Charles W. Dow

Dow, a free stater, was shot by Franklin Coleman over a land dispute and was killed immediately.

[3] The shooting of Dow triggered a series of confrontations that later led to the Sacking of Lawrence, the Wakarusa War, the Pottawatomie massacre, and the Battle of Black Jack.

Coleman was one of the men taken captive during the Battle of Black Jack in 1856 and was linked to another killing of a Free-Stater that year.

The cemetery is nearly lost now but a sign erected by the local Santa Fe Trail Historical Society marks the location.

The other involves Coleman returning from the gold fields of Pikes Peak, being attacked by robbers, and hiding in a cave which collapsed as he defended himself.