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Bank Info for NB Charter 10690 (1915 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gorham, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1915-1917 S. B. Nelson Henry Arbeiter, Sr.
1918-1918 Joel Dunn Henry Arbeiter, Sr.
1919-1919 L. C. Margrave Joel Dunn
1920-1921 F. Chew Joel Dunn
1922-1926 E. Schwartz Joel Dunn
1927-1927 E. Schwartz J. M. Cawsert
1928-1929 E. Schwartz Henry Arbeiter, Sr.
1930-1935 E. Schwartz H. Guetersloh
Other Known Bank Note Signers
  • No other known bank note signers for this bank
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2752
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1430
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 396
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
  • (No Smithsonian Proofs available for Charter 10690)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 17, 1914
  • Chartered Jan 22, 1915
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The Farmers Comercial Bank of Gorham, Ill.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1915) $62,844
High Bal (1926) $271,951
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1934) $25,000
High Bal (1934) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 0
# Small Notes 4,578
# Total Notes 4,578
$ Large Size $0
$ Small Size $35,980
$ Total Issued $35,980
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-02-1915 $62,844.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1916 $92,603.00 $0.00
Sep-11-1917 $115,026.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $158,431.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $137,390.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $133,900.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $137,890.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $148,029.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $150,156.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $147,982.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $241,033.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $271,951.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $233,357.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $226,950.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $196,810.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $183,887.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $181,901.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $179,951.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $165,355.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $231,836.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $182,047.00 $0.00

 

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