Since her maiden name is also Richardson, Bernice is probably a 1st or 2nd cousin, which was somewhat common for marriages in rural areas, specially in the earlier centuries, in Europe, the UK, and North America. That practice has become more frowned upon by societies during the mid 1900's and later, and is uncommon today.
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