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
Onondaga County Savings Bank is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1998, OnBank was acquired by M&T Bank which began as Manufacturers & Trader's Trust in 1856, only four years before this building was constructed. Onondaga County Savings Bank When "Onondaga County Savings Bank" was first founded in 1855, it was located in the "Gridley Building". After the bank outgrew the space, the "Syracuse House", an early hotel, was torn down in 1896 for construction of a new building which was completed in 1897. The "Onondaga County Savings Bank Building" is located at 113 South Salina Street and is a prominent