1900 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Central District, Enumeration District 24, Sheet 4A
Dwelling 47, Family 47
Baughan, Henry, head, white, male, born August 1864, 35, married for 6 years, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, farmer working on own account, can read and write, speaks English, rents farm, 47 on farm schedule
Baughan, Lucie N., wife, white, female, born June 1869, 30, married for 6 years, mother of 3 children all of whom survive, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, can read and write, speaks English
Baughan, Marion, daughter, white, female, born May 1895, 5, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Robert E., son, white, male, born April 1897, 3, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Baughan, Wm. A., son, white, male, born July 1899, 10/12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia

On 12 September 1918, William Alvin Baughan completed a draft registration card, giving his full name as William Alvin Baughan, residing at Dunbrooke, Essex County, Virginia, age 19, born 9 July 1899, white, native born citizen, occupation farming, employed by R. L. Pendleton at Pauls + Roads [crossroads], Essex, Va., nearest relative H. E. Baughan (father) of Dunbrooke, Essex, Va., medium height, medium build, brown eyes, brown hair, no disabilities, signed W. Alvin Baughan. [Roll 1984711, Essex County, Virginia, Serial 620.]

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Central District, Enumeration District 40
Sheet 3B
Farm, Dwelling 49, Family 52
Baughan, H. E., head, owned free of mortgage male, white, 58, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farmer on general farm, employer
Baughan, L. Nora, wife, female, white, 50, married, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Baughan, Alvin, son, [sex is listed as “S”], white, 20, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, apprentice plumber, wage worker
Baughan, E. Lee, son, male, white, 17, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, farm laborer on home farm, wage worker
Baughan, John R., son, male, white, 16, single, in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Baughan, James L., son, male, white, 15, single, in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Baughan, Samuel C., son, male, white, 12, single, in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation
Baughan, Eldridge G., son, male, white, 7, single, in school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation
Brooks, Mattie E., neice, female, white, 1-3/12, single, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, no occupation

William A. Boughan married Nettie E. Dix on 24 December 1924 in Tappahannock, Virginia. He was 24, single, born in Essex County, living in Dunbrooke, a farmer. She was 18, single, born in Essex County and living in Howertons. Parents: H.E. Boughan and Lucy N. Brooks, and Everett Dix and Lala Stevens. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 2, 1922–34, page 104.]

On 4 November 1958, William Alvin Baughan died at Grace Hospital, 3601 Carolina Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, where he had stayed for 106 days. He was male; white; married; born 9 July 1900; age 58; occupation plumbing and heating; born in Virginia; citizen of U.S.A.; father was Henry Everett Boughan; mother was Nora Brooks; wife was Bettie Greenstreet; informant was Mrs. Bettie G. Baughan [had been Boughan, letter “o” overwritten “a”] of 3601 Carolina Ave.; cause of death carcinoma of the pancreas, onset 1956; burial on 7 Novembrer 1958 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Essex County, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 27582.]

Name given as William Alvin Boughan from William Irving Brooks, letter of 29 March 1993 to Thomas Moore.