Sinai Harreld Neal Buchanan (1797-1883) – Obituary
Sinai Harreld Neal Buchanan is my 4th Great Grandmother through her son William Thomas Neal, Col. (1822-1864) who died in the Civil War. She was first married to William Neal/Neel (abt 1797-1821) who was my 4th Great Grandfather. Shortly after her first husband’s death, she married Andrew “Uncle Buck” Buchanan and moved with their family to the future site of Prairie Grove, Washington Co., Arkansas.
Sinai Harreld Neal Buchanan
Born – 6 Oct 1797, Butler Co., Kentucky
Died – 17 Feb 1883, Prairie Grove, Washington Co., Arkansas
Buried – Prairie Grove Cemetery, Prairie Grove, Washington Co., Arkansas
BUCHANAN, Sina Neal – Died in Prairie Grove on Saturday, Feb 17, 1883, Mrs. Sinai[sic] Buchanan, widow of the late Rev. Andrew Buchanan. Mrs. B. was the oldest settler in Prairie Grove Township. Obituary soon. [Fayetteville Democrat 2/22/1883]
Died in Prairie Grove at the residence of her son, Col. Neal, Mrs. Sina Buchanan. Aunt Sina, as she was lovingly called by us all, is gone “over there;” on the 17th inst. after a long and useful life she passed “over the river.” Aunt Sina was born in Butler County, Kentucky on the 6th of October A.D., 1797, was married to Mr. Wm. Neal, by whom she became the mother of two children – Col. Wm. T. Neal, who was killed during the late war and our friend, Col. Jas. P. Neal of this place. After the death of her first husband she was united by marriage to the Rev. Andrew Buchanan, whose name she has so long commemorated. She professed religion early in life and was received into the Cumberland Presbyterian Church at this place among the very first. She was a consistent christian, a true “mother in Israel.” While grievously lamenting her death we bow humbly to Almighty God saying, “Thy will be done.” W.R.R. Prairie Grove, Feb 26th, 1883. [Fayetteville Democrat 3/1/1883]