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Bank Info for NB Charter 5626 (1900 - 1919)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bluffton, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1913 John Bixel Simon Herr
1914-1917 John Bixel Lewis S. Dukes
1918-1918 John Bixel J. F. Rudy
1919-1919 E. M. Hostettler John Bixel
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 - 500
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1890
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1530
1882 Value Back 4x5 1891 - 3075
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 1531 - 2076
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 15, 1900
  • Chartered Nov 19, 1900
  • Opened for business Dec 17, 1900
  • Receivership Nov 17, 1919
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $98,688
High Bal (1919) $673,932
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $6,300
High Bal (1919) $48,800
Total Out (1919) $48,800
# Large Notes 22,604
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 22,604
$ Large Size $190,300
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $190,300
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $98,687.75 $6,300.00
Sep-15-1902 $147,862.55 $6,300.00
Sep-09-1903 $188,209.94 $6,300.00
Sep-06-1904 $201,601.89 $6,300.00
Aug-25-1905 $214,328.00 $6,300.00
Sep-04-1906 $239,957.00 $6,300.00
Aug-22-1907 $267,137.00 $6,300.00
Sep-23-1908 $270,896.00 $6,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $311,557.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $321,072.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $326,467.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $335,004.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $363,282.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $441,551.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $445,670.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $515,834.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $520,306.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $604,263.00 $24,400.00
Sep-12-1919 $673,932.00 $48,800.00

 

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