Delaney met his helpmate before the war of the rebellion (the Civil War) probably on/in the Poplar Hill neighborhood. Their marriage took place in about 1854. Easter was the daughter of Nace and Ellen Riley (Slaves of Scott). Marriage on Poplar Hill was a business decision made by Samuel Scott. Like other slave owners his interests were that these couples have large families, grow the slave population, which in turn would create a larger profit margin. Forced marriages of very young men and women who could be as young as 12 or 13 was possible. Samuel Scott determined that Philip Ceeny and Letty Holland should marry at the ages of 14 and 12. The union of Philip and Letty would be considered an arranged marriage. (Note: Champ Terry
