On 13 March 1942 in Richmond, Virginia, James Edward Conley married Nettie Ergene Parsons in a Baptist ceremony. He was 21; white; single; occupation “Dupont Operator”; born in Essex County, Virginia; father was Newbill Conley; mother was Clara Croxton; resident of 805 N. 21st Street [Richmond, Virginia]. She was 20; white; single; born in Louisa County, Virginia; father was Clyde Mason Parsons; mother was Mattie Perry; resident of Richmond, Virginia. [Commonwealth of Virginia, Certificate of Marriage 7374.]