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Bank Info for NB Charter 4939 (1894 - 1985)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of Buchanan County,
St. Joseph, MO
2 The First National Bank of (1/31/1914)
St. Joseph, MO
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1894-1894 Samuel Asbury Walker Stephen Crittendon Woodson
1894-1895 James William McAlister Stephen Crittendon Woodson
1896-1902 James William McAlister Jacob Marion Ford
1903-1906 Walter Perry Fulkerson Jacob Marion Ford
1907-1907 Ernest Charles Hartwig Walter Perry Fulkerson
1908-1909 Ernest Charles Hartwig Charles Pasche
1910-1910 Ernest Charles Hartwig Richard Tasker Forbes
1911-1919 James Emmett Combs Sr. Richard Tasker Forbes
1920-1922 James Emmett Combs Sr. Frazer Lee Ford
1923-1926 Ray Ransom Ridge Frazer Lee Ford
1927-1930 Maximillian Joseph Andriano Frazer Lee Ford
1931-1934 John J. McGuire Frazer Lee Ford
1935-1935 * none * Frazer Lee Ford
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 23100
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 20755
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14930
2: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 16000
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12800
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 16001 - 42190
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12801 - 29504
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 824
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 400
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 146
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 696
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 118
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 31, 1894
  • Chartered Feb 3, 1894
  • 1: Succeeded 2898,4053
  • 1: Assumed 2970 by consolidation Dec 19, 1905 (National Bank, Saint Joseph, MO)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed. Merged with government financial assistance
  • on Oct 11, 1985. (No further info available on FDIC website)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $1,085,869
High Bal (1919) $9,120,466
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $43,650
High Bal (1914) $502,898
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 521,916
# Small Notes 9,034
# Total Notes 530,950
$ Large Size $4,635,600
$ Small Size $75,560
$ Total Issued $4,711,160
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1894 $2,711,090.84 $43,650.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,853,767.85 $44,100.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,085,868.61 $44,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,504,988.08 $44,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,960,787.48 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,207,964.95 $99,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,649,132.52 $64,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $3,519,525.25 $65,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,705,528.44 $65,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $3,261,590.15 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $3,438,098.62 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $4,088,559.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $8,575,898.00 $500,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $9,033,160.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $7,443,457.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $7,064,490.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $5,799,774.00 $473,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $5,718,018.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,707,238.00 $499,997.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,983,390.00 $499,998.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,238,182.00 $502,898.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,575,236.00 $499,998.00
Sep-12-1916 $6,912,536.00 $474,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $8,068,748.00 $374,997.00
Aug-31-1918 $8,305,719.00 $474,498.00
Sep-12-1919 $9,120,466.00 $358,498.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,788,571.00 $355,798.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,748,504.00 $367,198.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,227,371.00 $374,497.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,106,725.00 $374,497.00
Oct-10-1924 $8,235,529.00 $374,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,067,546.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $7,574,183.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,206,564.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $8,243,066.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,197,661.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,043,043.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,807,756.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,584,316.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $6,133,377.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $7,954,424.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $8,208,849.00 $0.00

 

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