Benjamin B. Medley was born on 25 March 

1846 in Tishomingo County Mississippi. Ben's 

wife Sallie S. McMasters was born 14 

September 1849 in Tishomingo County 

Mississippi. They had 7 children:

Name                                 Born

Benjamin Tilden Medley      Oct.   25, 1876

Minnie E. Medley                Feb.    4,   1877

Thomas L. Medley              Sep. 28,   1882

Joseph Clyde Medley          Apr. 23,   1885

Bart L. Medley                    Nov.    8, 1887

Bessie L. Medley                 Aug.    3, 1890

Myrtle Mae Medley                            1890

Ben Medley was the son of John and Nancy 

Catherine Hubbard Medley. Ben had 2 brothers  

and 3 sisters. Their names were:

David Rufus Medley born 1850

Eunice Medley born 1854

Mary Eva Medley born 1856

Nancy E. Medley born 1863

Thomas Medley born 1866

Ben Medley lived a very colorful life. His known 

adventures included being a teamster in the

Confederate Army, being a preacher in the 

Coles Mill Community, being a U.S. Postmaster. 

There are many stories about Ben Medley, 

some true, some a little tall, figuratively and 

literally. In the pictures of Ben with the family, 

Sallie who was a very short woman is sitting on 

several catalogs beside him.

The photograph on the opposite page is 

allegedly of Ben baptising members of his 

congregation in Coles' Mill Creek. Ben is 

purportedly the figure in the water with the 

Dark coat on. We have no independent 

confirmation of this. However, you can find this 

water hole just northwest of the Old Pleasant 

Hill cemetery in Cole's Mill where Ben is buried.

One story told by Bill Price Sr. is about Ben 

when he was the postmaster. Ben was quite 

the character and the highlight of many 

people's day was when Ben would stop by and 

deliver the mail, and possibly the latest gossip. 

Technically, Ben was ineligible to be a 

postmaster since he claimed to have served