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Bank Info for NB Charter 178 (1863 - 1994)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Columbus, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1863-1889 Smith W. Chadbourn Reuben W. Chadbourn
1890-1890 Smith W. Chadbourn * none *
1891-1896 J. R. Goff Catherine E. (Atwater) Chadbourn
1897-1915 J. R. Goff Frederick A. Chadbourn
1916-1935 C. A. Miller Frederick A. Chadbourn
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 4x5 1 - 4750
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 3110
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1163
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 785
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1550
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1551 - 3851
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1236
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 328
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 192
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 598
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 161
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Dec 30, 1863
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into The First National Bank of Portage,WI Mar 1,1994
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1870) $137,701
High Bal (1935) $2,172,735
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $10,750
High Bal (1929) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 54,636
# Small Notes 10,335
# Total Notes 64,971
$ Large Size $447,150
$ Small Size $123,680
$ Total Issued $570,830
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $143,852.80 $43,500.00
Oct-02-1865 $143,517.24 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $153,488.74 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $157,901.54 $44,410.00
Oct-05-1868 $143,776.55 $44,905.00
Oct-09-1869 $139,176.13 $44,765.00
Oct-08-1870 $137,700.94 $44,400.00
Oct-02-1871 $139,780.63 $43,275.00
Oct-03-1872 $152,653.06 $43,780.00
Sep-12-1873 $152,881.83 $44,250.00
Oct-02-1874 $187,024.47 $44,435.00
Oct-01-1875 $166,131.50 $42,235.00
Oct-02-1876 $156,428.31 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $140,842.39 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $151,120.59 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $149,992.27 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $187,836.14 $44,300.00
Oct-01-1881 $222,624.31 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $228,645.27 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $221,299.39 $44,500.00
Sep-30-1884 $168,209.39 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $246,760.52 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $167,608.59 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $178,620.98 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $163,712.79 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $183,352.02 $11,240.00
Oct-02-1890 $245,558.03 $10,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $175,581.84 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $188,653.53 $10,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $202,523.11 $10,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $256,722.44 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $245,699.33 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $225,287.43 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $270,954.30 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $313,749.81 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $361,883.51 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $373,392.87 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $345,042.60 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $418,164.37 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $438,581.44 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $421,492.96 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $406,948.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $466,438.00 $17,760.00
Aug-22-1907 $526,372.00 $18,060.00
Sep-23-1908 $524,497.00 $18,760.00
Sep-01-1909 $543,402.00 $18,160.00
Sep-01-1910 $578,144.00 $18,755.00
Sep-01-1911 $619,997.00 $18,755.00
Sep-04-1912 $661,043.00 $18,755.00
Aug-09-1913 $658,377.00 $18,755.00
Sep-12-1914 $671,842.00 $18,755.00
Sep-02-1915 $732,672.00 $18,755.00
Sep-12-1916 $941,383.00 $18,455.00
Sep-11-1917 $934,756.00 $18,755.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,066,020.00 $18,755.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,200,918.00 $17,855.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,208,350.00 $18,445.00
Sep-06-1921 $973,478.00 $18,255.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,038,535.00 $18,755.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,206,251.00 $18,755.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,470,945.00 $18,460.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,697,885.00 $18,460.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,759,755.00 $18,760.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,772,743.00 $18,760.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,846,972.00 $49,650.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,824,525.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,848,225.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,828,018.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,581,778.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,702,876.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,923,336.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,172,735.00 $0.00

 

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