On 20 December 1947 in Richmond, Virginia [apparently Richmond City], Arthur B. Hillis, Jr., married Ernestine Brizendine in an Episcopal ceremony. He was 28; white; single; occupation U.S. Army; born in Kansas City, Missouri; father was Arthur B. Hillis; mother was Daisy Ayars; resident of Des Moines, Iowa. She was 32; white; single; occupation bookkeeper; born in Center Cross, Virginia; father was Phillip C. Brizendine; mother was Eva Harmon; resident of Richmond, Virginia. [Commonweath of Virginia, Certificate of Marriage 37712.]