First National Bank of Athens, OH (Charter 233)

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Postcard of the Presbyerian Church
Postcard of the Presbyerian Church, corner of Court and Washington Streets, postmarked 1907. Courtesy of Adam Stroup

First National Bank of Athens, OH (Chartered 1864 - Liquidated 1917)

Town History

State Bank of Ohio, Athens Branch Obsolete $2
State Bank of Ohio, Athens Branch Obsolete $2, Haxby OH-5, with signatures of L.H. Stewart, Cashier and J. Linn, President. Cut cancel shows the note was redeemed on May 24, 1917, the day before the First National Bank of Athens officially liquidated and merged with the Athens National Bank. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

Athens is located in Athens County.

Athens had three National Banks chartered during the Bank Note Era, and all three of those banks issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

  • Chartered February 4, 1864
  • Succeeded Branch State Bank of Athens
  • Liquidated May 25, 1917
  • Consolidated with 7744 (Athens National Bank, Athens, OH)
  • Circulation assumed by 7744 (Athens National Bank, Athens, OH)

The Athens Branch opened in 1848 and remained in business until it became the First National Bank of Athens (Charter 233) in 1864. 

Born at Athens, Ohio, July 30, 1829, Lewis H. Stewart was a son of Ezra Stewart, long a prominent citizen. He received his education and lived all his life at Athens, having married a daughter of Professor Williams of the Ohio University. For many years he was cashier of the Athens branch of the State Bank of Ohio.

Official Bank Title

1: The First National Bank of Athens, OH

Bank Note Types Issued

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A total of $538,750 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1864 and 1917. This consisted of a total of 80,564 notes (80,564 large size and No small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 4000
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 800
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 440
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1615
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 484
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3585
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1232
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1935

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1864 - 1917):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Known Bank Note Signers

  • No other known bank note signers for this bank

Bank Note History Links

Sources

  • Athens, OH, 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://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
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