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Bank Info for NB Charter 3796 (1887 - 1994)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Clarion, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1891 Nicholas F. Weber George S. Ringland
1892-1916 Uri Bennett Tracy George S. Ringland
1917-1919 Frank Webster Walker Uri Bennett Tracy
1920-1933 Charles Johnston Birdsall Uri Bennett Tracy
1934-1934 Charles Johnston Birdsall * none *
1935-1935 Charles Johnston Birdsall Thomas Henry Crowe
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1034
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 334
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 240
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 958
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 959 - 1087
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 150
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 25
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 29, 1887
  • Chartered Oct 1, 1887
  • Succeeded Wright County Bank
  • Conservatorship Mar 20, 1933
  • Licensed May 26, 1933
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Citizens NB in Charles City, IA Dec 5, 1994
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Wright County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $99,174
High Bal (1935) $994,381
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $11,250
High Bal (1903) $50,000
Total Out (1933) $50,000
# Large Notes 7,564
# Small Notes 1,050
# Total Notes 8,614
$ Large Size $512,950
$ Small Size $60,000
$ Total Issued $572,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $99,173.66 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $117,947.31 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $150,470.50 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $144,245.93 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $167,523.65 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $147,693.61 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $161,465.65 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $160,988.46 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $159,775.59 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $162,930.07 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $170,950.38 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $183,704.23 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $173,076.80 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $214,691.02 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $227,089.52 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $209,368.22 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $200,515.30 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $214,919.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $222,349.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $243,870.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $228,428.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $280,638.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $248,672.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $248,556.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $258,421.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $286,863.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $259,631.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $278,824.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $274,734.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $343,222.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $386,593.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $418,813.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $443,768.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $390,057.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $472,298.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $566,916.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $590,732.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $620,881.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $562,619.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $580,568.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $586,393.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $589,476.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $597,770.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $666,022.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $810,394.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $669,859.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $819,061.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $994,381.00 $0.00

 

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