A history of Texas and Texans . , where he has resided forseveral years and for a numlier of years was a countyofficial in Nolan county. William F. McGaughy was born in Moulton. Alabama,September 6, 1864, and when he was a small child hisparents moved to west Tennessee, and when he waseight years of age they came to Texas in 1872 and hehas been a resident in this state ever since. His earlyeducation -was obtained in the public schools of Hoodcounty, and he also studied for a time in that wellremembered institution, the Add-Ean College at ThorpSprings. After leaving coUege at the age of twenty
A history of Texas and Texans . , where he has resided forseveral years and for a numlier of years was a countyofficial in Nolan county. William F. McGaughy was born in Moulton. Alabama,September 6, 1864, and when he was a small child hisparents moved to west Tennessee, and when he waseight years of age they came to Texas in 1872 and hehas been a resident in this state ever since. His earlyeducation -was obtained in the public schools of Hoodcounty, and he also studied for a time in that wellremembered institution, the Add-Ean College at ThorpSprings. After leaving coUege at the age of twenty hemoved into Brown county, and was in the cattle busi-ness for four years, after which he moved his stock outto Nolan county, which continued to be his home until1909. Cattle ranching was his regular business in thatvicinity, but official duties also occupied much of histime. In 1899 the commissioner court appointed himsheriff to serve out an unexpired term and after thathe was elected to the office for three consecutive terms,. TEXAS AND TEXANS 1843 finally refusing to accept any more nominations or elec-tions to office. His deputy in his office was elected hissuccessor. After long and active connection with busi-ness and industrial affairs at Sweetwater, Jlr. Mc-Gaughy on March 1, 1909, sold out his interests in thatvicinity and moved to Alpine, where he establishedhis office in general real estate and live stock commissionbusiness. His operations include a large territory, aboutAlpine and his high standing and well known businessintegrity have commanded a generous prosperity. In Nolan county on November 16, 1887, Mr. Me-Gaughy married Miss Allie Eobertson, a daughter ofDr. Eobertson, formerly of Hood county, Texas. Herfather was born and reared in Texas, and Mrs. Mc-Gaughy was a schoolmate with her husband whilegrowing up in Hood county. The two children of Mrs. McGaughy are Iven W. who is in the stockbusiness in Brewster county, and Felix P. a graduateof the Alpine h
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