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Bank Info for NB Charter 3370 (1885 - 2000)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
West Point, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1885-1885 William A. Black John C. Simpson
1886-1889 William A. Black Edward Kimball Valentine
1890-1899 William A. Black J. C. Crawford
1900-1916 C. Hirschmann William A. Black
1917-1927 Wm. Gentrup C. Hirschmann
1928-1928 Wm. Gentrup * none *
1929-1930 Wm. Gentrup Wenzel James “Jim” Koudele
1931-1935 F. H. Wackel Wenzel James “Jim” Koudele
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 - 1330
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1220
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1221 - 2110
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 275
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 94
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 29, 1885
  • Chartered Jul 27, 1885
  • Succeeded Elkhorn Valley Bank (Crawford, McNish & Graham)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Wells Fargo Bank Nebraska, N.A. in Omaha, NE
  • on Aug 12, 2000
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Crawford, McNish & Graham (Elkhorn Valley Bank)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1885) $66,566
High Bal (1929) $966,993
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $12,500
Total Out (1934) $12,500
# Large Notes 15,360
# Small Notes 2,214
# Total Notes 17,574
$ Large Size $192,000
$ Small Size $27,780
$ Total Issued $219,780
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1885 $66,566.02 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $110,384.61 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $134,875.09 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $148,321.00 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $155,033.25 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $151,855.48 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $141,119.38 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $145,429.26 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $118,560.79 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $137,109.41 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $142,682.51 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $140,410.71 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $155,888.68 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $174,188.75 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $199,460.26 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $216,256.26 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $230,417.74 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $253,151.55 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $227,111.74 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $210,973.29 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $228,782.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $250,815.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $313,612.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $317,615.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $335,227.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $377,676.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $361,241.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $408,193.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $391,791.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $372,515.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $383,378.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $409,841.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $520,890.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $660,594.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $784,330.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $724,029.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $593,379.00 $12,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $582,000.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $648,218.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $667,708.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $685,365.00 $12,100.00
Dec-31-1926 $778,512.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $817,360.00 $12,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $906,179.00 $12,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $966,993.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $874,846.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $808,258.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1932 $651,751.00 $12,500.00
Dec-30-1933 $566,787.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1934 $762,167.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1935 $792,487.00 $0.00

 

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