MONROE COUNTY, GA - MILITARY PENSION Shannon, James M.  

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JAMES M. SHANNON 

STATE OF GEORGIA, JASPER COUNTY: MONTICELLO, GA., 9/19/1919
Personally before me comes HENRY BE JORDAN of said
County, who after being duly sworn, says: that of
his own personal knowledge JAMES M. SHANNON AND MISS
MOLLIE FREEMAN were joined in matrimony in the year
1861 and that they resided together as man and wife
continuously until the time of his death and that
she has not since remarried.  

Sworn 19th day of Sept. 1919, SS: HENRY B. JORDAN
H. V. ROBINSON, ORDINARY.

ORDINARY'S CERTIFICATE
State of Georgia, Jasper County:

I, H. V. Robinson, Ordinary of said County do
certify that I know Henry B. Jordan, witness as to
marriage of James M. Shannon and Miss Mollie Freeman
and that he was duly sworn by me before signing the
affidavit and that he is truthful and trustworthy
and his statement is entitled to full faith and
credit.  Sworn under my hand and official seal of
office this the 20th day of September 1919.  H. V.
Robinson, Ordinary

HANDWRITTEN NOTE ON THE ORDINARY'S STATIONARY:
MONTICELLO, GA. SEPT. 22, 1919
            DEAR MRS. SHANNON:

ENCLOSED YOU WILL FIND MR. HENRY B. JORDAN'S
AFFIDAVIT AS TO THE MARRIAGE OF MR. SHANNON AND
YOURSELF AS I DO NOT FIND ANY RECORD OF YOUR
MARRIAGE RECORDED IN THE ORDINARY'S OFFICE.  I HOPE
THE AFFIDAVIT WILL BE ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY TO THE
STATE PENSION COMMISSION. IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE
THAT I CAN DO TO ASSIST YOU IN GETTING YOUR PENSION
APPLICATION APPROVED, I WILL BE ONLY TOO GLAD TO
ASSIST YOU.

MR. SHANNON WAS THE FIRST SCHOOL TEACHER I EVER WENT
TO AND I LOVED HIM BETTER THAN ANY TEACHER I EVER
WENT TO.  I WISH YOU WOULD COME OVER TO SE ME.
YOURS VERY TRULY, H. V. ROBINSON