In 1937, Eunice Winstead and Charlie Johns married in Sneedville, Tennessee.
Both families had no qualms about the marriage, saying Eunice and Charlie loved one another.

But for the Tennessee community, there was utter outrage - because at the time, Eunice was only nine years old, and Charlie was 22. 
Charlie falsified his now-wife's age in order to get a marriage license. At the time, there was no minimum marriage age in Tennessee and minors did not need parental permission - meaning the marriage was entirely legal then. But morally it was horrific. And the laws would soon reflect that.