The following was listed in the August, 1939 Collinsville Herald:

A first class mystery was uncovered last week by workmen digging in preparation for completion of a new showroom at J.C.McLanahan Agency.  A tombstone, in excellent condition was uncovered but no graveyeard was ever there….

The article ends with…

And to contradict the evidence that there should be no stone there, McLanahans have the stone, which bears the following inscription:  Carolina H. Daughter of Wm. and Mina Meyners born July 27, 1858 died Mar 2, 1860  Aged

The stone is broken off at this point.  It is about a foot wide and two feet long and about three inches thick.

(Collinsville, 2009) – The location of this tombstone is no longer known.

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