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Bank Info for NB Charter 5517 (1900 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Lenox, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1900-1905 Walter Scott Bennison Philemon Ridgeway
1906-1910 Walter Scott Bennison Leonidas Bascum Wilson
1910-1915 Fred. Alphonso Childs Robert Frank Wilkin
1916-1917 Fred. Alphonso Childs Jacob Jesse Walter
1918-1928 Benjamin Franklin Wurster Jacob Jesse Walter
1929-1932 Benjamin Franklin Wurster William Henderson Madden
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 870
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2850
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1940
1882 Value Back 4x5 2851 - 4715
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1941 - 2995
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 4402
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2958
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1473
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 712
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 192
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 25, 1900
  • Chartered Jul 26, 1900
  • Conservatorship Mar 25, 1933
  • Liquidated Apr 30, 1934
  • Succeeded by 14040 (First National Bank in, Lenox, IA)
  • Circulation assumed by 14040 (First National Bank in, Lenox, IA)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1900) $84,858
High Bal (1921) $1,016,736
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $7,500
High Bal (1912) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 63,760
# Small Notes 14,262
# Total Notes 78,022
$ Large Size $523,490
$ Small Size $109,950
$ Total Issued $633,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-05-1900 $84,857.71 $0.00
Sep-30-1901 $136,230.28 $7,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $135,128.91 $7,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $147,522.61 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $121,881.89 $15,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $162,353.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $181,374.00 $15,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $201,984.00 $15,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $215,414.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $255,750.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $431,971.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $465,701.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $543,988.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $495,647.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $456,067.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $456,104.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $503,831.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $724,627.00 $49,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $896,984.00 $49,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,005,981.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,016,277.00 $44,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,016,736.00 $49,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $780,815.00 $49,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $952,473.00 $49,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $895,182.00 $48,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $950,731.00 $49,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $905,133.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $869,851.00 $48,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $766,464.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $746,200.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $602,167.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $531,817.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1932 $440,220.00 $50,000.00

 

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