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Bank Info for NB Charter 1798 (1871 - 1996)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lincoln, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1871-1874 James Franklin Sudduth Amasa Cobb
1875-1877 John Revere Clark Amasa Cobb
1878-1888 John Revere Clark John Fitzgerald
1889-1889 Downie Davidson Muir Sr. John Revere Clark
1890-1890 Oscar Callihan John Revere Clark
1891-1891 Oscar Callihan John Davidson MacFarland
1892-1892 Franklin Moses Cook John Davidson MacFarland
1893-1896 Franklin Moses Cook Nathan Sylvester Harwood
1897-1897 Downie Davidson Muir Sr. John Lind Carson, (Sr.)
1898-1898 Harry S. Freeman Downie Davidson Muir Sr.
1899-1912 Harry S. Freeman Silas Henry Burnham
1913-1919 Phil Rufus Easterday Silas Henry Burnham
1920-1926 William Bowne Ryons Silas Henry Burnham
1927-1927 Leo John Schmittel Harry S. Freeman
1928-1928 Edmund Henry Mullowney Harry S. Freeman
1929-1935 William Howard Freeman George William Holmes
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 - 1500
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2625
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 400
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 8488
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 13680
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1769
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 21500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 21501 - 21730
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 8642
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 8097
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 18, 1871
  • Chartered Feb 24, 1871
  • Assumed 4606 by consolidation Jun 17, 1899 (American Exchange NB, Lincoln, NE)
  • Assumed 4435 by consolidation Jul 20, 1907 (Columbia National Bank, Lincoln, NE)
  • Absorbed 13017 May 3, 1928 (City National Bank in, Lincoln, NE)
  • Absorbed 8885 Jun 21, 1929 (Central National Bank, Lincoln, NE)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Bank N.A. in Omaha, NE Feb 20, 1996
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Cobb & Suddoth
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $236,633
High Bal (1935) $21,498,889
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1871) $44,250
High Bal (1932) $850,000
Total Out (1934) $847,000
# Large Notes 200,768
# Small Notes 59,949
# Total Notes 260,717
$ Large Size $2,090,710
$ Small Size $1,198,980
$ Total Issued $3,289,690
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $236,633.49 $44,250.00
Oct-03-1872 $268,643.65 $45,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $279,670.66 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $321,965.78 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $463,169.99 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $515,950.00 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $491,048.77 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $501,846.56 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $536,823.84 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $662,378.83 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $856,648.74 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $903,756.01 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,012,710.52 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $973,266.26 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,154,837.37 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,227,005.53 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,339,714.61 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,403,096.25 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,283,092.64 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,452,209.53 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,257,451.12 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $2,525,761.83 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,846,040.50 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,963,246.16 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,602,812.14 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,329,640.51 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,714,468.04 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,920,766.78 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,247,312.98 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,712,247.28 $150,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,285,731.55 $150,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,907,412.94 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,140,198.96 $150,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,667,732.81 $150,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,288,841.00 $150,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,523,476.00 $150,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $6,357,690.00 $250,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,579,176.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,593,142.00 $197,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,283,348.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,850,420.00 $195,600.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,856,300.00 $387,400.00
Aug-09-1913 $5,027,790.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,465,912.00 $400,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $442,175.00 $400,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,974,338.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,297,117.00 $0.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,994,510.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $8,505,749.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,138,643.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,165,548.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,224,011.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $9,561,847.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $10,281,897.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $11,124,029.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $9,981,817.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $10,200,962.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $14,093,937.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $16,415,600.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $15,072,391.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $13,373,653.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $12,582,630.00 $850,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $14,085,201.00 $850,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $19,088,987.00 $847,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $21,498,889.00 $0.00

 

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