Mary Ellen Wilson Dooley, 1858-1945

Daily Iowegian - 29 October 1945

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Mary Dooley of This City Dies; 87 Years of Age

  Mary Ellen Dooley, 501 South 21st street died today at 4:30 a.m. at the St. Joseph's Hospital, where she had been a patient since Friday night. Born October 14th at Jerome, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Mary Wilson, Mrs. Dooley was 87 years, 15 days, old. She had lived in Centerville since 1891.

  Preceded in death by her husband, Newton J. Dooley, she is survived by three sons: Clyde Dooley of Marseilles, Ill., Bert Dooley, of Centerville; and Walter Dooley of Rockford, Ill. Also surviving are seven grand children and six great grand children.

  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at two p.m. at the Johnson home, the Rev. H. E. Trimble officiating. Burial will be in Jerome cemetery.

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Editor's Notes

 Mary Ellen Wilson was born 14 October 1858 at Jerome, Appanoose County, Iowa, daughter of Henry Wilson and Mary Hall, died 29 October 1945 at St. Joseph Hospital in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in the Jerome Cemetery, Appanoose County, Iowa.  She married Newton J. Dooley in Appanoose County, Iowa [May be: M. J. Dooley, 23, to Mollie E. Wilson, 23, recorded in Book 7; Page 326; Appanoose County Iowa Marriage Records].  

  Three sons were born of this marriage: 

  [1] Clyde Dooley was born 27 August 1878 in Appanoose County, Iowa.  Clyde Dooley (21) married 1 July 1899 in Appanoose County, Iowa, Lena Shalton (17) [Book 14; Page 62, Appanoose County, Iowa, Marriage Records]

  [2] Bert Dooley was born 17 January 1881 in Appanoose County, Iowa, died in December 1966 in Appanoose County, Iowa, and was buried in Mount Ararat Cemetery in Sharon Township, Appanoose County, Iowa.  Married Della ???

  [3] Walter Dooley was born 6 October 1887 in Appanoose County, Iowa; died 2 April 1954; buried in Jerome Cemetery; married Ruth L. Dray who was born c1894 in Farmington, Indiana, daughter of James Dray and Carrie Buchmann.  Children included: Maxine R. Dooley (born c1914), Paul F. Dooley (born 1 May 1916, died September 1984), Guy E. Dooley (born 14 July 1918, died 11 April 1998), and Jack W. Dooley (born 1 July 1926, died 3 Nov 1990).

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Census Records of Newton J. Dooly & Mary Ellen Wilson

--1856 Iowa State Census, Place: Center, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: IA-48; Family Number: 74. [Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA] 

--1860 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Bellair, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: M653_311; Page: 38; Image: 39. [Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1870 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Johns, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: M593_375; Page: 451; Image: 203. [Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1880 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Johns, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T9_326; Family History Film: 1254326; Page: 498.2000; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 0076.  [Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1885 Iowa State Census,

--1895 Iowa State Census,

--1900 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Center, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T623_416; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 28.  [Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1905 Iowa State Census, Place: Vermillion, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: IA-75. [Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1910 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Centerville Ward 3, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T624_390; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 1273. [Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1915 Iowa State Census, Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: IA1915_18; Card Number: C775 - Mary E. Dooley; Card Number: A413 - Walter Dooley; Card Number: A414 - Mrs. L R Dooley; Card Number: A415 - R M Dooley; Card Number: A416 - W E Dooley; [Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]
--World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [Ancestry.com. (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA] Walter Dooley; 

--1920 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Centerville Ward 3, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: T625_477; Page: 2A and 2B ; Enumeration District: 18; Image: 195 and Image: 196. [Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1925 Iowa State Census, Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: IA1925_1591; Image: 268; Image: 269; Image: 270. [Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]

--1930 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa; Roll: 641; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 232.0.  [Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]
--1930 U.S. Federal Census, Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: 572; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 188.0.  [Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA] 
-- [Walter Dooley - Side 1 and Side 2] [Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (database on-line), Provo, UT, USA]