Uriah was born in Ohio. He received a degree of M. D. from the Rush Medical College of Chicago and became medical doctor. In 1854, he stopped the practice of medicine to enter into the ministry. Uri was 52 years old and lived in Garden Grove, Iowa (Decatur County) when he was appointed Chaplain of 34th Iowa Infantry on 05 Oct 1862. He mustered in 03 Nov 1862. On 13 March 1863, Uri resigned in St. Louis, Missouri.. In 1874, Uri earned a Doctor of Divinity degree from Simpson Centenary College in Indianola, Iowa. He then became the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Lenox. Uri died on 05 Jan 1890 in Lenox.
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Buried at: Bedford Cemetery in Taylor County, Iowa