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Dr. D. J. Warren, Atkins, Ark. The name of Warren is one of the most influential in Pope County, Ark., and Dr. Warren, among its most talented physicians, has obtained a reputation placing him in the front ranks of the medical fraternity. His parents, Charles and J. (Jones) Warren, were natives of Tennessee. The father was a stone mason by trade, and died in April, 1832. The mother moved to Mississippi in 1845, and resided there until her death in 1852. Our subject’s paternal grandfather, Burris Warren, was a native of England and came to America in colonial times. He was a soldier in the Revolution and in the battle of Bunker Hill he received a slight wound, although he continued to fight for independence until the close of the war. He had but one brother and he was also in the Revolutionary War, but on the other side. After the war Grandfather Warren lived in North Carolina for some time, married, and settled in Middle Tennessee, where he died about 1842. He was the father of about five children. Dr. D. J. Warren was born in Tennessee in 1828, but moved with his mother to Mississippi, where he resided until 1852. He then came to Arkansas, settled in Conway County, and there entered and bought land which he cultivated for a number of years. He was married twice, first in 1855 to Miss Nancy Eubanks, a native of Arkansas, and daughter of James Eubanks, who emmigrated from Alabama to Arkansas at an early day. Mrs. Warren died December 7, 1858. Dr. Warren’s second marriage occurred January 1, 1861, to Miss Mary A. Bernard, a native of Pope County, and the daughter of Wilson Bernard. Mr. Bernard was born in the Buckeye State, but came to Arkansas at a very early day. He settled in the woods on the river bottom, cultivated the soil, and during the war went to Texas, where his death occurred. The mother’s maiden name was Appleton and she died in 1877. They were members of the Missionary Baptist Church. The father assisted in removing the Indians from this section. He had seven children, and for a time he employed a teacher for them. One daughter in Texas, another in California, and our subject’s wife are the only ones now living. During the late unpleasantness between the North and South, or in the fall of 1861, Dr. Warren enlisted in Company C, Tenth Arkansas Regiment Infantry, and was in the siege of Port Hudson where he was advanced to the rank of first lieutenant. He was captured at that place, sent to the military prison at Johnson’s Island, Ohio, and retained until the surrender of Gen. Lee, a period of two years. The Federal Government gave transportation to Little Rock and he walked the balance of the way. Dr. Warren began the study of medicine in 1858, attended lectures in Cincinnati during 1859-60, and was assistant surgeon for fifteen months in the army before he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. On his return to Pope County he at once began the practice of medicine. In 1873 he was one of the first to locate in Atkins and soon bought forty acres near town. In 1881 he bought six acres in town, and erected a residence on it. He is now the owner of 240 acres of land, and has 175 acres under cultivation, also an additional tract of eighty acres of good timber. The Doctor with four others, erected the school-house at Atkins, and he has done much to advance the cause of education. To Dr. Warren’s second marriage were born five children, two living: Joicy (was born April 8, 1868, and died August 7, 1871), Rhoda (was born December 9, 1869, and received her education at Arkadelphia and Blue Mountain), Andrew T. (was born September 7, 1872), and Tabitha (was born March 11, 1874). The family are members of the Baptist Church. Dr. Warren is a member of the Masonic fraternity.