First National Bank of Bartlett

The bank left a paper trail of its own. The First National Bank of Bartlett was organized on May 22, 1900, and chartered on June 13 as charter 5422. J. L. Bailey was president and his son Charles Claud Bailey cashier until 1913; then Charles became president and Emzy Theodore Jones cashier. On its charter the bank issued some 57,900 national bank notes worth about $958,000, and the record shows it still open past 1935. The note record reflects the bank's national charter only, so the later state charter is not covered.

What the plaque says

First National Bank of Bartlett Jesse L. Bailey (1848-1926) and his son Charles C. Bailey (1871-1947) opened a private bank in conjunction with a mercantile business in Bartlett in 1898. J. L. Bailey and Son, Bankers, was replaced by the First National Bank of Bartlett in 1900. The institution was located on Clark Street downtown in a building that straddled the Williamson-Bell county line. The bank was granted a state charter in 1968 and was renamed the First Bank and Trust Company. Opening ceremonies were held in the new bank building at S. Dalton and Pietzsch streets on Sept. 15, 1968. (1986)

Where it stands

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