“Mary Wood Boughan Was Born September 22th 1878” [Boughan family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 24166]

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Tappahannock District, Enumeration District 17, page 121B
Dwelling 120, Household 120
Boughan, John, white, male, 25, married, laborer, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Georgeanna, white, female, 27, wife, married, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, Mary Wood, white, female, 1, daughter, at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Boughan, George T., white, male, born May 27, daughter [sic], at home, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Coleman, Mary, black, female, 10, servant, house servant, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

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

“Waverly Lunsford married Mary W. Boughan Jan. 10th. 1911” [Boughan family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 24166]

The Essex County Historical Society collection in Tappahannock mentions that she married a Lunnsford and moved to Petersburg.

1920 U.S. Census, Dinwiddie County, Virginia
City of Petersburg
Supervisor’s District 4, Enumeration District 85
Sheet 2B
1128 Farmer Street
Dwelling 23, Family 23
Lunsford, Waverly, head, owns house free of mortgage, male, white, 35, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, brick mason for construction company, wage worker
Lunsford, Mary, wife, female, white, 41, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Lunsford, Robert, son, male, white, 8, single, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Lunsford, Julia, daughter, female, white, 6, single, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Lunsford, Ethel, daughter, female, white, 5-5/12[?], single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Lunsford, Dorothy, daughter, female, white, 4-1/12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Lunsford, Audrey, daughter, female, white, 2-6/12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Lunsford, Infant, son, male, white, 1-2/12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation

On 20 September 1965, Mary Wood Boughan Lunsford died at her home, 305 Temple Avenue, Colonial Heights, Virginia. She was female; 86; white; father was John G. Boughan; mother was Geoanna Taylor; citizen of U.S.A.; widowed; husband was Waverly Lunsford; born in Essex County, Virginia on 22 September 1878; occupation at home; informant was Audrey E. Lunsford; cause of death gastro intestinal hemorrhage, duration 12 hours; contributing factor generalized arteriosclerosis; no autopsy; burial at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 65-024354.]

A headstone at Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia, states: Mary Boughan Lunsford — Sept. 22, 1878 — Sept. 20, 1965. [Find A Grave Memorial #80615570, contributed by Chris and Sally Baughn.]