“Bessie B. Boughan March 30, 1890” [Boughan family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 24166]

From Essex County Birth Records. This birth record lists parents as (father) J.G. Baughan [sic] and (mother) George A. Boughan. Bessie’s last name was spelled Baughan by the clerk. ECBR before p. 68.

Middle name of Burke supplied by John Spicer Roland, 1993.

1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Central District, Essex Alms House, Sheet 17B
Dwelling 230, Family 230
Baughan, John, head, white, male, born Oct 1853, 46, married 23 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, superintendent of alms house, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English, rents farm, farm schedule #229
Baughan, Anna, wife, white, female, born May 1851, 49, married 23 years, 9 children, 8 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Mary W., daughter, white, female, born Sep 1878, 21, single, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, George T., son, white, male, born May 1880, 20, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, carpenter, 6 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, John A., son, white, male, born Mar 1882, 18, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farm laborer, 0 months unemployed, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Wm. E., son, white, male, born May 1884, 16, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, attended school, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Henry G., son, born May 1887, 13, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, attended school, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Bessie, daughter, white, female, born Apr 1890, 10, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, attended school, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Frederick, son, white, male, born May 1892, 8, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Taylor L., son, white, male, born Jan 1894, 6, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Tune, Olivia, inmate, white, female, born Jan 1826, 74, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, cannot read or write, speaks English
Lomax, Jane, inmate, white, female, born Oct 1821, 78, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, cannot read or write, speaks English
Waugh, Porchia, inmate, white, female, born July 1829, 70, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, cannot read or write, speaks English
Broadly, Martha, inmate, white, female, born Oct 1829, 70, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, cannot read or write, speaks English
Warrington, James, inmate, 21, black, male, born Sep 1878, 21, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, cannot read or write, speaks English

1910 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Central District, Sheet 1B
Road & By Roads Betwen Henleys Fork[?] & Longest Store
Dwelling 18, Family 18
Boughan, Jno. G., head, male, white, 54, married once, married for 33 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, employer, can read and write, rents farm, 13 on farm schedule
Boughan, Anna, wife, female, white, 59, married once, married for 33 years, mother of 9 children of whom 9 survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Boughan, Mary W., daughter, female, white, 30, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Boughan, B. B., daughter, female, white, 20, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Boughan, F. W., son, male, white, 18, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer on home farm, wage worker, not out of work, weeks out of work 10, can read and write
Boughan, O. L., son, male, white, 16, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, laborer on home farm, wage worker, not out of work, weeks out of work 6, can read and write
Boughan, Benj., son, male, white, 14, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write, attended school

One source states that she never married. [Planted 1774 by Mildred Bates, Missouri Baptist Press, Jefferson City, Missouri, 1974, pages 186–187.]

Information from John Spicer Roland is that she did marry and died in childbirth, according to an Ethel Epes.