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. ======= 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.