Pony Express Riders - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Broncho Charlie Miller

pete_thommes — 24 May 2004 5:31:54 GMT

i am researching a man known as broncho charlie miller, originally julius mortimer b. 1850 died 1955 was pony express rider buffalo htr etc. if any decendants around please e-mail me. thanks

Rushton

SybilFowler — 17 Feb 2008 10:30:52 GMT

Does anyone have any knowledge of a Rushton riding for the Pony Express?

Pony Express Telegram site?

vgs — 12 Sep 2006 5:03:35 GMT

Is there a site which sells Pony Express telegrams? Thank you.

Pony Express ended operation in the 1860s

EM — 13 Apr 2006 1:33:18 GMT

I thought the pony express stopped operating in the 1860s?

Circumstances surrounding death of Pony Express Rider William POOR i NV in 1871

danderup — 19 Nov 2006 3:36:16 GMT

Alexander Majors

Janet Atkins — 20 Nov 2004 4:07:41 GMT

Alexander Majors was one of the founders of the pony express. I'm looking for lineage information. Would like to know if related to a Majors family in Texas.

Broncho Charlie URGENT!!

Taylor Winter — 22 Mar 2005 1:52:18 GMT

im doing a nat'l history day report and i need some info by april 4

Pony Express Rider

Barbies — 7 Feb 2004 8:33:07 GMT

Does anyone have the name Johnny Monks or John Monks listed as a Pony Express Rider? Thanks

Pony Express Riders

bobcarg2 — 24 May 2004 5:29:06 GMT

Help, I have been told I am related to the first or one of the first Pony Express Riders. Can anyone provide information on list of names, dates, places or anything that would be of help to trace back to them?

Meyers family

Bob Gouak — 9 May 2004 2:19:04 GMT

Looking for information on Anna E. Meyers wife of Elmer Gouak. Trying to trace her family. Believe she was from Virginia.

Pony Express

tadcamp — 21 Apr 2004 2:35:47 GMT

Levi Hensel was a blacksmith and possibly a station master for the Pony Express in Nemaha County, KS. He was my husband's great great grandfather. Anyone have any info on him?
Anyone going to watch the 2004 Pony Express Re-ride this summer? We are going to Seneca, KS June 11th to watch the riders come through on their way to St. Joseph.

Karen Lavrischeff
karenl911@hotmail.com
the -l- is a small case 'L', not a 1 :)

pony express rider

james l hamiilton — 21 Feb 2004 7:39:08 GMT

was samul hamilton the first rider out of sacramento.what was the date?he was from ohio,born in 1837,belmont co.death,5 jan 1923.civil war 5/1863-5/1866

James R. Drury

cbhaynes — 2 Feb 2004 3:57:05 GMT

I am researching my GGGrandfather who was said to have been a Pony Espress Rider, Texas/Mississippi area, where would I research this to confirm it? Any assistance would be appreciated. Sue

Pony Express

Mike — 26 Dec 2003 2:16:06 GMT

Would anybody happen to have any information on Pony Express riders that were present in Promontory, Utah when the two transcontinental railroads were officially connected?

My father-in-law told me a story that his grandmother used to tell him about a family relative who rode for the Pony Express and was in Promontory for the celebration. Apparently he tied his horse to the train, and the train later departed, along with his horse (or so the story goes).

I'd love to track down this story (no pun intended). We do not know the name of the rider. We think he was very closely related to this grandmother (her dad's brother or her dad's father's brother, or something like that).

Donivan

CWebb8794 — 27 Sep 2002 1:01:01 GMT

looking for any information on Donivan who has it that he road for the pony Express.

James Garvey

whitmoco — 11 Oct 2003 12:46:48 GMT

Family verbal history says that my great grandfather, James Garvey rode pony express. Does anyone have a list of pony express riders? Could you please check and see if his name is there?

Thanks!

Kansas Pony express riders.

dsegelquist — 13 Dec 2005 4:06:32 GMT

This Info was taken from the Kansas Historical Quarterly 1932.
Billy Comstock was one of the original pony express riders at the time when Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody were similarly employed.

Cody was reared near Leavenworth Kansas and rod pony express before his scouting and buffalo-hunting days.
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This Info was taken from the History of Fort Riley Kansas 1926.
One of the westward riders on this first trip of the Pony Express was William F. Cody then a boy of fourteen or fifteen years.

Uncle Simpson

Lee — 8 Jun 2003 10:58:25 GMT

My ancestor Mary Ann Simpson had a brother whoes last name was SImpson. I have one picture of him. He looks to be in his 30's or 40's possibly. One story says that he shaved his head to avoid Indian attack and the photographer who took his picture drews hairs on his head. Later on in life he became a gripmen in the San Francisco tolley system. Anyone with Information on this man is greatly appreciated! Thank You!

Philipp Rosenthal

roundpaw — 23 Apr 2003 9:29:42 GMT

For PhD research, I am looking for any documentation or information on a German twenty-something who worked as a Pony Express rider during the 1870s, probably a Texas to Arizona route. His name was Philipp Rosenthal.
Many thanks.

pony express rider Sacaramento,CA John Stevens

diancampbell21 — 6 Sep 2004 8:09:41 GMT

I was told that my GreatGRandfather John Stevens was pony express rider when he was only 15 and his station was in Sacaramento, California, however I do not find his name listed. Any information about this era and station would be appreciated.

Clifford,Curtin,Curtis,Busby riders

pat may — 16 Mar 2003 5:56:18 GMT

Looking for rider by last name of
Clifford,Curtin,Curtis or Busby.I have looked for info on the web,but no names are listed. Is there a book that can be purchased? thank you pat

Curtin,Curtis,Busby riders

pat may — 16 Mar 2003 5:54:54 GMT

Looking for rider by last name of Curtin,Curtis or Busby.I have looked for info on the web,but no names are listed. Is there a book that can be purchased? thank you pat

Pony Express @ Sanguins Crossing

Bob — 11 Aug 2001 7:56:26 GMT

Researching this 'crossing ' in Rattan,Oklahoma (Pushmataha Co.) which includes the surname of my ancestor. This was once mentioned in some Oklahoma history books. Having difficulty finding record or mention of it now.

Wallace - Pony Express Rider

tracyrininger24 — 6 Jul 2003 7:47:16 GMT

Does anyone have Wilson Wallace or George Wallace on a list of Pony Express Riders. Family stories have it that one of these guys was but I can't remember which one.

Thanks

Pony express rider

AndersonCAA — 10 Jul 2003 6:07:23 GMT

Does anyone have a listing for an individual named Gemein, Goddard, or Larner that was a pony express rider?

Thanks!

pony express riders

ricbar — 22 Jun 2001 3:08:52 GMT

Debbie: do you have the name Allen Louis DEUELL on your list of Pony Express Riders? I believe he rode in Iowa and surrounding area. Thanks for your help. Richard

pony express riders

NJ59 — 4 Jul 2001 1:16:56 GMT

Hi,
I am told that my great-great-grandfather,
Thornton Provens, carried mail by horseback,
and that it was then called The Pony Express.
The thing is, he did this in Ohio. Is this
possible?

JIM MITCHELL

djk21889 — 17 Apr 2004 3:52:22 GMT

Looking for any proof that Jim Mitchell rode the "Pony". Family tradition says he rode the Pony Express and that's where he met Buffalo Bill. I know some people say there is no proof that W.F. Cody rode the "Pony", but Jim was also a performer in his "Wild West" show. Jim Mitchell was a gifted horseman, and a blacksmith which both the "Pony" and the "Wild West" were probably in good need of. There is no complete list of the Pony Express riders, but the St. Joseph MO. Pony Express Museum is saying that if anyone has a letter stating the name of a rider or any other proof that the family member was a rider, they want to hear about it as they are trying to put together a complete list. If anyone knows of a list or a letter or anything stating Jim was a rider, please contact me at starr21889@aol.com Thanks, Dottie

Donivan

CWebb8794 — 27 Sep 2002 1:01:01 GMT

looking for any information on Donivan who has it that he road for the pony Express.