First National Bank, Mannington, WV (Charter 5012)
First National Bank, Mannington, WV (Chartered 1895 - Liquidated 1932)
Town History
Mannington is a city in Marion County, West Virginia, located in the hills of North-Central West Virginia. In its earliest years it was called Forks of Buffalo or Koon Town, but has been called Mannington since 1856. The population was 2,063 at the 2010 census.
At the time of the first settlement, the west fork of Buffalo Creek was known as Warrior's Fork, while the North Fork has historically borne the name of Pyle's Fork. By 1850 a tavern owned by George and Samuel Koon appeared in the heart of the burgeoning town. Not long after the tavern was opened, the Forks of Buffalo began to be known as Koon Town. While the local inhabitants may have used the newer name, the United States government did not and in 1850 named the first post office in the community The Forks of Buffalo Post Office. It was not until 1856 that the village officially became known as Mannington, named after Charles Manning, a civil engineer with the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Manning was well liked by the community and the inhabitants were eager to have a more dignified name for a growing town on the new railroad line.
Mannington had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.
Bank History
- Organized May 29, 1895
- Chartered July 27, 1895
- Succeeded by First Exchange Bank of Mannington
- Liquidated August 17, 1932
On July 27, 1895, the First National Bank of Mannington, WV was authorized to begin business with a capital stock of $60,000. James H. Furbee was president and William H. Furbee was cashier.
Official Bank Title(s)
1: The First National Bank of Mannington, WV
Bank Note Types Issued
A total of $1,250,040 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1895 and 1932. This consisted of a total of 159,426 notes (142,356 large size and 17,070 small size notes).
This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 5600 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3420 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4215 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3047 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1000 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 800 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1001 - 12114 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 801 - 7193 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1844 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 783 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 218
Bank Presidents and Cashiers
Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1895 - 1932):
Presidents:
Cashiers:
- William Howard Furbee, 1895-1904
- Guy Stanley Furbee, 1905-1920
- Clinton Osborne Wilt, 1921-1921
- Walter L. Jenks, 1922-1929
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Sources
- Mannington, WV, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannington,_West Virginia
- Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
- Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
- Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
- The Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati, OH, Tue., July 30, 1895.