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Bank Info for NB Charter 117 (1863 - 1990)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Marion, IA
2 The First National Bank of (5/27/1911)
Marion, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1864 Redman Davis Stephens Joseph Mentzer
1865-1867 Ferdinand Sophus Winslow Redman Davis Stephens
1868-1868 * none * Redman Davis Stephens
1869-1874 Amos Wilson Crandell Redman Davis Stephens
1875-1880 Jackson William Bowdish Redman Davis Stephens
1881-1882 James Jay Smyth Redman Davis Stephens
1911-1917 James W. Bowman Tuillar Jaques Davis
1918-1918 * none * James W. Bowman
1919-1925 Hervie Francis Lockwood James W. Bowman
1926-1935 Hervie Francis Lockwood Rudolph N. Fitzgerald
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
1: Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1040
1: Original Series 4x5 1 - 6350
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3115
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2100
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2101 - 8087
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1176
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 308
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 619
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 120
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1863
  • 1: Liquidated Jul 11, 1882
  • 1: Succeeded by 2753 (First National Bank of, Marion, IA)
  • 2: Charter 117 reassigned to 2753 May 27, 1911 (First National Bank of, Marion, IA)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Iowa,NA in Des Moines,IA Jan 1,1990
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded by 2753 (First National Bank of, Marion, IA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $133,532
High Bal (1935) $941,335
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $30,400
High Bal (1871) $60,200
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 74,368
# Small Notes 9,643
# Total Notes 84,011
$ Large Size $598,850
$ Small Size $116,110
$ Total Issued $714,960
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $133,531.88 $30,400.00
Oct-02-1865 $177,912.16 $60,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $179,099.52 $59,940.00
Oct-07-1867 $179,583.42 $60,010.00
Oct-05-1868 $199,827.68 $59,995.00
Oct-09-1869 $200,308.11 $59,697.00
Oct-08-1870 $177,956.79 $59,206.00
Oct-02-1871 $184,198.12 $60,200.00
Oct-03-1872 $187,726.61 $59,304.00
Sep-12-1873 $223,627.41 $58,600.00
Oct-02-1874 $207,223.75 $60,151.00
Oct-01-1875 $245,150.48 $60,200.00
Oct-02-1876 $227,613.26 $60,200.00
Oct-01-1877 $217,221.62 $60,200.00
Oct-01-1878 $227,202.07 $60,200.00
Oct-02-1879 $268,553.52 $60,200.00
Oct-01-1880 $304,008.66 $60,200.00
Oct-01-1881 $334,997.35 $45,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $245,469.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $272,457.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $248,488.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $250,069.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $265,570.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $258,607.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $320,001.00 $49,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $317,526.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $352,149.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $385,266.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $333,248.00 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $292,552.00 $49,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $369,569.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $459,423.00 $49,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $405,120.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $440,300.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $386,114.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $409,341.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $398,324.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $359,430.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $317,646.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $353,271.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $340,814.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $713,623.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $941,335.00 $0.00

 

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