1857: 'Interesting' son of Dr. H. Meredith

Eddie Meredith, an interesting little son of Dr. H. Meredith, of Hannibal, was accidentally drowned while bathing in Bear Creek, in company with several other small boys, on Saturday evening last.

Tombstone photo, from Find a grave, by Mia Fleegel. Burial in Hannibal's Old Baptist Cemetery.