U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)

Lookup U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)

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Bank Info for NB Charter 1424 (1865 - 1996)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)

#	Bank Title (Change Date)	Bank Town
1	The National Bank of West Virginia at	Wheeling, WV

Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)

Years	Cashier	President
1865-1866	Gibson Lamb	James W. Paxton
1867-1867	Gibson Lamb	Crispin Oglebay
1868-1875	John Wagner	Crispin Oglebay
1876-1884	John Wagner	James Maxwell
1885-1904	John Wagner	Earl William Oglebay
1905-1907	Guy Allen Wagner	Earl William Oglebay
1908-1912	Baird Mitchell	Earl William Oglebay
1913-1925	Arthur Edgar Schmidt	Earl William Oglebay
1926-1935	Arthur Edgar Schmidt	William Burris Irvine

Other Known Bank Note Signers

Bank Note History Links

Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s
Original Series	4x5	1 - 9250
Original Series	3x10-20	1 - 2900
Series 1875	4x5	1 - 2500
Series 1875	3x10-20	1 - 1600
1882 Brown Back	3x10-20	1 - 5339
1902 Red Seal	3x10-20	1 - 13500
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 35300
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	35301 - 121913
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 14428
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 4104
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 7800
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 2766

Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)

Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)

Organized Jun 23, 1865
Chartered Jul 11, 1865
Bank was Open past 1935
For Bank History after 1935 see:
FDIC Bank History website
Merged into Bank One, Wheeling-Steubenville, NA, Wheeling,WV
on Jan 1, 1996
Notation on Organization Report:
In place of North Western Bank of Virginia

Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)

Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865)	$515,369
High Bal (1929)	$7,788,372

Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898)	$44,100
High Bal (1919)	$500,000
Total Out (1934)	$489,920

# Large Notes	628,008
# Small Notes	121,758
# Total Notes	749,766

$ Large Size	$7,497,600
$ Small Size	$1,491,480
$ Total Issued	$8,989,080

OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)

Report Date	Total Resources	Circulation
Oct-02-1865	$515,369.16	$0.00
Oct-01-1866	$618,838.27	$177,900.00
Oct-07-1867	$653,491.72	$176,930.00
Oct-05-1868	$684,223.69	$177,235.00
Oct-09-1869	$766,457.39	$177,300.00
Oct-08-1870	$755,241.92	$177,400.00
Oct-02-1871	$827,929.40	$180,000.00
Oct-03-1872	$897,789.87	$180,000.00
Sep-12-1873	$903,731.30	$177,800.00
Oct-02-1874	$861,392.79	$176,500.00
Oct-01-1875	$760,888.92	$90,000.00
Oct-02-1876	$630,392.43	$65,700.00
Oct-01-1877	$533,997.05	$65,700.00
Oct-01-1878	$584,117.38	$64,800.00
Oct-02-1879	$623,605.56	$65,700.00
Oct-01-1880	$684,155.32	$80,640.00
Oct-01-1881	$748,388.26	$80,640.00
Oct-03-1882	$786,932.20	$80,640.00
Oct-02-1883	$831,943.02	$80,640.00
Sep-30-1884	$754,324.31	$80,640.00
Oct-01-1885	$698,721.31	$90,000.00
Oct-07-1886	$670,974.46	$90,000.00
Oct-05-1887	$721,877.66	$45,000.00
Oct-04-1888	$773,281.51	$45,000.00
Sep-30-1889	$886,534.47	$45,000.00
Oct-02-1890	$902,692.09	$45,000.00
Sep-25-1891	$914,609.79	$44,200.00
Sep-30-1892	$980,154.96	$45,000.00
Oct-03-1893	$793,002.83	$45,000.00
Oct-02-1894	$868,957.49	$45,000.00
Sep-28-1895	$808,863.79	$45,000.00
Oct-06-1896	$721,805.13	$45,000.00
Oct-05-1897	$743,041.40	$44,700.00
Sep-20-1898	$724,817.07	$44,100.00
Sep-07-1899	$743,080.13	$44,200.00
Sep-05-1900	$727,315.46	$50,000.00
Sep-30-1901	$742,496.62	$49,400.00
Sep-15-1902	$840,380.44	$50,000.00
Sep-09-1903	$807,264.42	$50,000.00
Sep-06-1904	$793,398.29	$48,500.00
Aug-25-1905	$737,585.00	$45,450.00
Sep-04-1906	$934,951.00	$200,000.00
Aug-22-1907	$2,938,829.00	$400,000.00
Sep-23-1908	$3,024,218.00	$400,000.00
Sep-01-1909	$3,202,768.00	$400,000.00
Sep-01-1910	$3,228,714.00	$400,000.00
Sep-01-1911	$3,130,127.00	$400,000.00
Sep-04-1912	$3,645,592.00	$400,000.00
Aug-09-1913	$3,917,163.00	$393,250.00
Sep-12-1914	$3,905,893.00	$391,800.00
Sep-02-1915	$3,919,625.00	$390,900.00
Sep-12-1916	$5,503,142.00	$452,700.00
Sep-11-1917	$5,698,647.00	$431,900.00
Aug-31-1918	$6,312,055.00	$477,600.00
Sep-12-1919	$6,191,328.00	$500,000.00
Sep-12-1920	$6,795,918.00	$479,200.00
Sep-06-1921	$5,987,477.00	$495,295.00
Sep-15-1922	$7,172,335.00	$475,795.00
Sep-14-1923	$7,206,026.00	$467,795.00
Oct-10-1924	$6,761,579.00	$462,400.00
Sep-28-1925	$6,741,721.00	$480,200.00
Dec-31-1926	$7,127,595.00	$479,900.00
Oct-10-1927	$7,124,180.00	$480,500.00
Dec-31-1928	$7,557,869.00	$483,000.00
Dec-31-1929	$7,788,372.00	$470,300.00
Dec-31-1930	$7,033,693.00	$493,820.00
Dec-31-1931	$7,009,584.00	$500,000.00
Dec-31-1932	$6,074,588.00	$494,780.00
Dec-30-1933	$5,208,396.00	$500,000.00
Dec-31-1934	$5,305,124.00	$489,920.00
Dec-31-1935	$5,328,443.00	$0.00

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