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Bank Info for NB Charter 961 (1865 - 1915)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fairmont, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1871 Joseph Evans Sands Oliver Jackson
1872-1877 Joseph Evans Sands Hon. Jacob C. Beeson
1878-1880 Joseph Evans Sands Hon. Jacob C. Beeson
1881-1881 Joseph Evans Sands Zebulon Musgrave
1882-1891 Joseph Evans Sands Harrison Fleming
1892-1908 Joseph Evans Sands Joseph Milton Hartley
1909-1910 Howard Westwood Showalter Joseph Evans Sands
1911-1911 Howard Westwood Showalter Lawrence E. Sands
1912-1915 John Ogden Morgan Sr. Charles E. Wells
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 4x5 1 - 6750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 550
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5845
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 21023
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2943
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 4100
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2560
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 15075
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11475
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 21, 1865
  • Chartered Mar 31, 1865
  • Liquidated Sep 16, 1915
  • Absorbed by 9462 (National Bank, Fairmont, WV)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Fairmont Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1867) $263,396
High Bal (1914) $2,617,541
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $22,500
High Bal (1910) $200,000
Total Out (1914) $200,000
# Large Notes 281,284
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 281,284
$ Large Size $1,932,260
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,932,260
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $324,683.63 $65,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $274,219.70 $83,750.00
Oct-07-1867 $263,396.44 $84,150.00
Oct-05-1868 $265,448.32 $83,975.00
Oct-09-1869 $280,853.70 $84,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $308,155.09 $83,800.00
Oct-02-1871 $330,191.76 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $310,191.44 $89,500.00
Sep-12-1873 $358,460.19 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $321,636.30 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $300,073.43 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $278,848.47 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $297,847.22 $53,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $281,475.51 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $319,710.94 $72,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $333,517.69 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $358,676.48 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $385,549.77 $88,600.00
Oct-02-1883 $349,097.05 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $330,509.55 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $314,944.45 $44,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $303,747.06 $36,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $339,122.24 $36,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $347,975.08 $36,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $421,298.21 $36,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $524,587.85 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $689,055.88 $31,200.00
Sep-30-1892 $639,339.08 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $632,914.45 $85,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $687,244.49 $85,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $732,609.83 $86,400.00
Oct-06-1896 $683,300.35 $89,550.00
Oct-05-1897 $728,130.42 $88,050.00
Sep-20-1898 $820,721.40 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $971,435.86 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,383,562.16 $99,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,847,693.27 $97,747.50
Sep-15-1902 $1,891,735.04 $99,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $1,986,265.08 $97,897.50
Sep-06-1904 $1,880,516.19 $96,995.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,750,524.00 $99,995.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,008,755.00 $97,595.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,189,602.00 $99,995.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,173,162.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,860,541.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,080,339.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,095,531.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,135,638.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,274,980.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,617,541.00 $200,000.00

 

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