M, b. 2 Feb 1858, d. 10 Aug 1927
| Birth* | 2 Feb 1858 | James was born at VA on 2 Feb 1858.1 |
| | He was the son of Henry Whitfield Dooley and Mary Elizabeth Hastings. |
| (Witness) Census | 7 Jul 1860 | James Monroe Dooley appeared on the census of 7 Jul 1860 in the household of Henry Whitfield Dooley and Mary Elizabeth Hastings at Rollinsburg Dist, Monroe Co, VA.2 |
| Marriage* | 5 Jul 1876 | He married Eliza Adeleine Knight at Kanawha Co, WV, on 5 Jul 1876.3 |
| Employment | Jun 1880 | Occupation: coal miner in Jun 1880 at Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV.2 |
| Census* | 11 Jun 1880 | A census listed James as head of household at Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV, on 11 Jun 1880.2 |
| Employment* | 8 Jun 1900 | Occupation: coal miner on 8 Jun 1900 at Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV.2 |
| Census* | 8 Jun 1900 | A census listed James as head of household at Cabin Creek Dist, Kanawha Co, WV, on 8 Jun 1900.2 |
| Employment | Apr 1910 | Occupation: coal miner in Apr 1910 at Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV.2 |
| Census | 16 Apr 1910 | A census listed James as head of household at Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV, on 16 Apr 1910.2 |
| Employment | Jan 1920 | Occupation: carpenter in Jan 1920 at Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV.2 |
| Census | 10 Jan 1920 | A census listed James as head of household at Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV, on 10 Jan 1920.2 |
| Death* | 10 Aug 1927 | James died on 10 Aug 1927 at Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV, at age 69.1 |
| Burial* | 11 Aug 1927 | His body was interred on 11 Aug 1927 at Dry Branch, Kanawha Co, WV.1 |