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Bank Info for NB Charter 7029 (1903 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Empire National Bank of
Clarksburg, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1912 E. B. Deison Virgil Lee Highland
1913-1929 Oscar C. Wilt Virgil Lee Highland
1930-1935 Oscar C. Wilt E. B. Deison
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 - 14300
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 23900
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 23901 - 71681
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5792
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 6096
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 1492
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 12898
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 7077
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2164
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 19, 1903
  • Chartered Oct 31, 1903
  • Opened for business Nov 30, 1903
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $847,533
High Bal (1927) $7,319,157
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $242,700
High Bal (1904) $250,000
Total Out (1934) $250,000
# Large Notes 343,924
# Small Notes 102,419
# Total Notes 446,343
$ Large Size $4,299,050
$ Small Size $897,100
$ Total Issued $5,196,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $847,532.62 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,042,367.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,297,024.00 $250,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,395,043.00 $250,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,534,118.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,750,077.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,016,712.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,196,717.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,429,395.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,584,574.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,895,446.00 $247,900.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,589,791.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $3,619,815.00 $250,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,600,353.00 $250,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $4,662,816.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,240,193.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,746,370.00 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,068,280.00 $242,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,285,529.00 $243,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,510,565.00 $244,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,610,869.00 $250,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $6,678,508.00 $245,300.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,354,004.00 $246,800.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,319,157.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,141,155.00 $247,350.00
Dec-31-1929 $7,119,885.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $6,882,658.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $6,003,269.00 $245,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $5,536,862.00 $250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,936,157.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $5,726,818.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,048,597.00 $0.00

 

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