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Bank Info for NB Charter 4157 (1889 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Independence, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1904 William A. Symington Matthew W. Anderson
1905-1905 William A. Symington Matthew W. Anderson
1906-1906 William A. Symington B. Zick, Jr.
1907-1910 William A. Symington B. Zick, Jr.
1911-1911 * none * B. Zick, Jr.
1912-1912 William David Snow B. Zick, Jr.
1913-1913 * none * B. Zick, Jr.
1914-1928 S. E. Gregg B. Zick, Jr.
1929-1933 J. H. Peters William Thornton Kemper, Jr.
1934-1935 J. H. Peters Rufus Crosby Kemper Sr.
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 - 8480
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 316
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 6900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 6901 - 20951
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2818
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 672
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3070
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 690
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 31, 1889
  • Chartered Nov 12, 1889
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Anderson-Chiles Banking Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $276,806
High Bal (1932) $2,228,869
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $21,900
High Bal (1904) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 118,988
# Small Notes 24,700
# Total Notes 143,688
$ Large Size $1,487,350
$ Small Size $294,220
$ Total Issued $1,781,570
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $276,806.06 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $322,080.15 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $288,839.45 $21,900.00
Oct-03-1893 $286,541.81 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $378,301.21 $22,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $337,911.80 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $334,714.95 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $409,007.48 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $405,308.58 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $361,563.69 $44,100.00
Sep-05-1900 $433,096.89 $47,550.00
Sep-30-1901 $495,615.07 $75,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $482,558.67 $74,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $577,146.10 $98,200.00
Sep-06-1904 $543,862.25 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $478,464.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $537,486.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $553,373.00 $96,350.00
Sep-23-1908 $533,378.00 $92,100.00
Sep-01-1909 $521,758.00 $97,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $635,824.00 $98,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $646,306.00 $98,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $636,745.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $672,200.00 $98,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $648,956.00 $98,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $633,306.00 $97,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $704,633.00 $98,200.00
Sep-11-1917 $837,456.00 $98,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $905,974.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,050,554.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,222,874.00 $99,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,229,491.00 $95,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $964,222.00 $98,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $942,597.00 $95,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,013,427.00 $97,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,016,052.00 $96,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $962,826.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,078,096.00 $97,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,218,556.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,153,934.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,346,187.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,026,463.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,228,869.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,153,490.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,040,531.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,183,960.00 $0.00

 

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