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Bank Info for NB Charter 4920 (1893 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Decatur, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1903 Benjamin Oliver McReynolds Kilburn Harwood Roby Sr.
1904-1910 Benjamin Oliver McReynolds David Sterritt Shellabarger Jr.
1911-1914 John Austin Meriweather Benjamin Oliver McReynolds
1915-1916 William Arthur Phares John Austin Meriweather
1917-1930 Harley Roy Gregory John Austin Meriweather
1931-1935 Samuel J. Bradfield Harley Roy Gregory
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 - 11300
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 7500
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7625
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5530
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 9500
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 9501 - 51960
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7566
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2236
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 16, 1893
  • Chartered Jun 1, 1893
  • Succeeded 2124 (Decatur National Bank, Decatur, IL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 2124 (Decatur National Bank, Decatur, IL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $499,635
High Bal (1935) $5,136,769
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $22,500
High Bal (1922) $300,000
Total Out (1933) $300,000
# Large Notes 335,660
# Small Notes 58,812
# Total Notes 394,472
$ Large Size $3,628,000
$ Small Size $722,280
$ Total Issued $4,350,280
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $499,635.40 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $570,114.20 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $610,341.49 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $521,015.48 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $511,208.49 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $584,295.52 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $724,955.67 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $880,266.98 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,121,988.27 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,246,007.00 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,416,037.88 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,746,989.75 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,704,755.00 $127,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,734,807.00 $127,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,047,484.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,054,178.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,323,369.00 $197,197.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,228,587.00 $194,700.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,194,714.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,344,955.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,468,663.00 $246,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,423,623.00 $250,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,486,686.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,973,834.00 $250,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,411,216.00 $250,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,985,442.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,901,936.00 $238,900.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,523,127.00 $246,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,927,428.00 $291,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,069,001.00 $300,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,102,370.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,239,044.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,606,881.00 $292,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,537,284.00 $295,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,728,833.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,973,138.00 $296,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $4,434,478.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,414,500.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,982,560.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,658,931.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,121,779.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,798,810.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,136,769.00 $0.00

 

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