Mobile County AlArchives Obituaries.....Dickens, John R. March 23, 1885
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The Daily Mobile Press, March 25, 1885
DEATH OF AN INDIAN CHIEF.

JOHN R. DICKINS, OF DICKINS' FERRY.
On Monday, John R. Dickins died at his residence at Dickins' Ferry
on Dog River, about twenty-five miles from the city.
John R. Dickins was,and has been,for a score more years familiar to
the eyes of every man, woman and child in and about Mobile.
He was made conspicuous by his eccentric peculiarities which display
themselves in a strong desire to practice the habits and customs of
the Indians even while living in a civilized and intelligent
community.   His life was an eventful one, and fraught with many
incidents and adventures of greater magnitude than are met with in
the lives of most men;  but little is known,however,of the details
of his life.
He was born in Georgia about 70 years ago. From Georgia he went to
Texas,and it is believed that it was there he was first thrown with
the Indian tribes with whom he afterwards became identified.

He was a frequent visitor to this city, and always attracted attentio
by his attire,which was the full dress of an Indian, consisting of
buckskin coat with breeches and leggins of the same material,
ornamented with beads and a buckskin cap,set off with feathers.
It has been his habit to vist to Indian Territory where he would
devote several months to visiting the different tribes and looking up
his friends.  One peculiarity of these vists was that he would leave
home without the knowledge of his family, who never knew of his
whereabouts until his return.  At the time of his death he held the
title of chief of the tribes.

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