Pony Express Riders

Just who were these men (and boys)? They must have craved adventure, been very courageous and been driven by their unique perseverant spirit. Through the dust storms and heat of the expansive Plains and the freezing walls of ice and snow in the Rocky Mountains, they rode with their mission to deliver the mail as fast as their horse could carry it. They were the Pony Express riders, and you can relive their experience as you learn more about the Pony Express National Historic Trail.

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While no official company records of all the riders have ever been uncovered, this list has been compiled from various sources including newspaper accounts, secondary sources and family histories. We honor them and their commitment to this legendary part of the American West. 

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Read more about the youngest Pony Express rider here.

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List of Pony Express Riders by Name:

1. James Alcott

2. Andrew Ole Anderson

3. J.W. Anderson

4. John Anson

5. Henry Avis

6. Rodney Babbit

7. Lafayette Ball

8. James Banks

9. James Barnell

10. Jim Baughn

11. Marve Beardsley

12. James Beatley

13. Charles Becker

14. John Bedford

15. Thomas Bedford

16. Martin Bengtson

17. James Bently

18. Asher Bigelow

19. Charles Billman

20. G.R. Gills

21. “Black Sam”

22. “Black Tom”

23. Lafayette Bolwinkle

24. Bond

25. “Boston”

26. William Boulton

27. John Brandenburger

28. James Brink

29. Hugh Brown

30. James Brown

31. James Bucklin

32. David Burnett

33. Ed Bush

34. Henry Butterfield

35. William Campbell

36. James Carlin

37. Gustavas Carlton

38. Alexander Carlyle

39. William Carr

40. William Carrigan

41. James Carter

42. Michael Casey

43. William Cates

44. James Clark

45. John Clark

46. Richard Clarke

47. Richard Cleve

48. Charles Cliff

49. Gustavus Cliff

50. William Cody

51. Buck Cole

52. Bill Corbett

53. Edward Covington

54. James Cowan

55. Jack Crawford

56. James Cumbo

57. Louis Dean

58. James Dennis

59. William Dennis

60. Frank Derrick

61. Alex Diffenbacher

62. Thomas Dobson

63. J.  Dodge

64. Joseph Donovan

65. W.E. Dorrington

66. Calvin Downs

67. Tommy Drum

68. Daniel Drumheller

69. James Dunlap

70. William Eckels

71. Major Howard Egan

72. Howard Ransom Egan

73. Richard Erastus Egan

74. Thomas J. Elliott

75. J.K. Elllis

76. Charles Enos

77. George Fair

78. H.H. Faust

79. Josiah Faylor

80. Johnny Fischer

81. John Fisher

82. William Fisher

83. Thomas Flynn

84. Jimmie Foreman

85. Johnny Fry

86. William Fulkerson

87. Abram Fuller

88. George Gardner

89. James Gentry

90. James Gilson

91. Samuel Gilson

92. Jim Gleason

93. Frank Gould

94. “Irish Tom” Grady

95. Martin Hall

96. Parley Hall

97. Sam Hall

98. Billy Hailton

99. James “Bean” Hamilton

100. Sam Hamilton

101. Robert Haslam

102. Theodore Hawkins

103. Sam Haws

104. Frank Helvey

105. Levi Hensel

106. William Hickman

107. Lucius Ludosky Hickok

108. Charles Higginbotham

109. Martin Hogan

110. Clark Huntington

111. Lester Huntington

112. William James

113. David Jay

114. William Jenkins

115. Jennings

116. Samuel Jobe

117. William Jones

118. Jack Keetley

119. Hiram Kelley

120. Jay Kelley

121. Mike Kelly

122. Thomas King

123. John Koerner

124. Harry LaMont

125. Thomas Landon

126. George Larkin

127. William Lawson

128. Charles Larzelere

129. James Madison Lenhart

130. Geroge Leonard

131. George Little

132. N.N. Lytle

133. Joseph Malcom

134. Robert Martin

135. Philip Mass (Messero)

136. Elijah Maxfield

137. Montgomery Maze

138. Silas McAulas (Macaulas)

139. Emmet McCain

140. J.G. McCall

141. Charlie McCarty

142. James McDonald

143. Pat McEneany

144. David McLaughlin

145. James McNaughton

146. William McNaughton

147. Lorenzo Meacona

148. J.P. Mellen

149. Howard Mifflin

150. Charlie Miller

151. James Alexander Moore

152. John Mussy

153. Jeramiah Murphy

154. Newton Myrick

155. Paul Obershaw

156. Mathew Orr

157. Robert Orr

158. William Johnson Osborn

159. G. Packard

160. William Page

161. Charles Parks

162. Charles Parks

163. John Paul

164. “Mochila Joe” Paxton

165. George Perkins

166. Joseph Perkins

167. Edward Pollinger

168. Charles Pridham

169. Thomas Ranahan

170. Theodore Rand

171. James Randalll

172. Charles Reynolds

173. Thomas Reynolds

174. William Minor Richards

175. H. Richards

176. Johnson W. Richardson

177. Sewell Ridley

178. Bartholomew Riles

179. Jonathan Rinehart

180. Don Rising

181. Harry Roff

182. Edward Rush

183. John Rutsel

184. Thomas Ryan

185. Robert Sanders

186. F.H. Saunders

187. G.G. Sangiovanni

188. Henry Clay Scrafford

189. George Scovell

190. John Seebeck

191. Jack Selman

192. Joseph Serish

193. James Shanks

194. John Sinclair

195. George Smethurst

196. John Sprague

197. George Spurr

198. Edward Sterling

199. William Streeper

200. Robert Stricklen

201. William Strohm

202. John Sugget

203. George Talcott

204. Billy Tate

205. George Thatcher

206. J.J. Thomas

207. Bill Thompson

208. Charles Thompson

209. James Thompson

210. Alexander Toponce

211. Elias Littleton Tough

212. William Tough

213. George Towne

214. Bill Trotter

215. Henry Tuckett

216. Warren Upson

217. John Wade

218. Henry Wallace

219. Jun Waller

220. John Watson

221. Daniel Wescott

222. Michael Whalen

223. George Wheat

224. “Whipsaw"

225. J. Williams

226. H.C. Wills

227. Thomas Thornhill Willson

228. Elijah Nicholas Wilson

229. Slim Wilson

230. Ira Wines

231. Joseph Barney Wintle

232. Henry Worley

233. James Worthington

234. Amos Wright

235. George Wright

236. Jose Zowgaltz

237. Henry Clay Scrafford

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Do you have information about a Pony Express rider? Please let us know.

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