NameNellie Cowden Broadfoot
Birth18 Jan 1880, Bladensburg, Maryland
Death31 Aug 1961, Alexandria, Virginia
BurialMt. Zion Baptist Church, Dunbrooke, Essex County, Virginia
FatherGeorge Scott Broadfoot (1848-1898)
MotherAgnes Drysdale (1847-1929)
Documentation
“Jhon [sic] A. Boughan Nellie C. Broadfoot Dec. 20th 1905” [Boughan family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 24166]
1910 U.S. Census, Baltimore City, Maryland
Enumeration District 245
Page 125B
1614 Friendsburg Place
Boughan, John A., head, male, white, 28, married (first marriage) for 4 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, carpenter foreman for fruit company, wage worker, not out of work, 0 months unemployed last year, can read and write, rents house
Boughan, Nellie C., wife, female, white, 30, married (first marriage) for 4 years, has had two children of whom two are living, born in Maryland, both parents Scots English, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
Boughan, Anna V., daughter, female, white, 3, single, born in Maryland, father born in Virginia, mother born in Maryland, speaks English, no occupation, cannot read or write, not in school
Boughan, John M., son, male, white, 11/12, single, born in Maryland, father born in Virginia, mother born in Maryland, no occupation, cannot read or write, not in school
Broadfoot, Geo. S., brother-in-law, male, white, 21, married (first marriage) for 3/12, born in Maryland, both parents Scot English, speaks English, printer in newspaper office, not out of work, 0 months unemployed last year, can read and write
Broadfoot, Mary M., sister-in-law, female, white, 18, married (first marriage) for 3/12, born in Maryland, both parents born in Maryland, speaks English, no occupation, can read and write
1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Central District, E.D. 40, Dwelling 2, Family 2
Baughan, J. A., head, owned, mortgaged, 37, farmer, general farm, born in Virginia
Baughan, Nellie C., wife, 39, born in Maryland
Baughan, Anna V., daughter, 13, born in Maryland
Baughan, John Nelson, son, 10, in school, born in Maryland
Baughan, Agnes L., daughter, 7, in school, born in Maryland
Baughan, Ruby Mae, daughter, 4-2/12, born in Virginia
Baughan, Nellie B., daughter, 4/12, born in Virginia
Broadfoot, Mrs. Agnes, mother-in-law, 72, widowed, born in Scotland
Nellie C. Boughan was mentioned in the 7 March 1959 will of her husband John A. Boughan of Essex County, who died 17 September 1960. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills and Fiduciary Accounts, Book 12, pages 1–2.]
Vital information is from her tombstone.
Spouses
Birth10 Mar 1882, Essex County, Virginia
Death17 Sep 1960, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Burial19 Sep 1960, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Dunbrooke, Essex County, Virginia
OccupationFarmer, bridge foreman for the Virginia Department of Highways