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Bank Info for NB Charter 209 (1864 - open)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Omaha, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Herman Kountze Edward Creighton
1865-1873 Augustus Kountze Edward Creighton
1874-1874 Henry Whitefield Yates Edward Creighton
1875-1881 Henry Whitefield Yates Herman Kountze
1882-1906 Frederick Henry Davis Herman Kountze
1907-1907 Luther Latham Kountze Charles Thomas Kountze
1908-1913 Thomas Latham Davis Charles Thomas Kountze
1914-1917 Thomas Latham Davis Frederick Henry Davis
1918-1919 Frederic Wagner Thomas Frederick Henry Davis
1920-1921 Edward Louis Droste Frederick Henry Davis
1922-1928 John Henry Bexten Frederick Henry Davis
1929-1933 John Thomas Stewart, III Frederick Henry Davis
1934-1935 John Thomas Stewart, III Thomas Latham Davis
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 - 8400 Territory
Original Series 4x5 1 - 5425 Territory
Original Series 4x10 1 - 2050 Territory
Original Series 3x20-50 1 - 1300 Territory
Series 1875 4x10 1 - 2090 Territory
Series 1875 3x20-50 1 - 1245 Territory
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 4439
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 4892
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 718
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 12250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 8000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16665
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 13235
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 26, 1863
  • Chartered Jan 20, 1864
  • Opened for business Apr 1, 1864
  • Absorbed 2665 Sep 21, 1923 (Nebraska National Bank, Omaha, NE)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Still in business as First National Bank of Omaha (Apr 2025)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1864) $64,066
High Bal (1935) $30,983,849
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $11,520
High Bal (1900) $200,000
Total Out (1917) $50,000
# Large Notes 321,400
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 321,400
$ Large Size $2,677,180
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $2,677,180
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $64,065.63 $11,520.00
Oct-02-1865 $430,996.78 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1866 $874,649.42 $76,431.00
Oct-07-1867 $1,338,172.94 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $1,826,524.96 $89,312.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,313,517.01 $88,746.00
Oct-08-1870 $1,451,895.44 $86,621.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,480,394.90 $178,004.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,475,255.67 $175,423.00
Sep-12-1873 $1,864,893.44 $178,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $1,804,051.36 $176,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $1,817,661.39 $177,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $1,745,182.57 $179,880.00
Oct-01-1877 $1,671,081.22 $178,890.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,818,206.98 $178,930.00
Oct-02-1879 $2,288,817.02 $179,470.00
Oct-01-1880 $2,335,956.80 $178,730.00
Oct-01-1881 $2,795,300.74 $179,950.00
Oct-03-1882 $2,605,614.41 $179,950.00
Oct-02-1883 $3,283,984.74 $179,950.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,548,747.01 $44,950.00
Oct-01-1885 $3,056,670.45 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $3,516,140.23 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $4,051,974.62 $44,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $4,065,218.80 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $4,391,643.78 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $5,107,548.19 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $4,343,814.36 $43,800.00
Sep-30-1892 $5,167,284.57 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $3,761,217.34 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $4,631,611.66 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $4,047,762.11 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $4,306,840.43 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $5,477,553.98 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $6,340,090.85 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $7,317,158.14 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $7,728,216.32 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $8,557,131.21 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $8,130,286.27 $200,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $8,610,361.69 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $9,407,116.87 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $12,113,625.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $11,900,452.00 $200,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $13,457,418.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $12,703,167.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $13,549,928.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $12,248,008.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $13,710,220.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $14,511,351.00 $193,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $14,385,384.00 $49,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $12,518,152.00 $49,998.00
Sep-02-1915 $14,129,802.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $19,071,299.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $19,782,257.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $19,384,613.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1919 $26,751,806.00 $0.00
Sep-12-1920 $22,160,342.00 $0.00
Sep-06-1921 $18,839,019.00 $0.00
Sep-15-1922 $21,493,521.00 $0.00
Sep-14-1923 $24,644,551.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1924 $27,763,832.00 $0.00
Sep-28-1925 $24,810,230.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $25,794,277.00 $0.00
Oct-10-1927 $28,381,620.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1928 $27,987,663.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1929 $29,908,941.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1930 $29,517,111.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1931 $23,481,980.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1932 $21,093,053.00 $0.00
Dec-30-1933 $22,980,254.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1934 $29,147,212.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $30,983,849.00 $0.00

 

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