Essex County Birth Records give his birth date as 1889. Cora Lee Boughan provides a different birth date: April 5, 1888. Hers may be more accurrate; the Essex County listing simply says April 1889 with no exact date. Essex County birth records before p. 68. Birth and death dates of 1888 and 1975, respectively, on his tombstone. He is buried with his wife.

1900 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Baughan, Thomas W., head, Sep 1848, 52, married 30 years, farmer, 0 months unemployed, rents, farm schedule #147
Baughan, Mary E., wife, Oct 1847, 52, married 30 years, 8 children, 6 survive
Baughan, Cora L., daughter, Jan 1880, 20, single
Baughan, Thomas, son, May 1883, 12, farm laborer, 0 months umemployed
Baughan, Joseph E., son, Apr 1888, 12, single, at school now for 5 years
All can read and write.

1910 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, Dwelling 357, Family 366, on road between Ware’s Warf and Dunnsville
Boughan, Thomas W., 61, married 41 years, farmer on general farm, rents, farm schedule 343
Boughan, Mary E., 62, has had 8 children, of whom 5 survive
Boughan, Thomas H., 26, farmer on house farm
Boughan, Cora L., 27, seamstress in own house
Boughan, Joseph L., 22, salesman in general merchandise

Jos. E. Baughan married Letha L. Shearwood on 26 June 1912 in Essex County, Virginia. Both were 24, single (not widowed), born in Essex and residing there. Parents were Thos. W. Boughan and Mary E. Taylor, and Jno. R. Shearwood and Mollie Brizendine. Joseph was a farmer. G. Y. Bradley performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Book 1, page 188, line 27]

On 5 June 1917, Joseph E. Boughan completed a draft registration card giving his name as Joseph E. Boughan, residing at Howertons, Va., born 5 April 1888, natural born citizen, born at Millers Tavern, Va., U.S.A., occupation farmer, has a wife dependent on him, married, caucasian, claims exemption “Yes, To support wife”, height tall, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair, disability: slightly lame from Typhoid fever, signed Joseph E. Boughan. [World War I Draft Registration Card, Roll 1984711.]

1920 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, E.D. 44, Dwelling 135, Family 136, Essex Mill Road
Sherwood, J. R., head, 68, farmer, general farm
Sherwood, M. K., wife, 66
Boughan, L. S., daughter, 32, seamstress, working at home
Boughan, Joseph, son-in-law, 31, teamster, lumber yard

On 4 January 1946, Joseph E. Boughan of Howerton was listed as an heir to his deceased brother C. R. Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills Fiduciary Accounts, Etc., 8, p. 29.]

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Boughan held a golden wedding anniversary event on 24 June 1962 at their home in Howertons, Virginia.

Pearl Irene Davis Kopp said on 28 September 1991 that Joseph and Letha had six children.

According to the Social Security Death Index, Joseph Boughan’s SSN was 230-26-5220, issued in Virginia. He was born 5 April 1888 and died in February 1975. Last record in Zip code 22475.