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WILLIAM H. DOOLEY, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Le Roy; born in Clark Co., Ky., Aug. 15, 1834; his father, William Dooley, emigrated from Kentucky in the fall of 1851, living in Bloomington until the spring of 1852, when he purchased 1,500 acres of land in Old Town Township, upon which he located and followed farming and stock-raising until his decease, which occurred June 7, 1869; his widow is now living in the same township. The subject of this sketch remained with his father until 20 years of age, when he was united in marriage, Oct. 12, 1854, to Eliza J. Noggle; she was born in Ohio, May 7, 1835, (her parents emigrated from Ohio and located in McLean Co. in 1850); eleven children were the fruit of this union — John J., born Aug. 18, 1855, died Oct. 28, 1858; Alice C., born May 26, 1857, died March 22, 1874; Lillie M., born Sept. 10, 1860; Milton H., born Feb. 21, 1862; George E., born March 9, 1864; Mary A., born Nov. 1, 1866, died Sept. 4, 1872; Frank R., born July 26, 1868, died May 18, 1869; Damaris M., born April 11, 1870; Obadiah M., born Nov. 14, 1871; Hattie, born Aug. 12, 1875, and Lida B., born Nov. 4, 1877. Mr. Dooley moved upon his present place May 1, 1876; he has 920 acres in his farm upon which he has good buildings, his house being built during the summer of 1873, at an expense of upward of $7,000, and is considered by many, as the best farm house in the county; he is extensively engaged in raising, feeding and shipping stock, of which he ships his hogs mostly to Indianapolis, and cattle to Chicago; he feeds from 125 to 150 head of cattle, and from 200 to 300 hogs, about 30 horses and some sheep.