Hi CJ,
I certainly wouldn't put that spelling out of the range of possibility of
the name Broughard. I have found it as Brougham, Branhard, Boughford and
Broughwood just to name a few. Unfortunately, I doubt this is connection
for us since I do happen to know exactly when and where my Davis ancestors
and my Brouhard ancestors first intermarried. You see my father was Otis L.
Davis and my mother is Maxine Brouhard Davis. They were married in 1941. As
far as I know, prior to my dad moving to Story County in about 1935, our
branch of the Davis family all lived up in a little town called Manson, Iowa
in Calhoun County. The Broughards or Brouhards have been in Story County
since the early 1840's and are listed in "History of Story County, Iowa" by
William G. Allen published in 1887.
I wish I could be of some help but I'm afraid the connection seems pretty
unlikely. Good luck with your search,
Diane S.