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Bank Info for NB Charter 2779 (1882 - 1985)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Grand Island, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1882-1908 Charles Frederick Bentley Samuel Nathaniel Wolbach
1909-1914 Locy Madison Talmage Samuel Nathaniel Wolbach
1915-1927 Isaac Read Alter Samuel Nathaniel Wolbach
1928-1932 Isaac Read Alter Emil J. Wolbach
1933-1933 Frank Joseph Cleary Emil J. Wolbach
1934-1935 Frank Joseph Cleary Edwin Joseph Wolbach
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 6405
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 388
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2250
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2400
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4225
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2940
1902 Plain Back 4x5 4226 - 12830
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2941 - 8209
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3746
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2208
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 506
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4426
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2449
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 670
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 4, 1882
  • Chartered Sep 23, 1882
  • Succeeded Charles F. Bentley
  • Absorbed 9395 Apr 1, 1930 (Grand Island National Bank, Grand Island, NE)
  • Absorbed 13456 Sep 16, 1933 (National Bank (No Issue), Doniphan, NE)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Omaha, N.A. in Omaha,NE Oct 1, 1985
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Charles F. Bentley
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1882) $39,179
High Bal (1935) $4,804,731
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,240
High Bal (1933) $170,003
Total Out (1934) $70,003
# Large Notes 129,928
# Small Notes 46,305
# Total Notes 176,233
$ Large Size $979,550
$ Small Size $365,600
$ Total Issued $1,345,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1882 $39,178.59 $0.00
Oct-02-1883 $187,036.21 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1884 $303,616.30 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $333,134.84 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $366,727.02 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $393,350.46 $22,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $404,204.26 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $406,491.03 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $497,135.49 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $477,630.10 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $585,399.23 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $516,327.82 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $512,671.17 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $365,007.90 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $343,989.27 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $415,013.30 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $527,358.19 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $572,613.36 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $629,861.54 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $676,687.87 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $760,665.50 $0.00
Sep-09-1903 $883,684.59 $33,200.00
Sep-06-1904 $815,492.71 $33,200.00
Aug-25-1905 $887,843.00 $33,200.00
Sep-04-1906 $973,503.00 $33,200.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,101,155.00 $33,200.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,168,592.00 $65,400.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,342,332.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,418,252.00 $70,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,404,889.00 $70,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,565,682.00 $70,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,647,698.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,470,825.00 $70,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,699,856.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,949,448.00 $70,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,713,493.00 $70,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,593,004.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,689,415.00 $70,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,570,145.00 $70,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,354,366.00 $70,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,627,652.00 $70,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,606,197.00 $70,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,582,005.00 $70,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,446,861.00 $70,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,437,974.00 $69,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,585,011.00 $69,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,927,029.00 $69,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,216,426.00 $70,003.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,641,676.00 $68,502.00
Dec-31-1931 $4,549,261.00 $70,002.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,259,746.00 $170,002.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,275,286.00 $170,003.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,766,792.00 $70,003.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,804,731.00 $0.00

 

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