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Bank Info for NB Charter 3153 (1884 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Rock Rapids, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1885 Benjamin L. Richards Jeremiah S. Shade
1886-1886 Charles Henry Huntington Benjamin L. Richards
1887-1901 Edgar Leroy Partch Benjamin L. Richards
1902-1919 Edgar Leroy Partch Charles Grant Shade
1920-1922 Jacob Philip Buscher Charles Grant Shade
1923-1924 James Jeremiah Shade Charles Grant Shade
1925-1925 John Hans Dirks Charles Grant Shade
1926-1926 Rufus Henry Rohde Jacob Philip Buscher
1927-1928 * none * Charles Grant Shade
1929-1929 Harold Peter Jennings Charles Grant Shade
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 3x10-20 1 - 1267
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4450
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6301 - 17351
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1038
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 268
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 31, 1884
  • Chartered Apr 11, 1884
  • Succeeded Bank of Rock Rapids
  • Receivership Dec 20, 1930
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Rock Rapids
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $90,656
High Bal (1920) $1,186,751
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $11,250
High Bal (1905) $100,000
Total Out (1929) $95,000
# Large Notes 92,272
# Small Notes 7,836
# Total Notes 100,108
$ Large Size $1,153,400
$ Small Size $94,440
$ Total Issued $1,247,840
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $90,656.06 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $139,731.48 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $119,799.32 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $122,200.63 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $151,803.67 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $139,546.22 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $164,038.51 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $179,313.20 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $208,635.78 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $164,625.19 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $150,469.28 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $159,176.15 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $146,757.78 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $166,063.15 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $191,033.97 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $202,353.83 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $242,421.57 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $282,404.94 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $348,671.31 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $350,244.67 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $317,615.08 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $413,339.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $502,567.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $519,012.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $518,685.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $533,106.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $548,733.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $525,713.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $546,585.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $682,145.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $665,472.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $645,535.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $648,038.00 $95,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $777,534.00 $95,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $935,540.00 $95,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,062,982.00 $95,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,186,751.00 $95,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $760,946.00 $95,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $932,004.00 $95,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $962,138.00 $95,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $863,980.00 $94,200.00
Sep-28-1925 $731,517.00 $95,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $614,884.00 $94,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $573,108.00 $94,300.00
Dec-31-1928 $605,292.00 $93,800.00
Dec-31-1929 $600,964.00 $95,000.00

 

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