George B. Dooley
Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dooley and Daughter
The beginning of many a successful career dates from marriage when the burden of responsibilities brings out the best there is in a man. When about twenty-two years old, George B. Dooly married a competent young woman, two years his junior, and they started to make their way as renters. Ambitious and industrious they soon outgrew their early economic conditions and while rearing and educating their children, they also kept advancing in material prosperity. Mr. Dooley is proprietor of a fine "Marshfield Farm" in Pleasant Township, and his place in the community life is further evidenced by his capable service for several years as township trustee.
Mr. Dooley was born in Franklin Township, Grant County, November 13, 1865, a son of David R. and Elizabeth (Rhea) Dooley. The parents were both natives of Preble County, Ohio. The father when a young man came to Grant County, but after a brief while went back to his home vicinity, where he was married, and then brought his young wife to Grant County, locating on a farm on the Delphi Pike, four miles west of Marion. He remained a resident of Franklin Township the rest of his days. The father was a quiet, unassuming citizen, prospered as a farmer, and he and his wife were both active members of the Christian Church. They were the parents of six children, and three are now living, namely: Rachael, wife of David M. Miller of Franklin Township; James A., who married Mary Thompson, and lives in Marion; and George G. The other three children, Mary Ann, Julia and Joseph Aldine, all lived to be grown.
George B. Dooly was reared on the old farm in Franklin Township, attended the district schools during his youth, but his schooling was derived almost entirely from attendance during the winter months, since his services were required at home on the farm during the open seasons of the year. He remained at home until he was twenty-one years of age, and on November 23, 1887, married Mary Julian. She was born in Pleasant Township in 1867 and grew up in that locality, getting her education in the local schools. She is a daughter of Louise and Sarah Elizabeth (Seghner) Julian.
After they were married they rented some land, and in a few years were well on their way to independence. At the present time Mr. Dooley owns one hundred acres of first class land in section 8 of Pleasant Township. They are the parents of one daughter, Mabel L., a graduate of the district schools. The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church at Japala, Mr. Dooley being one of the trustees of the church, and superintendent of the Sunday school. He is in politics a Democrat, and has served as a member of the township advisory board, and from 1905 to 1909 gave a very capable administration of the schools in his capacity as township trustee.
Submitted by: Gina Reasoner