Johnson County KS Archives Biographies.....Pellett, J. S. 1880 - 
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Author: Ed Blair

 J. S. Pellett, the present popular mayor of Olathe and assistant cashier of 
the Olathe State Bank, is a native son of Johnson county. He was born in 
Olathe, January 20, 1880, and is a son of William and Jessie (Sutton) Pellett. 
William Pellett was born in Albany, N. Y., in 1834. He came west in the 
fifties and located at Peoria, Ill., where he was employed as a clerk by J. E. 
Sutton. He remained there until 1859 when he made an extended tour through 
Texas, and afterwards came to Kansas on a visit. After remaining here a short 
time he became attached to the country, and determined it to make it his home. 
He entered the employ of S. F. Hill, as clerk and remained in that capacity 
until the Civil war broke out when he enlisted in a company of three-months 
men under Captain Schriver, but was not mustered out of service until the 
expiration of six months. In 1862, he received a recruiting commission, and 
he, with the assistance of others raised a full company in eleven days, which 
was mustered into service as Company H, Twelfth regiment, Kansas infantry. Mr. 
Pellett became first lieutenant and served until the close of the war. He then 
returned to Olathe and was appointed deputy treasurer under Colonel Hayes and 
served in that capacity two and one-half years. He then engaged in the 
mercantile business, in partnership with J. E. Sutton, his father-in-law. This 
firm was engaged in the general mercantile business and later Mr. Pellett was 
engaged in the shoe business alone. Coincident with his mercantile career, 
which was very successful, he invested extensively in Johnson county land, and 
is one of the extensive land owners of Johnson county. He was elected mayor of 
Olathe in 1870, and since coming to Johnson county has taken an active part in 
the welfare and development of his adopted county and State. He was engaged in 
the mercantile business in Olathe for a number of years, but for the last 
twenty years has been practically retired from an active business career. 
Jessie Sutton, his wife, is a native of Hamilton, Ontario, and a daughter of 
J. E. Sutton, one of the pioneer merchants of Johnson county. William Pellett 
and wife reside in Olathe in their beautiful residence on West Park Street. J. 
S. Pellett is the only child of William and Jessie (Sutton) Pellett He was 
educated in the public schools of Olathe, graduating from the Olathe High 
School in the class of 1898. He then attended Kansas University for a time and 
later entered the Central Business College, Kansas City, Mo., where he was 
graduated in 1900 and after that attended Kansas University again for a time. 
Pie then entered the employ of the First National Bank of Olathe, as a 
bookkeeper, and later became assistant cashier. He was employed in that bank 
for six years and in 1908, when the Olathe State Bank was re-organized, he 
accepted the assistant cashiership of that institution and has served in that 
capacity to the present time. Mr. Pellett was married August 8, 1905, to Miss 
Estelle Conn, of Olathe, Kan. She was born in Collins, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. 
Pellett have two children, James William and Esther Virginia. Mr. Pellett is a 
stockholder and director in the Olathe Electric Light and Power Company. He is 
a Republican and has taken an active interest in political affairs since 
boyhood. He has been treasurer of the Johnson county Republican central 
committee. In 1908 he was elected city treasurer of Olathe, and reelected to 
succeed himself in 1910, and served as secretary of the board of education 
until he resigned in 1913. In the spring of 1913 he was elected mayor of 
Olathe for a term of three years and is making a record as a capable and 
efficient executive. He is a member of all of the Masonic bodies and is 
district deputy Grand Master for the fifth Kansas district. He is also a 
member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and belongs to the 
Episcopal church.

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HISTORY OF Johnson County Kansas
BY
ED BLAIR

AUTHOR OF
Kansas Zephyrs, Sunflower Sittings and Other Poems and Sketches

IN ONE VOLUME

ILLUSTRATED
STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1915


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