“Ruby Mae Baughan Born Oct. 4, 1915” [Boughan family Bible at the Virginia State Archives, Acc. 24166]

Ruby May Baughan was born on 4 October 1915 in Essex County, Virginia, to John A. Baughan and Nellie Broadfoot. [Essex County, Virginia, Birth Register, page 125]

1920 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Central District, E.D. 40, Dwelling 2, Family 2
Baughan, Jas [sic], 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

Ruby B. Erisman was mentioned in the 7 March 1959 will of her father John A. Boughan of Essex County, who died 17 September 1960. [Essex County, Virginia, Wills and Fiduciary Accounts, Book 12, pages 1–2.]