Here is an exact list of children of William Doolen b. 1820 IL and Sarah Foster b. 1825 IL, both originally of Marion Co IL , then later of Navarro Co TX as of 1853. Looks like we have 11 children for William and Sarah Doolen. 1850 census at Marion Co IL provides the first part of the family. 1. James Doolen b. 1841 IL. m. Margaret Unknown b. 1836 IL, her father was born SCOTLAND, and mother born VA. She was probably from Marion Co IL, any Scots there?? (this is from 1880 census) 2. Elizabeth Doolen b. 1843 IL. I do not yet know who she married. 3. Rachel C. Doolen b. 1844 IL. m. Eric Ewing Dunn b. 4-15-1835 Lexington Co KY. He died 11-9-1917. He was Sheriff of Navarro Co Tx. (from Navarro Co records) 4. Alfred Hardy Doolen b. 1846 IL d. 1914 Navarro Co TX. m. Malinda Margaret Young b. 1841 d. 1907 TX Question: Was she from Marion Co IL??? Any YOUNG families there??? (from Navarro Co records) 5. Mary Isabelle Doolen b. 1849 IL I do not know who she married. 6. Jesse Hardy Doolen b. 1851 IL m. Lucy C. Unknown b. 1850 TN. She is probably from a family in Navarro Co TX. Jesse became the Deputy Sheriff of Navarro Co TX, working under his brother in law, Eric Ewing Dunn. (1880 census, and Navarro Co records) 1860 census at Navarro Co TX shows a few more children added. 7. Martha Doolen b. 1853 IL I don't know who she married, she must have been the last baby before the move to TX. 8. Willian Doolen , Jr. b. 1857 TX I don't know who he married. 9. Sarah Doolen b. 1858 TX I don't know who she married. 10. Nancy Elizabeth Doolen b. 1861 TX. m. Joe Allen Martin b. 1867 TN. He was a local boy from the Navarro Co Martin family which originated in NC, then to TN, and finally to TX as of 1875. The Doolen family was in TX much earlier than the Martin family. Joe is the s/o William Martin b. 1820 NC and Mary Elizabeth Young b. 1825 NC. As of the 1880 census in Navarro Co TX, both Sarah Foster Doolen b. 1825 IL and Mary Young Martin b. 1825 NC are both widows, with children at home, both living in the same exact area of Navarro Co TX. My grandfather was Joe Alfred Martin, s/o Nancy Elizabeth Doolen and Joe Allen Martin. They moved from Navarro Co TX to Montague Co TX. 11. Wesley Simpson Doolen b. 3-10-1863 Navarro Co TX. died: 1-24-1924 m. Kittie Keron Wilson 9-4-1895 Montague Co TX. She was b. 9-10-1876 Pickens Co AL. d. 3-2-1939. 1920 census at Cottle Co TX shows them and their children. (1880 census, and LDS website records, and 1900 census and 1920 census) The 1880 census at District 126 shows many of these Doolen families there, at Navarro Co TX. Best regards, Lillian Kathleen Martin