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John Benjamin Medlin

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John Benjamin Medlin

Birth
Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Death
6 May 1915 (aged 66–67)
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
Burial
Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6 Grave 1347
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Born in 1848 in Moore County North Carolina. He developed a dementia that would be later known as Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer's was first described and named in 1906 and first published in 1915 by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer.

When the family could not care for John at home he was moved to the hospital in Terrell where he died in 1915.
Born in 1848 in Moore County North Carolina. He developed a dementia that would be later known as Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer's was first described and named in 1906 and first published in 1915 by German psychiatrist Alois Alzheimer.

When the family could not care for John at home he was moved to the hospital in Terrell where he died in 1915.

Gravesite Details

GPS N32.74445 W96.25159



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