Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas
Carnahan or Mark Bean Cemetery
This l i t t l e cemetery is on the Henry Henson farm, south of
Lincoln. The graves are enclosed within a rock wall.
Here lies the Rev. John Carnahan and his wife, Aunt Lame
Polly Carnahan. Also Major Jacob Pyeatte and his wife.
There are several graves outside the enclosure, including
that of John Billingsley, whose death was the first among the
early settlers, the very night they arrived here in 1827.
There are several other graves here, without mrkers.
Read and contributed by Mabel Carnahan.
This cemetery, considered to be the oldest in western Washington Co.,
is located about halfhay between Lincoln and Cane Hill off the Old
Punp Road on a hill about 1/4 mile east of the road in S5, T14N, R32W.
This is m land that was origunally taken up by Samuel Carnahan when
the early settlers cam to western Washingt~n County. Land cn which
cerretery is located was later known as the old Henscn farm but is now
owned by Mr. Ray Braley. In earlier tks this old burying ground was
known as Bean Cemetery. It is sdd, the eldsting inscriptims indicate
that there have been no burials here for over 100 years.
There is a rock enclosure containing four graves.
Rev. John Carnahan, a revolutionary soldier. born 1756, Died 1840
(the father of Samuel Carnahan, original land owner).
Aunt Lame Polly (Mary Pyeatte), 2nd wife of Rev. John Carnahan. She
was born in 1798
Major Jacob Pyeatte, a revolutionary soldier who served with Clark's
Regiment, Virginia State Troops. He was born 1760 and died 1844*
He is the father-in-law of Samuel Camahan.
The fourth grave is that of Jane Carnahan, small daughter of Samuel
Carnahan. Born September 28, 1830 and died in childhood. She was a
twin to John,
There were many graves outside the rock enclosure but only two markers
are left standing.
In Memory of William Maxwell born Oct 14, 1785 and departed this life
May 31st 1855