EXHIBIT 99.1

PROXY                       AMERICAN BANCORPORATION
    SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AMERICAN BANCORPORATION
           FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS FEBRUARY 20, 2002


The undersigned appoints Jack O. Cartner, Jolyon W. McCamic and John J. Malik,
and each of them as proxies, each with power to appoint his or her substitute,
and hereby authorizes any of them to represent and to vote, all shares of the
Common Stock, without par value, of American Bancorporation, which the
undersigned is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting of Shareholders to be
held at the principal executive offices of American, 1025 Main Street, Suite
800, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003, on Wednesday, February 20, 2002, and at all
adjournments thereof, as fully as the undersigned could if personally present.
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR the proposal set forth below.



THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED AT THE MEETING. IF NO CHOICE
IS INDICATED FOR ITEM 1, SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE MERGER. IF A
CHOICE IS MADE, SUCH SHARES WILL BE VOTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHOICE SO
INDICATED.


1. The proposal to consider and vote upon the approval and adoption of the
   Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 22, 2001, as amended by the
   First Amendment thereto dated November 5, 2001, among American, WesBanco,
   Inc., WesBanco Bank, Inc., and AB Corporation, a subsidiary of WesBanco,
   Inc., pursuant to which American will be merged with and into AB Corporation:
                                           [ ] FOR    [ ] AGAINST    [ ] ABSTAIN


  In their discretion, the proxy holders are authorized to vote upon such other
  business as may properly come before the special meeting or any adjournment or
  postponement of the special meeting.



Please mark your vote [X]

   as in this example.
                                                    Signature(s)

                                                    Dated , 2002

                                                    Signature(s)

                                                    Dated , 2002


                                                    Please sign exactly as your
                                                    name appears on this Proxy
                                                    and return the completed
                                                    Proxy Card. When signing as
                                                    attorney, executor,
                                                    administrator, guardian or
                                                    corporate official, title
                                                    should be stated. If shares
                                                    are held jointly, each
                                                    holder should sign.



                                                           

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