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Bank Info for NB Charter 4576 (1891 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Citizens National Bank of
Decatur, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1891-1891 John A. Dawson Jerome R. Gorin
1892-1892 John A. Dawson L. B. Casner
1893-1898 John A. Dawson Milton Johnson Sr.
1899-1904 Milton Johnson Sr. Harry Shlandeman
1905-1905 Milton Johnson Sr. Robt. I. Hunt
1906-1909 Geo. S. Connard Milton Johnson Sr.
1910-1913 Geo. S. Connard James A. Corbett
1914-1919 Geo. S. Connard A. M. Kenney
1920-1927 William Ray McGaughey A. M. Kenney
1928-1928 W. C. Gilmore A. M. Kenney
1929-1935 W. C. Gilmore Wm. Barnes, Jr.
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 4x5 1 - 2750
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7560
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1965
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1389
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11400
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11401 - 41064
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6232
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1696
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4354
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 901
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 8, 1891
  • Chartered Jun 1, 1891
  • Succeeded Gorin, Dawson & Company
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Gorin, Dawson & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1891) $306,044
High Bal (1928) $4,340,734
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,500
High Bal (1931) $250,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 218,912
# Small Notes 52,823
# Total Notes 271,735
$ Large Size $2,594,950
$ Small Size $639,000
$ Total Issued $3,233,950
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-25-1891 $306,043.72 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $509,821.70 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $420,560.53 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $476,815.25 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $493,799.01 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $427,702.79 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $459,711.55 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $356,044.97 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $374,110.56 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $461,914.48 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $572,480.63 $80,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $797,307.31 $80,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $860,264.54 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,041,805.70 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $954,573.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,027,074.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,028,196.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,153,067.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,317,148.00 $98,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,471,430.00 $97,100.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,355,479.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,660,930.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,629,129.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,596,607.00 $200,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,766,094.00 $195,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,956,772.00 $194,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,546,402.00 $190,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,975,122.00 $195,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,436,496.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,953,087.00 $198,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,314,700.00 $189,650.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,233,075.00 $197,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,372,390.00 $192,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,511,967.00 $192,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,778,062.00 $195,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $3,840,114.00 $196,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,785,437.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,340,734.00 $197,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,156,977.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,846,184.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,397,618.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,848,317.00 $250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,672,910.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,215,490.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,646,085.00 $0.00

 

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