NameMary Burk Boughan
Birth8 Sep 1876, Essex County, Virginia
Death15 Aug 1891, Essex County, Virginia
ResidenceEssex County, Virginia
Cause of deathSlow fever
Documentation
A note written by Cora Lee Boughan states: Mary Burk Boughan was born Sept the 8 1876 and departed this life May the 24 1891.
1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Tappahannock District, Enumeration District 17, sheet 133A
Dwelling 330, Household 330
Boughan, Thomas, white, male, 31, married, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Mary E., white, female, 31, wife, married, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Charles R., white, male, 8, son, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Emma W., white, female, 6, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Mary, white, female, 4, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Betty J., white, female, 2, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Death information dated 15 August 1891 from Essex County Death records. Died of “slow fever”, age 14 years. In the death records, the occupation box says “labour, child”. Her parents are listed as Thos. W. and M. E. Boughan. Death records indicate that she was born and died in Essex County.