Rev. Peter Carnahan (1838-1926) and his wife, Martha Jane Buchanan Carnahan (1841-1922), at their home in Bentonville, 1890. Both Peter and Martha were descendants of pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian families who founded the Washington County settlement of Cane Hill in 1827. Rev. Carnahan became a minister in 1866 and served congregations in and around Cane Hill. In 1870 the Carnahan family moved to Bentonville, where Rev. Carnahan pastored the Presbyterian church for fourteen years.
Mildred Carnahan Collection (S-98-2-584)
Rev. Peter Carnahan (1838-1926) and his wife, Martha Jane Buchanan Carnahan (1841-1922), at their home in Bentonville, 1890. Both Peter and Martha were descendants of pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian families who founded the Washington County settlement of Cane Hill in 1827. Rev. Carnahan became a minister in 1866 and served congregations in and around Cane Hill. In 1870 the Carnahan family moved to Bentonville, where Rev. Carnahan pastored the Presbyterian church for fourteen years.
Mildred Carnahan Collection (S-98-2-584)