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PATRICK DOOLEY was born in Ireland, March 18, 1843, and is the son of Michael and Alice (Murray) Dooley. His parents were both devoted members of the Catholic church, and died about 1850. Patrick Dooley came to America in 1860, landing in New York City on the fourth of April, after a tempestuous voyage lasting six weeks and five days. He first located at Marshall, Calhoun county, Mich., but when the tocsin of war was sounded, Pat. Dooley was among the first to volunteer, the date of his enlistment in the Second Michigan cavalry, being September 12, 1861. He faced the enemy first in Missouri and afterwards at the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, Stone river, Franklin, Spring hill, Perryville, Chickamauga, Nashville and Blue mountain. He was taken prisoner at the last named place and sent to Coon Bridge, Ala., where he was paroled May 8, 1865. He was also taken prisoner at Brentwood, Tenn., but was released soon afterwards at Columbia, S. C. He was wounded in the left thigh at the battle of Chickamauga, September 20, 1863. He was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, June 20, 1865, and few men saw more actual service than Pat. Dooley. He came to Buffalo county, Nebr., in the spring of 1879 and took a homestead in Gardner township, where he has since resided. He was married in November, 1865, to Miss Agnes Cassidy, who was born in Lee, Mich., November 25, 1847, and is the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Balf) Cassidy, both of whom were natives of Ireland. Her father came to America in 1832 and was one of the early pioneers of Marshall, Mich. He died in May, 1888.

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Dooley has resulted in the birth of sixteen children — Mary, Jennie, Eugene, Thomas, Christopher, Bernard (deceased), Isabel, Mabel (burned to death at the age of seven), Joseph, Hugh, Bessie, Evilen, Zoe, Adalaide and two died in infancy. Mr. Dooley has a fine farm of 320 acres and has lately erected a handsome frame dwelling. In politics he is an Alliance man.