A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > New York > New York http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=708 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=43625 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: St. Louis Globe-Democrat Article Date: December 28 1886 Article Description: Obituary of Ashbel H. BARNEY. Article Text: New York, December 27.--Ashbel H. BARNEY, well known as one of the early founders of the express business of this country, died here to-day from an affection of the heart. He had been out of active business for two or three years. He was at one time the President of the Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express and the United States Express Company. He was one of the men who started the pony express service from St. Joseph, Mo., to San Francisco. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NY-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com