A note written by Cora Lee Boughan states: Bettie James Boughan was born Dec the 8 1878.

On 8 December 1878, Betty J. Boughan was born in Essex County, Virginia, daughter of Thos. W. Boughan, a farmer of Essex County, and Mary E. Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Birth Register, page 166.]

1880 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Tappahannock District
Household 330
Boughan, Thomas, white, male, 31, married, farmer
Boughan, Mary E., white, female, 31, wife, married, keeping house
Boughan, Charles R., white, male, 8, son, at home
Boughan, Emma W., white, female, 6, daughter, at home
Boughan, Mary, white, female, 4, daughter, at home
Boughan, Betty J., white, female, 2, daughter, at home
Thomas and Mary could read and write. All were born in Virginia.

A. B. Coleman and B. J. Boughan were married 28 February 1899 in Essex County, Virginia. Both were single (not widowed). A. B. Coleman was born in King and Queen County and lived there; B. J. Boughan was born in Essex County and lived there. He was a farmer. His parents were R. L. Coleman and M. J. Brizendine. Her parents were T. W. Boughan and M. E. Taylor. He was 25; she was 20. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 131, line 13.]

1900 U.S. Census, King and Queen County, Virginia
Stevensville District
Supervisor’s District 1, Enumeration Distrct 41, Sheet 7
Dwelling 103, Family 103
Coleman, Ashton, head, white, male, born August 1873, 26, married, married for one year, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farmer, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English, owns farm free of mortgage
Coleman, Elizabeth, wife, white, female, born December 1878, 21, married, married for one year, mother of 0 children, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Brooks, William, uncle, white, male, born January 1840, 60, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farm laborer, 0 months unemployed, cannot read or write, speaks English

On 4 January 1946, Mrs. Boyd Coleman of Powcan was listed as an heir to her deceased brother C. R. Boughan. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills Fiduciary Accounts, Etc., 8, p. 29.]