BUCHANAN, Pleas - The Little Rock Democrat states that Sam Sixkiller is the man who murdered the 3 Buchanan boys, Pleas, William and Newt, sons of Uncle Isaac Buchanan, during the war. The three brothers were surprised and killed near their home on Cane Hill. [Fayetteville Democrat 1/14/1887]BUCHANAN, William M., died February 21, 1864, was born June 5, 1832 the son of Isaac Buchanan, born at Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, who lived at Cane Hill, Arkansas. He was the son of Thomas Buchanan and his wife Jennie Neely of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Maiden name of subjects mother was Naomi Crawford, daughter of John Crawford and his wife, who lived at Cave Creek, near Fayetteville, Tennessee. The Buchanans came from Scotland to Virginia. Later some went to Kentucky and Tennessee. They were honorable and upright people – many were preachers of the gospel, many of them were mathematicians. The Crawford’s were Virginians. John Crawford moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee. Subject received early education at cane Hill, college at Cumberland University. He was killed with Captain P.W. Buchanan on Cane Hill while recruiting. He was a Democrat and Cumberland Presbyterian. He married Nannie Bean at Cane Hill at the home of her uncle Mark Bean. She was the daughter of Richard Henderson and Rebeckah Smith Bean. Their children were Mrs. Anna Plummer of Springdale, Arkansas and Willie Buchanan of Goodpasture. [1911 Arkansas Confederate Census]