On June 23, 1850, twenty-eight-year-old Amanda Lamme, a California-bound emigrant, died of cholera and was buried near here in what is now private pastureland. She was the wife of M.J. Lamme of Boone County, Missouri, and the mother of three daughters. Her grave monument was erected in 1912 but was incorrectly engraved with the name Amanda Lamin. Between 1842 and 1859, an estimated 20,000 emigrants, about five percent of the total, died along the overland trails. Cholera in 1849, 1850, and 1857 caused many adult deaths, while few children died from it. Malaria, smallpox, measles, and dysentery killed both children and adults. Although wagons moved slowly, some people were crushed beneath the wheels. Drownings were common at river crossings, and accidental shootings were frequent because many travelers were unfamiliar with firearms. Contrary to movie and television portrayals, few emigrants were killed by Indians, and the risk of death was probably about the same for emigrants as for people who stayed at home.