I grew up knowing Nettie, Julia, and Charles Pelot. I didn't know their father was in Kansas prior to 1860. According to Charles Pelot his father was a doctor with the Army in Nebraska after the war. In exchange for providing medical service to Indians, he was rewarded with beadwork, and some of this beadwork still exisits.

Dr. Pelot moved to Brownsville, later remained Sweet Springs, Mo. about 1870. His son William Channing was a person of culture and some local importance. He was a local newspaper editor after having spent time in London. We have his membership card to the reading room of the British Museum. Our Pelots were Episcopalians. There were other Pelots who moved to the county late 1880's as well.
Following is a transcription from Fairview Cemetery in Sweet Springs, so you see the dates.

Pelot, J.M. (Dr. James Malichi Pelot), b. 18 Feb 1833, d. 24 Feb 1888

Pelot, Eleanor J. (Dr. J. M.’s wife), b. 7 Sept 1848, d. 1 Jul 1933

Pelot, Wm. Channing (son of Dr. J.M.), b. 7 Aug 1869, d. 15 Aug 1940

Pelot, Nettie (daughter of Dr. J. M.), 1875-1970

Pelot, Lalla Margaret, Dau of J.M. & E.J., d. 30 Dec 1875, Age 1 yr 3 mos 2 ds

Pelot, Julia C. (daughter), 1878-1969

Pelot, James M., b. 20 Feb 1881, d. 16 Jun 1948

Pelot, Charles (son), 1883-1970

A person named Colket has done the Pelot genealogy. James, Nettie, Julia, Charles are among common family names.
We had no idea James Malachi Pelot was in Kansas early. His letters are amazing. We'd like to confirm where he was betwen 1865 and 1870. Nettie, Julia, and Charles, the persons we knew, were cultured and classical, even when they fell on hard times and were poor. Charles wanted to leave the house as a museum. It was filled with historic treasures. They kept everything. But a family that had married in virtually gutted the house after he died, taking the doorknobs but leaving some things of value because they simply didn't understand. The house is gone, but it would have made a fine museum.
Thanks for the reply and the information. While we have been doing our family genealogy, I've looked at Pelots as well because they were so interesting and so much a part of my early life.

Cynthia Nold