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Bank Info for NB Charter 2015 (1872 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fayette County National Bank of
West Union, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1872-1885 Edward Augustus Whitney Joseph Hobson
1886-1887 Ephraim Bell Shaw Joseph Hobson
1888-1901 Ephraim Bell Shaw Samuel B. Zeigler
1902-1908 Frank Camp Samuel B. Zeigler
1909-1927 Frank Camp George D. Darnall
1928-1932 Frank Camp Burns D. Chandler
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 - 2875
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6249
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6635
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2248
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1047
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 792
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2201 - 6708
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 941
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 242
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 24, 1872
  • Chartered Jul 20, 1872
  • Conservatorship Mar 22, 1933
  • Liquidated Mar 14, 1934
  • Succeeded by 13978 (First National Bank (No Issue), West Union, IA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1872) $120,655
High Bal (1923) $743,710
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $21,500
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $49,998
# Large Notes 112,216
# Small Notes 7,098
# Total Notes 119,314
$ Large Size $831,020
$ Small Size $85,500
$ Total Issued $916,520
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1872 $120,655.11 $25,920.00
Sep-12-1873 $176,616.01 $44,934.00
Oct-02-1874 $176,208.97 $44,600.00
Oct-01-1875 $201,236.82 $42,800.00
Oct-02-1876 $203,576.88 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $184,781.73 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $202,738.79 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $223,004.32 $43,900.00
Oct-01-1880 $227,350.31 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $267,164.70 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $298,232.12 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $267,992.81 $44,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $216,302.53 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $193,340.88 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $211,789.12 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $227,203.13 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $234,629.42 $21,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $243,582.53 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $274,444.41 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $265,512.50 $21,760.00
Sep-30-1892 $292,338.03 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $272,030.12 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $254,478.99 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $239,396.91 $22,319.00
Oct-06-1896 $263,561.59 $44,200.00
Oct-05-1897 $256,617.34 $44,150.00
Sep-20-1898 $274,849.99 $44,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $284,654.82 $44,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $280,865.43 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $323,957.46 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $301,051.29 $49,997.50
Sep-09-1903 $255,900.35 $49,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $237,418.90 $49,997.50
Aug-25-1905 $243,662.00 $49,098.00
Sep-04-1906 $267,783.00 $48,398.00
Aug-22-1907 $267,278.00 $49,997.00
Sep-23-1908 $224,490.00 $47,497.00
Sep-01-1909 $249,953.00 $48,498.00
Sep-01-1910 $280,628.00 $48,797.00
Sep-01-1911 $260,241.00 $47,497.00
Sep-04-1912 $299,145.00 $46,498.00
Aug-09-1913 $290,543.00 $44,398.00
Sep-12-1914 $315,186.00 $48,198.00
Sep-02-1915 $301,452.00 $49,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $361,764.00 $47,697.00
Sep-11-1917 $366,475.00 $47,497.00
Aug-31-1918 $396,064.00 $46,897.00
Sep-12-1919 $445,362.00 $48,297.00
Sep-12-1920 $514,982.00 $48,199.00
Sep-06-1921 $599,831.00 $46,497.00
Sep-15-1922 $729,213.00 $49,497.00
Sep-14-1923 $743,710.00 $45,598.00
Oct-10-1924 $645,334.00 $46,697.00
Sep-28-1925 $660,251.00 $47,498.00
Dec-31-1926 $719,326.00 $49,998.00
Oct-10-1927 $652,020.00 $44,498.00
Dec-31-1928 $583,867.00 $47,547.00
Dec-31-1929 $488,418.00 $49,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $488,951.00 $47,117.00
Dec-31-1931 $464,002.00 $49,997.00
Dec-31-1932 $409,370.00 $49,998.00

 

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