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Bank Info for NB Charter 5616 (1900 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Melvin, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1905 Elathen B. Townsend Frank Y. Locke
1906-1908 George Albert Romey Harris Laver Emmert
1909-1917 George Albert Romey John Fredrick Mattert
1918-1927 Homer Ira Ramsey John Fredrick Mattert
1928-1928 Homer Ira Ramsey Jacob Jerry Ellerbroek
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 - 920
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 940
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 941 - 1183
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 3259
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 9, 1900
  • Chartered Nov 8, 1900
  • Receivership Feb 12, 1929
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $61,874
High Bal (1920) $347,255
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $12,200
High Bal (1901) $12,500
Total Out (1928) $12,500
# Large Notes 21,448
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 21,448
$ Large Size $170,330
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $170,330
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $61,874.09 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $84,229.69 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $72,630.82 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $75,339.46 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $80,914.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $107,687.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $114,845.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $134,429.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $148,651.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $169,779.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $178,972.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $198,323.00 $12,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $177,351.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $221,647.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $228,610.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $194,104.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $213,969.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $303,685.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $331,679.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $347,255.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $208,819.00 $12,200.00
Sep-15-1922 $213,859.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $217,627.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $211,578.00 $12,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $217,056.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $212,578.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $203,840.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $192,152.00 $12,500.00

 

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