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Bank Info for NB Charter 6880 (1903 - 1927)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Greene, IA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1905 Clarence William Soesbe Edwin William Soesbe
1906-1908 Clarence William Soesbe Jared Byron Shepardson
1909-1909 Dias Henry Ellis Jared Byron Shepardson
1910-1910 Bert Nelson Mead Jared Byron Shepardson
1911-1915 George Abraham Carney Jared Byron Shepardson
1916-1916 George Abraham Carney Clarence William Soesbe
1917-1918 Ralph Peregrine Palmer Clarence William Soesbe
1919-1923 August Henry Nolterieke Clarence William Soesbe
1924-1926 August Henry Nolterieke George Abraham Carney
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 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3200
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3201 - 7012
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 23, 1903
  • Chartered Jul 14, 1903
  • Succeeded Soesbe, Sheardson & Company
  • Receivership Jun 4, 1927
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Private Bank of Soesbe, Shepardson & Co.
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Soesbe, Shepardson & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $156,872
High Bal (1924) $538,341
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $24,000
High Bal (1904) $50,000
Total Out (1924) $49,500
# Large Notes 38,048
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 38,048
$ Large Size $475,600
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $475,600
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $156,872.28 $24,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $173,953.69 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $189,727.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $210,929.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $214,660.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $223,626.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $239,662.00 $49,300.00
Sep-01-1910 $263,642.00 $48,800.00
Sep-01-1911 $286,031.00 $48,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $328,470.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $338,928.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $366,795.00 $49,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $397,805.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $479,193.00 $48,900.00
Sep-11-1917 $488,163.00 $48,800.00
Aug-31-1918 $490,541.00 $49,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $448,231.00 $48,200.00
Sep-12-1920 $509,512.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $378,560.00 $49,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $518,956.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $530,425.00 $49,300.00
Oct-10-1924 $538,341.00 $49,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $397,287.00 $0.00
Dec-31-1926 $386,687.00 $0.00

 

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