with the Democratic party. Educational matters have always possessed a deep interest for Mr. Frauenthal, and at one time he was a director on the school board. He has also been a member of the town council, and was several times a dele- gate to the State convention. In secret societies Mr. Frauenthal belongs to Woodland Lodge No. 11. K. of P., and is Chancellor Commander in that order. In every matter relating to the develop- ment and growth of Faulkner County, he is one of the leading spirits. He is a man of keen observa-
tion. great tact and shrewdness, and bids fair to be the leading attorney of this county in the near future.
David R. B. Greenlee, an esteemed and able practicing physician and surgeon. of Faulkner County, was born December 8, 1829, in Rockbridge County, Va., his parents being David and Hannah (Grigsby) Greenlee, both of whom were also natives of Rockbridge County. David Greenlee was born in 1781, and died in the county of his birth. He was a son of John Greenlee, likewise of that county, of which he was the first white child born, and the only one surviving the Indian massacre in 1750. Descended from Scotch blood, he was the last sheriff of the English colony in Virginia. Hannah (Grigsby) Greenlee was born in 1799 and died in 1862, having spent her life in her native county. She had seven daughters and five sons, four now living. David R. B. Greenlee received his literary education in Emery College, Washington County, Va., and his medical instruc- tion in the University of Pennsylvania, at Phila- delphia, graduating in 1852. He commenced the practice of medicine the same year in Mercer County, W. Va., where he remained five years, spending the next four years in Chicot County, Ark., after which he went to Harper's Ferry, and joined the Confederate army as a private in Com- pany C, First Virginia Cavalry. He took an active part in all the principal battles in North Virginia excepting Seven Pines, and received a wound on the left leg, being struck by a shell. At the close of the war, returning to Chicot County, Ark., Dr. Greenlee resumed the practice of medicine, and re- mained there until 1868, when he moved to Wichita, Kas., which was his home long enough for him to see the wilderness blossom into a town of 3,000 inhabitants. In 1885 he removed to Faulkner County, where he has an extensive prac- tice, being justly considered one of the most skill- ful physicians and surgeons of this part of the country. In December, 1871, Dr. Greenlee mar- ried Mrs. Amanda (Boone) Gifford, daughter of Hezekiah Boone, and great grandniece of Daniel Boone. She was the mother of three children by her first husband, two of whom are living: Anna
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(wife of W. B. Hergis) and Fred B. Two daugh- ters are the result of her marriage with Dr. Green- lee: Maude G. and Kate T. Dr. Greenlee has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1852, having taken nine degrees in that order. He was representative to the Grand Lodges in Virginia, Kansas and Arkansas, and is one of the oldest Masons in Faulkner County. He is a member of the Agricultural Wheel, and held the position of school director several years in Wichita, Kas. Politically a Democrat, he cast his first presiden- tial vote for Scott, being a Whig in those days. Dr. Greenlee and wife are useful members of the Presbyterian Church.
L. B. Griffing, proprietor of the representative dry goods, notion and millinery house of Conway, first established his business here in 1887, and car- ries one of the largest and most complete stocks of dress goods in Faulkner County. He was born in Sevier County, Ark., in 1856, and was the oldest in a family of seven children born to W. L. and Jerusha (Profis) Griffing, of Mississippi and Ar- kansas, respectively. The father first came to the latter State in the year 1831, and settled in Sevier County with his parents. He was only four years of age at that time, and was reared and remained in that county until his marriage. During the war he enlisted in the Confederate army, and served gallantly in an Arkansas regiment. In 1866 he re- moved to Texas, where he remained for two years, and in 1868 returned to Mississippi, but in 1871 came back to Arkansas and settled in Franklin County, which he made his permanent home. He purchased a large plantation and turned his atten- tion entirely to its cultivation, and some years after- ward was known as one of the most successful planters in his county. Both parents are yet liv- ing, and enjoying life at a mellow age. L. B. Griffing was reared on a farm and attended school in Logan County, where he acquired a perfect mas- tery of the English branches. After completing his studies he taught school himself for several terms, and next accepted a position with one of the business houses of Webb City, Franklin County. From there he moved to Conway, in March, 1881, and again entered mercantile life, being employed
by the firm of Sneed & Co., with whom he re- mained two years. After severing his connection with this house he embarked in the general mer- chandise business himself, with a Mr. Witt as part- ner, under the firm name of Griffing & Witt. This remained unchanged for two years, but at the end of that period Mr. Witt withdrew and Mr. Griffing carried on the business alone until the year 1886, when he branched off into hotel-keeping. The fol- lowing year, in partnership with Mr. A. R. Witt,. he formed the firm of Griffing & Witt (drugs), and in the spring of 1888 he established his present business. Mr. Griffing's patronage has rapidly in- creased, and now it can be said that he is consid- ered among the very foremost in that business in Faulkner County. He carries a heavy stock in dress goods, millinery and, in fact, everything that pleases the feminine mind, and his business is growing largely. He is not an active politician, but his sympathies are with and he votes the Demo- cratic ticket. He is a member of Woodland Lodge No. 11, K. of P., and was initiated a member of that order in 1881. In 1882 he was married in Conway to Mrs. Mary A. Johnson, daughter of J. E. Martin, a prominent citizen of that city. This union gave them three children: Floyd M., Louis D. and Effie L. Mr. and Mrs. Griffing are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the former takes a deep interest in religious and educational matters. He is a keen observer of man- kind and events, and has watched with practiced eye the progress of Faulkner County from the first day of his arrival to the present. He is one of Conway's most enterprising citizens, and a liberal contributor to any public or private affair for the county's development.
The Higgs Family. Thomas J. Higgs (de- ceased), father of this interesting family, was a son of Thomas Higgs, one of the early settlers of Geor- gia. Thomas J. Higgs was a farmer of Western Tennessee, and was married in 1845, to Miss Sarah Reynolds, a native of Kentucky. They moved to the State of Mississippi, where Mr. Higgs' death oc- curred, on May 8, 1860. Mrs. Higgs removed from Mississippi to Arkansas, in 1882, where she lives with her son, Thomas H. (who was born January
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