Cobb County GaArchives News.....Judge Gann Will Keep Army and Navy Records August 30, 1918
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The Marietta Journal & Courier August 30, 1918
JUDGE GANN WILL KEEP ARMY AND NAVY RECORDS

Lack of proper records after the wars has always been a source of expense and
trouble to the country and the people.

Men have enlisted in the various branches of the service and no record kept in
the counties from which they went, and later the trouble comes.

In anticipation of this, Judge J M GANN, our county ordinary, is preparing to
gather and keep at his own expense, these records for Cobb county and we ask for
him your most cordial support and assistance.

For this great work he deserves the thanks of all the people.

We print Judge GANN's letter below which is self explanatory.

To The People of Cobb County:

I am going to undertake the making of a complete record of every soldier or
sailor who have entered the service from Cobb County, or may hereafter enter. 
This record to show nativity, name, age and rank, name of parents and wife,
where they were married, age at time of entering the service, company and
regiment, and finally to show when dismissed from the service, and for what
cause, this record to remain permanently in the Ordinary's office for future
reference.

I will send out in a few days to each town in the County, blanks with certain
questions to be answered, by parents or wife.  This information, I desire to be
accurately answered in a plain legible hand, with ink and signed by the proper
person, as I shall file these answers after they are recorded, and they also
will be accessible in the future.

We should all take a great pride in having this done.  While the expense to me
will be heavy, I am glad to do the work if the people of the County will give
their hearty co-operation.

I will name where these blanks can be found as soon as I have them ready.

I shall assign a portion of this book for the record of the colored men who have
entered the service from this County.

J M GANN
Marietta, Ga., August 29, 1918

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