First National Bank, Maryville, MO (Charter 3268)

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ca.1900 photo of the First National Bank building. Courtesy of the city of Maryville.

First National Bank, Maryville, MO (Chartered 1884 - Receivership 1931)

Town History

This is an advertisement by Fisher, Jackson & Company showing the building shortly after construction.

Maryville is the county seat of Nodaway County, which is located in northwestern Missouri. The town was platted on September 1, 1845. Maryville's name originates from the town's first postmaster, Amos Graham. Graham was one of the original settlers of what would later become downtown Maryville, and the city was named after his wife, Mary. The city was incorporated in 1856, annulled in 1857, reincorporated in 1859, annulled during the Civil War, reincorporated in 1869, disincorporated again in 1869 and finally formally incorporated on July 19, 1869, when the Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad arrived.

During the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), the population of Maryville was 1,682 in 1870, growing to 5,217 in 1930. It's highest population was 11,972 in 2010, and the current population is estimated at 11,599 (2019).

Maryville had two National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and both of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

A fire on May 17, 1975 devastated many businesses and caused structural damage to the original bank building.
  • Organized Aug 28, 1884
  • Chartered Nov 22, 1884
  • Succeeded Farmers Bank
  • Receivership Aug 10, 1931

The First National Bank of Maryville was the outgrowth of the business started by an organization April 17,1871 by H.C. French and H.C. Fisher, private bankers, under the name of Fisher & French. It was located in the first story of the building later occupied by the Maryville Republican (newspaper) office. On September 23, 1872 H.C. French sold his interest to Joseph Jackson and John C. Terhune. The bank was then organized under the name of Fisher, Jackson & Company, with Joseph Jackson as president and H.C. Fisher, cashier. In 1874 they built its edifice on the southeast corner of South Main and Third Streets. September 17,1877 Mr. Fisher sold his interest to Jackson and Terhune, and Mr. Terhune was made cashier. The name was then changed to Farmers Bank, with a paid-up capital of $50,000. The capital was increased later to $100,000. The bank was organized as the First National Bank of Maryville in 1884 and in 1885 Mr. Terhune sold his interest to Mr. Jackson. The building fell into disrepair after a fire in 1975 and was finally demolished in 1999.

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Maryville, MO

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $5 bank note with stamped signatures of Joseph Jackson, Jr, Cashier and Joseph Jackson, (Sr.), President. Provided by Dan Dieter.
1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of Roy J. Curfman, Cashier and Joseph Jackson, (Jr.), President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Currency Auctions, www.lynknight.com

A total of $1,476,210 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1884 and 1931. This consisted of a total of 181,164 notes (163,704 large size and 17,460 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 - 2096
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2069
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2175
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1650
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4700
1902 Plain Back 4x5 6101 - 19285
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4701 - 13651
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1791
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 857
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 262

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

1896 counter check from First National Bank of Maryville. Provided by Dan Dieter.

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1884 - 1931):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

  • There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

Wiki Links

Sources

  • A History of Nodaway County (Missouri), 1910.
  • Maryville, MO, on Wikipedia
  • 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://bbdata.banknotehistory.com