George Dorman, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by: Suzanne Shoemaker

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Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville,  1890

GEORGE DORMAN has, during life, followed a number of different occupations,
but since 1874 his attention has been devoted to planting and stock raising
on the land on which he is now residing.  He has adhered closely to this
calling, has given strict attention to every detail, and is now considered
one of the representative men of the parish.  He was born in Connecticut in
1836, to James and Mary (Towville) Dorman, both of whom were also born in
the Nutmeg State.  The father was a farmer.  He died in 1870, and his wife
in 1869.  George Dorman was a bright and enterprising youth, and at the
early age of fourteen years he left the State of his birth and emigrated
westward, but after a residence of one year in Iowa, he removed to the Lone
Star State, where he remained five years.  At the end of this time he came
to Rapides Parish, La., and at different times has engaged as engineer on
steamboats, also in saw, sugar and grist mills, etc.  As above stated he
has been a planter since 1874, and as this calling is quite congenial to
him it will no doubt be his future occupation.  His marriage was celebrated
in the year  1859, to Miss Ellen Wilson, daughter of David Wilson, and a
family of ten children have been born to them, four of whom are
living-three sons and one daughter.  Mr. Dorman is president of the
Farmers' Union, Neighbors Lodge.