Wilson Daily Times, 2 August 1940.
Per their marriage license, both Earnest and Irene Richardson were older than the ages reported above, but other documents suggest Irene Richardson was born in 1926.
Ernest L. Richardson, 20, of Wilson, son of Harriett Richardson, married Irene Byrd, 16, of Wilson County, daughter of Wilbert and Flossie Byrd, on 21 March 1940 in Wilson.