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
Independence Savings Bank Independence Savings Bank Independence Community Bank was a bank based in Brooklyn, New York. In 2006, the bank was acquired by Santander Bank. The bank was originally chartered in 1850 as South Brooklyn Savings Bank. George A. Jarvis was one of the 26 co-founders and was vice president for 33 years. James S. T. Stranahan was also a co-founder. In 1975, the name of the bank was changed to Independence Savings Bank. In 1992, the bank acquired Long Island City Savings and Loan Association. In 1996, the bank acquired Bay Ridge Federal Savings Bank for $144 million in cash. In