Samuel P. Cox William Thornton Kemper, Sr. who went on to found two of the largest banks headquartered in Missouri (Commerce Bancshares and UMB Financial Corporation). Cox's business relationship with Kemper only lasted one year, dissolving in 1866. When Cox had first joined the Missouri Militia, his commanding officer was James H.B. McFerran who would found the Daviess County Savings Association. On December 7, 1869, two men (reported to be Frank and Jesse James) robbed the Daviess County Savings Association Bank and in the process shot the cashier John W. Sheets in the head and heart. Although there was $700 in the bank
Emigrant Savings Bank two branches were retained. Emigrant Savings Bank Emigrant Savings Bank is a private American financial institution, it is the oldest savings bank in New York City and the ninth-largest privately owned bank in America. It has several online-only divisions that offer high yield savings accounts, including Emigrant Direct, Dollar Savings Direct and their latest offering, My Savings Direct. The bank was founded in 1850 by 18 members of the Irish Emigrant Society with the goal of serving the needs of the immigrant community in New York. The headquarters used to be at the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank building on Chambers