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1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Enumeration District 28, Sheet 11
Dwelling 213, Family 215
Shearwood, John R., head, white, male, born January 1851, 49, married, married for 16 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farmer, not in school, can read and write, speaks English, owns farm free of mortgage, 193 on farm schedule
Shearwood, Mollie K., wife, white, female, born November 1852, 48, married, married for 16 years, mother of 2 children of whom one survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Shearwood, Letha L., daughter, white, female, born October 1886, 13, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, at school, attended school for 5 months previous year, can read and write, speaks English

1910 U.S. Census for Essex County, Virginia:
Rappahannock District, Dwelling 223, Family 226
Shearwood, John R., 58, second marriage, this marriage 25 years, farmer on general farm, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule 214
Shearwood, Mollie K., 56, first marriage
Shearwood, Letha L., 22 [no relationship listed to above]

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]

Mrs. Letha Boughan, who has been the guest of Miss Hortense Wright, of 1153 Twenty-third street, has left for Norfolk to spend a few days before returning to her home in Essex county. [Daily Press (Newport News, Virginia), 30 September 1915, page 3.]

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

1940 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Rappahannock District, Enumeration District 29-7, Sheet 2B
Household 31, owned, valued at $500, family lives on a farm
Shearwood, J. R., head, male, white, 89, widowed, not in school, highest level of education completed 4th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, lives on farm, at work week of March 24-30, worked 40 hours that week, occupation farmer, works on own account, 52 weeks worked in 1939, received money other than through wages and salary, 16 on farm schedule
Baughan, Letha, daughter, female, white, 50, married, not in school, highest level of education completed 4 years of high school, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, lives on farm, not at work, not seeking work, engaged in housework, no income from outside sources
Baughan, J. Edward, son in law, male, white, 52, married, not in school, highest level of education completed 6th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, lives on farm, at work week of March 24-30, worked 40 hours that week, 26 weeks worked in 1939, income $500 in 1939, no income from outside sources
Baughan, Polly Anna, granddaughter, female, white, 16, single, in school, highest level of education completed 3 years of high school, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935, not at work, not seeking work, received income other than wages and salary
Baughan, J. Edward Jr., grandson, male, white, 13, single, in school, highest level of education completed 7th grade, born in Virginia, lived in same house in 1935

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

On 25 June 1965, Letha Sherwood Boughan died at Howertons, Essex County, Virginia. She was female; age 78; white; a usual resident of Howertons, Essex County, Virginia; father was John Richard Sherwood; mother was Molly Brizendine; citizen of U.S.A.; married; husband was Joseph Edward Boughan Sr.; born in Howertons, Virginia on 15 October 1886; occupation housewife; informant Mr. J. E. Boughan Jr.; cause of death generalized carcinomatosis (duration two months) due to recurrant metastatic carcinoma of colon, resected (duration six years); burial at Howertons Baptist Church, Howertons, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 17617.]

Her birth and death dates are from her headstone. She is buried with her husband.