lˈeɪɾɚ, wˌaɪl wˈɜːkɪŋ æz ɐ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ sˈʌmɚ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ɪn dˈʊɹɹənt, ˌoʊklɐhˈoʊmə, hiː mˈɛt hɪz fjˈuːtʃɚwˈaɪf vˈiəɹə pˈɜːl kˈɑːnəl, hˌuː hiː mˈæɹid ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn; ðeɪ hæd fˈaɪv tʃˈɪldɹən.
Later, while working as a visiting summer professor in Durant, Oklahoma, he met his future-wife Vera Pearl Connell, who he married on January 27, 1913; they had five children.