Ritchie County, West Virginia          Biography of C. B. SUMMERS

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 58-59

C. B. SUMMERS was born and reared on a farm in Ritchie
County, has always been more or less interested in farming,
though his chosen career is banking, and he is the experienced
and well qualified cashier of the first National Bank of Penns-
boro.

Mr. Summers was born near Pullman in Ritchie County,
October 13, 1885, son of Elijah and Agnes M. (Lowther)
Summers, the former born near Pullman and the latter in
Tyler County, West Virginia. They were reared on farms,
had common school educations, and after their marriage in
Tyler County Elijah Summers returned to his farm near
Pullman and lived there until his death. The mother is still
living. They have been active members of the Methodist
Protestant Church and Elijah Summers was a republican and
filled an unexpired term as a member of the County Court.
He was the father of five children: Iva, wife of Alf Starr, of
Birmingham, Alabama; C. B. Summers; Hazel, formerly a
teacher, now a stenographer at Birmingham, Alabama; O. B.
Summers, who is married and lives on the home farm; and
George L., a mechanic in the Ireland Garage at Pennsboro.

C. B. Summers during his youth on the old homestead at
Pullman attended the common schools and later graduated
from the Mountain State Business College at Parkersburg.
For several years he lived at Parkersburg and Racine, Ohio,
spending two years as an employe of the First National Bank
and for four years was connected with a firm of produce
dealers. On returning to Ritchie County he entered the First
National Bank of Pennsboro, and had a working experience in
every department until he was appointed cashier in 1921.
The First National Bank of Pennsboro is one of the substan-
tial institutions of the county, has resources of over half a
million, and the officers are: A. O. Wilson, president; Bert
Bradford and R. W. Elder, vice presidents; Okey E. Nutter,
active vice president and former cashier; the directors being
J. B. Wilson, B. F. McGinnis, M. M. McDougal, J. J. Ken-
dall and C. B. Summers.

Mr. Summers besides his banking interests owns a half
interest in 375 acres of land near Pullman. He is a republican,
a member of the Knights of the Maccabees, and is a past
grand and present secretary of Pennsboro Lodge No. 175,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and also a member of
the Encampment. Mrs. Summers is a member of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church. He married July 4, 1911, Miss Agnes
Jobes. Their two daughters are Deane and Madeline.