General Information

Birth
1756
Death
23 SEP 1838
Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Mark Bean Cemetery, Henson Mountain, SE of Lincoln, Arkansas

Notes

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

Parents

Hugh Carnahan
- Father
Birth
1730

Spouses

Jannette Jane Billingsley
- Wife
1770 - 1832
Birth
1770
Logan County, Kentucky
Married
24 NOV 1788
Gullford, North Carolina
Death
1832
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Bethlehem Cemetery, Washington County, Morrow, Arkansas
Mary Lame Polly Pyeatt
- Wife
1798 - 1879
Birth
6 FEB 1798
Warren County, Kentucky
Married
10 DEC 1818
Crystal Hill, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Death
3 MAY 1879
Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Mark Bean Cemetery or Cane Hill Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas

Children

Patsy Martha Carnahan
- Daughter
Birth
1792
Logan County, Kentucky
Sara Carnahan
- Daughter
Birth
1789
Ann Carnahan
- Daughter
Birth
3 AUG 1791
Logan County, Kentucky
James Carnahan
- Son
Birth
4 OCT 1794
Samuel Carnahan
- Son
1796 - 1867
Birth
29 JUN 1796
Death
5 JUL 1867
Cane Hill, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
Cane Hill Cemetery, Washington County, Arkansas
Adam Carnahan
- Son
Birth
1801
Logan County, Kentucky
Benjamin Young Carnahan
- Son
1809 - 1855
Birth
1809
Death
2 MAR 1855
Scye Carnahan
- Daughter
1803 - 1852
Birth
1803
Logan County, Kentucky
Death
1852
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas