Kentucky:  A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 3rd ed., 
1886. Allen County.

WILLIAM C. RICHARDS was born May 19, 1860, in Allen County, Ky., where 
he grew up and now resides.  His father, Richard M. Richards, was born 
near Duck River, Maury County, Tenn., December 14, 1826.  He was a son 
of Hiram Richards, of Virginia, who was born about 1790, and was of 
English descent.  Richard M. Richards married, in November, 1854, Sarah 
M., daughter of Robert and Lydia Meng, of Allen County.  To them have 
been born Lucian N., William C., Sarah H., Jennettie E., Lorenzo D., 
Charley B. and Henry C.  Mr. Richards commenced the practice of 
dentistry in Scottsville under Dr. A. E. McGlothlin, with whom he 
remained for some time.  In his twenty-fifth year he went to Nashville, 
where he studied dentistry in the University of Tennessee.  After one 
year's work as a student there he came to Scottsville and commenced 
practice on his own account.  The Doctor is a thoroughly self-made man; 
one of the best posted in the profession in all this section, and in 
politics is a Democrat.

Richards Meng McGlothlin
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Maury-TN VA Nashville-Davidson-TN

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