Military: Civil War veteran; Age 33 Where born: NC Son of: John Medlen* & Unity Deberry* Married: Ellen Helms* Children: - John Allen (1859 NC-1925 NC m: Tobitha Kiser) -
Mary Jane (1861 NC-1949 OH m: James Thomas Helms) -
William A (1867-1939 NC m: Samantha Jane Whitley) -
Amana M* (1871) -
Mary Joanna (1873 IL-1935 NC m: Dock Robert Yow)
* indicates buried with Joseph Ashley Medlen in Derr Cemetery.
About Derr Cemetery:
Derr Cemetery is located in Bond Township on the northeast corner of the intersection of Road 1500 N (County Road 17) and Road 1420 E. Derr Cemetery is located about one mile east of Pinkstaff, Illinois (Lawrence County). Burials: 989 Location: Pinkstaff, Lawrence County, Illinois