{"id":608,"date":"2020-01-10T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T01:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=608"},"modified":"2022-05-15T18:01:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T22:01:03","slug":"homer-and-geneva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=608","title":{"rendered":"Homer and Geneva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-126x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-126x300.jpg 126w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-429x1024.jpg 429w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-768x1833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-644x1536.jpg 644w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-858x2048.jpg 858w, https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Homer-Peels-The_Winnipeg_Tribune_Thu__Apr_22__1937_-scaled.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>In 1937 the state of Tennessee passed a law that forbade marriage for anyone under the age of 16, without their parents&#8217; permission.\u00a0 The first case brought under that new law involved 32 year-old Homer Peels, who married Geneva Hamby, who was 11 years old, in Monroe County.<\/p>\n<p>Today we tell that story.<\/p>\n<p>You can subscribe to the Stories podcast at RadioPublic, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, TuneIn, Spotify or on our website, www.storiespodcast.net.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening and for sharing our stories with your friends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1618\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-608-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746712\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746712\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746712\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746712\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=608-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/49746712\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1937 the state of Tennessee passed a law that forbade marriage for anyone under the age of 16, without their parents&#8217; permission.\u00a0 The first case brought under that new law involved 32 year-old Homer Peels, who married Geneva Hamby, who was 11 years old, in Monroe County. 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