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Bank Info for NB Charter 5412 (1900 - 1933)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Chelsea, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1902 Jacob Wesley Shaler Daniel Orcutt Wilcox
1903-1903 Elery Park Willey Daniel Orcutt Wilcox
1904-1911 Elery Park Willey Frank Joseph Nowak
1912-1913 Joseph F. Weaver Frank Joseph Nowak
1914-1918 Joseph F. Weaver Elery Park Willey
1919-1931 Joseph Benesh Elery Park Willey
1932-1932 Harry Roy McKeen Joseph Benesh
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 - 1000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1620
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1621 - 2277
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2097
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 439
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 122
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 17, 1900
  • Chartered Jun 9, 1900
  • Conservatorship Mar 25, 1933
  • Receivership Oct 30, 1933
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $32,170
High Bal (1925) $495,328
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $5,950
High Bal (1926) $25,010
Total Out (1932) $25,010
# Large Notes 21,496
# Small Notes 3,366
# Total Notes 24,862
$ Large Size $268,700
$ Small Size $40,980
$ Total Issued $309,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $32,170.17 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $76,107.12 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1902 $104,312.02 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $104,050.25 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $95,400.74 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $98,681.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $98,693.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $109,556.00 $5,950.00
Sep-23-1908 $135,804.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $163,001.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $159,245.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $160,771.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $171,471.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $196,252.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $210,206.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $219,172.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $247,262.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $292,891.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $298,781.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $367,182.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $354,107.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $339,602.00 $24,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $350,856.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $435,311.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $469,175.00 $24,310.00
Sep-28-1925 $495,328.00 $24,610.00
Dec-31-1926 $461,811.00 $25,010.00
Oct-10-1927 $395,746.00 $25,010.00
Dec-31-1928 $436,089.00 $25,010.00
Dec-31-1929 $394,241.00 $25,010.00
Dec-31-1930 $351,630.00 $24,590.00
Dec-31-1931 $279,127.00 $25,010.00
Dec-31-1932 $203,355.00 $25,010.00

 

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