James Madison Doolen was born in 1841 in Marion Co IL. I believe his father to be William Doolen b. 1820 KY and his mother to be Sarah Foster b. 1825 Marion Co IL. William Doolan is recorded at Marion Co IL as of 1850 census, and then he moved his family down to Navarro Co TX as of 1853. James Madison Doolen fought in the Civil War in the 20th Regiment of the Texas Calvary under Bass. I believe that William Doolen and his other son son Alfred H. Doolen b. 1846 IL rode North and fought along side their many other Doolen relatives in Marion Co IL that they had left behind. The Doolen family all fought on the Union side, despite the fact that their ancestor Daniel Doolen, Sr b. 1765 Ireland was a Slave owner in Georgia and Kentucky, prior to the descendants coming West to Illinois. So the father and one son went North to the Union side, the side of their kinsmen in Illinois, and one son remained in defence of his new found home sate of Texas. The country was divided, and this family was divided as well. I am still is a quandry as to WHY William Doolen died in 1865 at Texarkanna, TX. I mean, what was he doing there? Was he coming back from the War and died of wounds or sickness? Or was he there on cattle buisness, and died? Texarkanna was not founded until 1873, and the Historical Society there say it will be almost impossible to find any 1865 death record or notice, as it is just TOO early. Any ideas??? As of 1900 James Madison Doolen had moved to Quanah, Hardeman Co TX and was the Postmaster there. His son James H. Doolen b. 1877 is also there, working as a bookeeper. By 1910 James H. Doolen has moved to Paducah, Cottle Co Tx and is working as a dry goods merchant. If anyone is related or connected please write back. Best regards, Lillian Kathleen Martin