On 1 June 1907, Thomas Croxton Boughan “also known as Theodore Croxton Boughan” was born at West Point, King William County, Virginia. He was male, both parents were married to one another. Father Henry Wood Boughan; white; 41; born in Essex County, Virginia. Mother Estelle Bray; white; 35; born in King and Queen County, Virginia. Certified by Estelle Bray Boughan of West Point, Virginia, mother. Notary Public O. L. Cole states, “I have known these people for 29 years.” Registrant signed Thomas Croxton Boughan. “Because of lack of written evidence, we cannot certify to the date of this birth.” [Virginia Department of Health, Delayed Certificate of Birth, 34277, 1 December 1942.]

1930 U.S. Census, King William County, Virginia, West Point Town
Enumeration District 51-6, Supervisor’s District 5
Sheet 1B, enumerated on 8 April 1930
Dwelling 17, household 17
Boughan, H. W., head, owns, home value $5,000, owns radio set, does not live on farm, male, white, age 64, age 31 at first marriage, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, commercial traveler[?] in [illegible] plant, wage worker, at work previous day, not a veteran.
Boughan, Estelle B., wife, female, white, age 58, age at first marriage 25, not in school, and read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, no occupation, not a veteran.
Boughan, Martha E., daughter, female, white, age 28, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, music teacher in private school, at work previous day, not a veteran.
Boughan, Croxton, son, male, white, age 22, single, not in school, can read and write, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia, speaks English, accounting for a paper mill, at work previous day, not a veteran.

On 19 June 1943, Thomas Croxton Boughan married Ruby Lee Carlton in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was 36, single, white, born at West Point, Virginia, son of H. W. Boughan and Estelle V. Bray, occupation USNR. She was 37, single, white, no indication of place of birth, daughter of I. G. Carlton and Alma Kate Bourne. [Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Register 3.]

On 19 June 1943, Thomas Croxton Boughan married Ruby Lee Carlton in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was 36, white, single, occupation U.S.N.R., born in West Point, Virginia, father H. W. Boughan, mother Estelle V. Bray, residence West Point, Virginia; she was 37, white, single, residing in Essex County, Virginia, father I. G. Carlton, mother Alma Kate Bourne, residing in Center Cross, Virginia. Married by Norman Luck, Baptist minister. [Certificate of Marriage, Commonwealth of Virginia, County of Essex, 15792.]

On 29 January 1981, Thomas Croxton Boughan died at Brookshire, King & Queen County, Virginia. He was male; 73; white; a usual resident of Brookshire, King & Queen County, Virginia 23181; father was Henry W. Boughan; mother was Estelle Bray; citizen of U.S.A.; born in Virginia; married; wife was Ruby Carlton Boughan; occupation “Vet. Service Office (Vet. claims); informant family of deceased; cause of death cerebrovascular accident; burial at Sunny Slope Cemetery, West Point, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Death 81-003824,]

According to the Social Security Death Index, Thomas Boughan’s SSN was 227-05-5988 (issued in Virginia). He was born 1 June 1907 and died in January 1981. Last record in Zip code 23181 (West Point, King William County, Virginia).