John Carnahan

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