William Weldon Hill and Bernice Harlan Wedding Announcements, Married June 9, 1919 in LaGrange, Kentucky
Henry County Local, Henry County, Kentucky, June 13, 1919
Weldon and Marshall Hill, who have been keeping “bach” on their farm 2-1/2 miles West of New Castle are no longer living in a womanless home. Tuesday morning when A. Sid Morgan and other neighbors of the Hill brothers look toward their home they were surprised to see a young lady on the premises stirring hither and thither and looking the mistress of all she surveyed. It developed that Weldon Hill, the elder of the two boys, had been married the evening before at 8 o’clock in LaGrange without pomp and unusual ceremony, and some time between the two days they had rounded in at the Hill homestead and were already set up for business and each performing his or her part properly in their new and sacred relation.
The bride is none other than Miss Bernice Harlan, daughter of those clever persons, Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Harlan of LaGrange former residents of New Castle Kentucky. The bride is a business like and sensible girl, who for five years has been associated with Ballard Brothers in a clerical capacity. She is a girl of comeliness and personal worth, and her husband should be overwhelmed with congratulations by reason of his good fortune in making good his claim upon her heart.
The Hill brothers are clever boys. They have a nice new home nearing completion with all arrangements nearly completed for the incoming governess. Why wait, thought Weldon, she might as well come in now and have the satisfaction of ordering the details. So the wedding was speeded up some. The manner in which the whole transaction was effectuated evidences the good common sense of the parties. The groom is a son of Pat Hill former clerk of Henry County now deceased. [This is incorrect. His father was Horace William Hill.] His mother is the wife of J. B. Pyles of LaGrange.
Oldham Era, LaGrange Kentucky, June 13, 1919
Miss Bernice Harlan and Mr. Weldon Hill were married Monday evening at 8 o’clock, at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Harlan. The house was decorated in roses, sweet peas, ferns and honey suckles. Miss Ruby Starks was maid of honor, and was dressed in a handsome blue chiffon, carrying a bunch of sweet peas. The bride wore a wistaria greogette crepe over crepe de chine. Mr. Jesse Harlan was groomsman. It was a pretty home wedding, none but the immediate family being present. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Frank Richardson, of the Methodist Church. The bridal couple left immediately after the ceremony for their home near Smithfield. Both the young people are favorites here and received many handsome, also useful presents of silverware, furniture, cut glass, household linens, etc.
This is the home built by William Weldon Hill and his brother, Marshall Tyler “Rip” Hill, prior to Weldon’s marriage to Bernice Harlan. The rooms on either side were added in the 1960s and the house was subsequently bricked by Horace Edgar Hill [Sr.] and Betty Washburn Hill. The house was sold along with the farm in the 1990s after the death of Horace Edgar Hill [Sr.]
