Having been stationed in Alabama for over 2 years back in the early 70’s, I’m guessing that most of the people there have either a mother or grandmother who was a teenager at the time of her marriage. Girls at 13 could marry with parental permission, and 16 without permission. I knew a lot of locals and a number of GI’s who were married to girls ranging in age from 13 to 17. I grew up in Texas, and my oldest sister got engaged when she was 16. A lot of the girls I went to school with dropped out and married as soon as they turned 16.