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Bank Info for NB Charter 1479 (1865 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Council Bluffs, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1868 Moses H. Deming Anson L. Deming
1869-1871 Samuel Shepard Farnsworth Anson L. Deming
1872-1889 Samuel Shepard Farnsworth James F. Evans
1890-1890 Samuel Shepard Farnsworth George Pinckney Sanford
1891-1892 Adolph (Arthur) W. Riekman George Pinckney Sanford
1892-1892 Adolph (Arthur) W. Riekman James F. Evans
1893-1895 Adolph (Arthur) W. Riekman George Pinckney Sanford
1896-1898 James A. Patton Lucius Wells
1899-1900 Charles R. Hannan James Depew Edmundson
1901-1901 * none * Charles R. Hannan
1902-1907 Timothy Grant Turner Ernest Eldred Hart
1908-1912 John James Spindler Ernest Eldred Hart
1913-1917 John James Spindler John Primrose Greenshields
1918-1921 George Frederick Spooner John Primrose Greenshields
1922-1924 George Frederick Spooner Edward Andrew Wickham
1925-1932 George Frederick Spooner Franklin Fort Everest
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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 2200
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5500
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 4030
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7270
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5439
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 6800
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16080
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 8900
1902 Plain Back 4x5 16081 - 69037
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 8901 - 17600
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 12756
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2278
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 584
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2074
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1085
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 233
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 1, 1865
  • Chartered Jul 22, 1865
  • Jan1899 issue of the Bankers Magazine said that the bank was purchased by the Citizens State Bank, but that the First N.B. continued in business
  • Conservatorship Mar 16, 1933
  • Receivership Apr 20, 1934
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • In place of Branch of State Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Council Bluffs Branch of Iowa State Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $128,696
High Bal (1919) $6,748,536
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $11,240
High Bal (1906) $200,000
Total Out (1932) $200,000
# Large Notes 471,504
# Small Notes 97,100
# Total Notes 568,604
$ Large Size $3,219,690
$ Small Size $615,320
$ Total Issued $3,835,010
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $128,696.31 $0.00
Oct-01-1866 $196,063.70 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $259,397.29 $42,500.00
Oct-05-1868 $296,307.37 $44,014.00
Oct-09-1869 $256,791.50 $43,668.00
Oct-08-1870 $287,307.38 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $269,497.90 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $218,755.04 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $253,117.77 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $240,569.53 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $289,346.05 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $251,632.23 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $296,394.40 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $245,839.23 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $284,931.08 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $395,209.53 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $500,078.53 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $528,706.16 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $439,106.23 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $412,395.72 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $492,056.10 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $511,695.50 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $605,548.08 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $653,702.37 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1889 $622,080.86 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $734,947.43 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $531,198.34 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $553,177.30 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $475,841.59 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $454,343.94 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $406,412.69 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $369,581.80 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $324,699.83 $21,240.00
Sep-20-1898 $371,284.54 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,433,977.63 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,688,397.74 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,674,470.02 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,770,584.19 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,704,445.74 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,429,032.48 $180,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,928,559.00 $180,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,401,674.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,495,451.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,954,139.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,808,318.00 $197,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,816,946.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,034,817.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,332,053.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,448,197.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,408,760.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,438,340.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,436,471.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,304,071.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,690,938.00 $199,997.00
Sep-12-1919 $6,748,536.00 $190,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,644,066.00 $196,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,542,633.00 $193,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,108,908.00 $198,700.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,613,786.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,493,581.00 $197,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,331,163.00 $195,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,034,122.00 $198,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,490,259.00 $198,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,341,294.00 $195,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,414,714.00 $197,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,063,510.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,780,490.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,157,165.00 $200,000.00

 

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