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Harvey Mc. Richey, Waco, Texas.Harvey McGaughey Richey, son of Benjamin Richey and his wife, Mary A. McGaughey, was born in Waco, Texas, June 30, 1882. Harvey is a lineal descendant of Major Samuel McGaughey of Revolutionary fame, through John McGaughey, late of East Tennessee (a colleague of ex-President Andrew Johnson's in the Tennessee Legislature, both from Greene County), David McGaughey, and Miss Mary A. McGaughey, who married B. F. Richey.
B. F. Richey was of strong mind, temperate and determined in his intercourse with men. His education was of a business character. He was a leading member of the Methodist Church. He went from Cornersville, Tennessee, to Waco, Texas, before the Civil War. He filled many public offices in McLennan County, with credit to the county and honor to himself. During the troublesome times that followed reconstruction, he was for several years treasurer for
