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Bank Info for NB Charter 6136 (1902 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Benton, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1911 G. C. Cantrell J. T. Chenault
1912-1918 G. C. Cantrell W. W. McFall
1919-1921 Geo. A. Powers W. W. McFall
1922-1929 Geo. A. Powers G. C. Cantrell
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 2150
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2180
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 3800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3040
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3041 - 9648 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 10818 Plate dated 1922
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1167
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 350
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 11, 1902
  • Chartered Feb 24, 1902
  • Receivership Dec 2, 1930
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $92,697
High Bal (1929) $2,212,151
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $24,950
High Bal (1919) $100,000
Total Out (1929) $100,000
# Large Notes 114,384
# Small Notes 9,102
# Total Notes 123,486
$ Large Size $1,251,300
$ Small Size $112,020
$ Total Issued $1,363,320
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $92,697.09 $24,950.00
Sep-09-1903 $191,957.65 $39,950.00
Sep-06-1904 $263,605.18 $49,950.00
Aug-25-1905 $416,585.00 $49,950.00
Sep-04-1906 $374,162.00 $49,950.00
Aug-22-1907 $297,644.00 $49,950.00
Sep-23-1908 $250,133.00 $49,950.00
Sep-01-1909 $273,566.00 $49,950.00
Sep-01-1910 $398,737.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $358,700.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $330,395.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $331,088.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $328,009.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $312,149.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $338,530.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $526,702.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $683,356.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,036,292.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,185,842.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,347,615.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,440,860.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,692,651.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,601,590.00 $98,900.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,411,650.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,737,160.00 $98,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,846,145.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,160,305.00 $97,700.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,212,151.00 $100,000.00

 

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