Biography of John H. Bane JOHN H. BANE, cashier of the Clark National Bank at North Fork, McDowell County, took up business very early in his life, has had a wide and varied experience, and lor nearly twenty years has been connected with banking. Mr. Bane was born at Bell Springs, Pulaski County, Virginia, May 26, 1877, and is of old Virginia stock of English and Scotch descent. His parents, John H. and Elizabeth E. (Lloyd) Bane, were both born in Virginia, his father being a substantial farmer in that state. For many years he was a deacon in the Baptist Church. John H. Bane acquired a common school education, and waff not privileged to attend school after he was fourteen. Follow- ing that he worked on the farm, clerked in a general store at Bell Springs, and divided his time between the store and the farm until he was about twenty. During the next two years he did clerical work in the general offices of the Nor- folk & Western Railroad at Roanoke, and from there came to West Virginia and established himself in the retail grocery business at Welch. After about two years he disposed of the store and, returning to Virginia, engaged in the general mercantile business at Christianburg. At the end of the third year he gave up his store to accept the position of assistant cashier in the First National Bank of Christianburg. He was with that institution four years, and there laid the foundation of his training as a banker. He was next cashier of the First National Bank of Pineville, West Virginia, two years, and in 1914 came to the dark National Bank at North Fork as cashier. He is also a di- rector of the bank. During the war he was a leader in promoting the success of all the loan drives and also the drives for the Bed Cross and Salvation Army in his com- munity. Mr. Bane married Miss Mary Myrtle Conner, of Floyd, Virginia, in 19.11. Her parents, Rev. David D. and Alice M. (Pugh) Conner, are natives of Virginia and her father is a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Mr. and Mrs. Bane's children are Elizabeth Josephine, John H., Jr., and David E. The family are members of the Baptist Church and Mr. Bane for a number of years has been super- intendent of the Sunday school and a deacon in the church. He is treasurer of the Masonic Lodge and Chapter at North Fork. The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 21 Submitted by Valerie F. Crook **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************