Daniel Thomason

THOMASON MONUMENT 1986

Daniel Thomason, b. Tenn. 8-25-1801, d. 7-28-1839

Mary Jane Denton Thomason, b. 10-15-1804, d. 6-26-1892

OLDEST KNOWN GRAVE

Col. Daniel Thomason, b. 1801, Tenn., d. 7-28-1839, bur. Old Union Cemetery. In

1821 Col. Daniel Thomason married M3fY Jane Denton. They were living in Warren

Counry, Tenn., when the pioneer spirtt urged them to move on. Accompanied

by his fatlier and other family members, Dantel organized an oxen drawn wagon

train. Loading their furniture and supplies, the fainilies started west. The¥ had

heard rumors of lush open country there. Their route brought them over rough and

hilly terrain, through most of Tennessee and all of the way across Arkansas into

Washington County. They stopped ftrst at Rheas Mill. Later hearing about the valley

furtlier west, Daniel orouglit his family into the wild and sparsely settled valley,

now known as Cincinnati, Ark Here the family acquired extensive acreage. Tillirig

the soil and building a home the family settled in. Daniel's adventure was destined

to be short lived. He died July 28, 1839, a young man of 38 years. Some say it was a

fever that took his life.

Mary Jane Denton Thomason, continuing with her strong pioneer SQirit, lived on

the land and reared her children. This same spirit called generations o1 Thomason's

to till this same soil for 150 years.

Computation makes us think Daniel Thomason was buried elsewhere and later

moved to Old Union Cemetery.

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I have been told l)aniel Thomason b. 8-25-

1801, d. 7-28-1839 was buried first in this "Little

Lost Cemetery" and later moved to "Old

Union."

I have visited Little Lost Cemetery three times

trying to decipher the surname on the twin

graves, to no avail.