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Bank Info for NB Charter 5398 (1900 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Rossville, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1918 George E. Crays Samuel Wesley Collison
1919-1920 T. C. Steifler George E. Crays
1921-1932 H. C. Crays George E. Crays
1933-1935 J. A. Crays George E. Crays
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 - 2440
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2700
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 2701 - 3880
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 4260
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 912
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 254
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 766
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 251
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 26, 1900
  • Chartered Jun 4, 1900
  • Absorbed 9877 May 31, 1924 (Farmers National Bank, Rossville, IL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $102,079
High Bal (1924) $598,044
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $20,000
High Bal (1933) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 42,320
# Small Notes 8,013
# Total Notes 50,333
$ Large Size $529,000
$ Small Size $97,880
$ Total Issued $626,880
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $102,079.02 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $174,911.13 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $241,882.43 $35,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $234,930.42 $35,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $287,310.36 $35,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $262,346.00 $35,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $233,942.00 $35,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $263,466.00 $35,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $252,451.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $263,903.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $282,773.00 $35,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $267,493.00 $35,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $297,640.00 $35,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $295,084.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $297,895.00 $35,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $297,865.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $382,879.00 $35,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $468,586.00 $35,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $446,088.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $546,691.00 $35,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $470,418.00 $35,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $413,632.00 $35,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $375,175.00 $35,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $416,199.00 $35,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $598,044.00 $35,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $592,086.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $589,846.00 $35,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $539,890.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $547,005.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $573,321.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $515,445.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $410,717.00 $35,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $361,983.00 $35,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $386,447.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $474,680.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $435,684.00 $0.00

 

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