Farmers National Bank, Canfield, OH (Charter 3654)

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Farmers National Bank, Canfield, OH (Chartered 1887 - Still in business (November 2021))

Town History

The Farmers National Bank on Broad Street, Canfield, Ohio, ca2019. Courtesy of Google Maps

Canfield is a city in central Mahoning County, Ohio and a suburb 10 miles southwest of Youngstown. The population was 7,699 as of the 2020 census.

Canfield Township was established in 1798 as Campfield, township number 1 in range 3, by the purchase from the Connecticut Land Company in the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was purchased by six men, although the majority was owned by Judson Canfield, a land agent, from whom the township took its name in 1800. Canfield's first settlers arrived shortly after surveying was initiated in 1798, primarily from Connecticut, although waves of German immigrants around 1805 and Irish around 1852 would occur. Goods were transported initially by horse and wagon about 55 miles from Pittsburgh; later, the Beaver Canal served as the primary method for commerce. By 1805, Canfield had approximately 17 homes, a store and a school; it became a trade center for the region.

Canfield was part of Trumbull County until 1846 when the counties in the area were redefined and Mahoning County emerged as a new county. Canfield was made the county seat in 1846, incorporating in 1849, igniting a three decade long feud with Youngstown on which should be the seat. The Ohio State Legislature voted to move the Mahoning County seat to Youngstown in 1874.

Canfield had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Organized Feb 26, 1887
Chartered Mar 22, 1887
Bank was Open past 1935
For Bank History after 1935 see FDIC Bank History website
Still in business as Farmers NB of Canfield, OH Nov 12, 2021

Official Bank Titles

1: The Farmers National Bank of Canfield, OH

2: The Farmers' National Bank of Canfield, OH [1929]

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Brown Back $5 bank note with pen signatures of H.A. Manchester, Cashier and Alexander Dickson, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

1902 Plain Back $20 bank note with penned signature of Ethel M. Fowler, Assistant Cashier and Mark H. Liddle, President. Courtesy of NBNCensus

1929 Type 1 $5 bank note with printed signatures of T.C. Rose, Cashier and H.J. Beardsley, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

A total of $1,131,760 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1887 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 143,460 notes (110,236 large size and 33,224 small size notes).

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

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1: 1882 Brown Back	4x5	1 - 3849
1: 1882 Brown Back	3x10-20	1 - 1153
1: 1902 Red Seal	4x5	1 - 450
1: 1902 Red Seal	3x10-20	1 - 360
1: 1902 Date Back	4x5	1 - 3400
1: 1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 2620
1: 1902 Plain Back	4x5	3401 - 12670
1: 1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	2621 - 9077
2: 1929 Type 1	6x5	1 - 2730
2: 1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 1402
2: 1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 406
2: 1929 Type 2	5	1 - 3396
2: 1929 Type 2	10	1 - 2084
2: 1929 Type 2	20	1 - 516

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1887 - 1936):

Presidents:

Alexander Dickson, 1887-1911
John N. Delfs, 1912-1915
Dr. Daniel Campbell, 1916-1920
Mark H. Liddle, 1921-1925 NOTE: a featured biography is available
Hiram John Beardsley, 1926-1935

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

Ethel M. (Liddle) Fowler, Assistant Cashier, 1921 NOTE: a featured biography is available for her father, President Mark Liddle

Wiki Links

Sources

Canfield, 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://bbdata.banknotehistory.com