1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Dwelling 527, Family 527
Taylor, George, 43, male, carpenter, $550 real estate, born in Virginia
Taylor, Nancy, 33, female, born in Virginia
Taylor, Alex., 19, male, laborer, born in Virginia
Taylor, George, 11, male, born in Virginia
Taylor, James, 8, male, born in Virginia
Taylor, Anna, 9, female, born in Virginia
Taylor, Mary, 4, female, born in Virginia

George W. Durham married Annie E. Taylor on 28 March 1860 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 23, single (not widowed), born in Essex County and residing there. She was 21, single (not widowed), born in Essex County and residing there. The parents were George Durham and Mary Jones, and George Taylor and Nancy Beazley. George W. Durham was a farmer. Howard W. Montague performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 10, line 22.]

John R. Saunders married Annie E. Durham on 7 March 1867 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 30, single (not widowed), born in Middlesex County and residing there. She was 26, widowed, born in Essex County and residing there. Parents were George Saunders and Lucy Jones, and George Taylor and Nancy Beazley. John was a farmer. H. W. Montague performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 17, line 16.]

Thos. Boughan married Mrs. Mary E. Saunders on 9 Jan 1873 in Essex County, Virginia. He was 58; she was 30. Both were widowed; both were born in Essex County and resided there. The parents were Gabriel Boughan and Miss Milly Ward, and George Taylor and Ann Beazley. Thomas was a farmer. Peter Ainslie performed the ceremony. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 1, page 32, line 12.]

On 1 October 1878, Bettie Boughan purchased goods at the sales of the personal estate of her deceased husband Thomas Boughan. Presumably this is Ann a.k.a. Bettie. She purchased five barrels of corn for $5.00. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 29, pages 756–757.]

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Tappahannock District, Enumeration District 17, page 121B
Dwelling 119. Household 119
Boughan, Ann E., white, female, 37, widowed, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Ryland, white, male, 6, son, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, James W., white, male, 4, son, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Milly, white, female, 22, daughter in law, single, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

Next door in 1880 live John and Georgeanna Boughan.

1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Central District
Enumeration District 24
Sheet 4
Dwelling 52, Household 52
Jordan, Wm, head, white, male, born July 1839, 60, married for 11 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farmer, 0 months unemployed previous year, can read and write, speaks English, rents farm
Jordan, Ann E., wife, white, female, born July 1839, 60, married for 11 years, mother of 3 children of whom 2 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, George, step-son, white, male, born Feb 1874, 26, married for 2 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farm laborer, 0 months unemployed previous year, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Sarah, wife, white, female, born Oct 1879, 20, married for 2 years, mother of 1 child of whom 1 survives; born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Waller, son, white, male, born June 1898, 1, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

Her grandson W. Fred Baughan stated to Thomas Moore on 23 May 1993 that Annie E. Taylor’s name was Mary Elizabeth Taylor. See below under her marriage record to Thomas Boughan, where she was listed as Mary E. Taylor.

Photograph courtesy of Kelley B. Ullom, 5 September 2007.