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Bank Info for NB Charter 3192 (1884 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
What Cheer, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1884 Theodore Robison Charles H. Keck
1885-1889 James Lowry Mitchell Theodore Robison
1890-1893 James Lowry Mitchell Edmund Jackson
1894-1903 James Lowry Mitchell John Henry Leathers
1904-1918 William T. Bonsall James Lowry Mitchell
1919-1932 Robert Edward Schott James Lowry Mitchell
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 - 2825
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 1700
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3301 - 9264
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 976
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 278
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 8, 1884
  • Chartered May 26, 1884
  • Succeeded What Cheer Bank
  • Conservatorship Mar 24, 1933
  • Receivership Jan 18, 1934
  • Restored to solvency May 18, 1934
  • Liquidated Jun 20, 1934
  • Succeeded by 14143 (First National Bank in (No Issue), What Cheer, IA)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded What Cheer Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $147,729
High Bal (1926) $797,722
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $11,250
High Bal (1901) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $49,520
# Large Notes 55,156
# Small Notes 7,524
# Total Notes 62,680
$ Large Size $689,450
$ Small Size $91,920
$ Total Issued $781,370
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $147,729.21 $22,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $158,036.65 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $164,686.38 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $160,393.50 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $176,672.65 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $182,608.70 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $226,839.07 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $209,016.06 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $223,717.25 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $176,267.89 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $161,001.42 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $162,685.92 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $153,089.34 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $173,624.59 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $204,218.73 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $197,853.34 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $264,777.30 $42,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $303,462.10 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $322,669.42 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $327,601.08 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $313,092.81 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $348,453.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $360,480.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $390,094.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $402,784.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $439,620.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $443,331.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $450,842.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $482,979.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $491,228.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $454,138.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $450,225.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $471,768.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $508,185.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $558,773.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $700,695.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $719,817.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $647,118.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $682,065.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $686,483.00 $49,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $746,182.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $733,473.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $797,722.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $741,029.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $692,206.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $701,804.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $680,690.00 $49,580.00
Dec-31-1931 $538,979.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $412,223.00 $49,520.00

 

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