They were married in Washington, D.C., on 16 February 1922 when he was 17 years old; Converse was about a decade older and had been married before.
Eles casaram-se em Washington, D.C., em 16 de fevereiro de 1922 quando ele tinha 17 anos de idade; Converse era cerca de uma década mais velho e já tinha sido casado antes.