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Eunity “Euna” was only 23 when she died. A life cut far too short.<\/p>\n

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Early Life<\/h1>\n

Eunity was born in 1862 in Logan County, Ohio to Harrison “Hack” and Elizabeth (Martin) Pellett. Eunity was one of two girls in a family with nine children. She was known as Euna or Una.  Most likely the nickname was because she shared her given name with her grandmother Eunity (Harrison) Pellett. <\/p>\n

In 1867, Eunity’s father went to Kansas as a scout.  Soon thereafter, Eunity’s family along with a lot of her extended family, moved to Bourbon County, Kansas with most of them settling in Drywood Township.<\/p>\n

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Sleigh Accident<\/h1>\n

On February 24, 1885, Euna went on a sleigh ride with Miss Hays and Mr. Hilburn.  The group were headed east on Wall Street near the Tremont House (approximately the front lawn of the Sleep Inn) when the horses suddenly bolted.  When the sleigh got to the Gulf House near the railroad, the girls bailed out of  or were thrown from the sleigh.  Mr. Hilburn continued to attempt to bring the horses under control.  He was finally successful in stopping the horses when  they reached Harmon’s Grocery Store, which was just west of Barbee Street.<\/p>\n

Ms. Hays dislocated her ankle and broke the small bone about 3 inches above the ankle.<\/p>\n

Euna had a sprained wrist and a concussion.  The doctor was called and he got the two young ladies as comfortable as possible.<\/p>\n

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Death<\/h1>\n

Two months after the accident, Euna died. <\/p>\n

The logical conclusion was that it was related to the injuries that she had sustained in the accident.  However, it appears that she had recovered just fine from her injuries only to be stricken with malaria while visiting her sister Mary (Pellett) Strothers.  She died at her sister’s home within a few days of the onset of her symptoms.<\/p>\n

She was buried at Clarksburg Cemetery. Oddly, her gravestone has her death occurring 10 years earlier.  It must have been an engraving error because her death clearly occurred in 1885.<\/p>\n

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