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Bank Info for NB Charter 7518 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Forest, OH
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1907 William T. Robinson W. T. Gemmill
1908-1919 W. F. Borset W. T. Gemmill
1920-1922 Ralph R. McElroy W. T. Gemmill
1923-1930 Ralph R. McElroy W. F. Borset
1931-1935 Ralph R. McElroy Fred. E. Guthery
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 - 800
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1470
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1471 - 5199
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 684
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 170
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 623
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 115
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 18, 1904
  • Chartered Dec 19, 1904
  • Conservatorship Apr 3, 1933
  • Licensed Oct 9, 1933
  • 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 (1905) $54,694
High Bal (1928) $600,867
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $6,500
High Bal (1911) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 23,996
# Small Notes 5,862
# Total Notes 29,858
$ Large Size $299,950
$ Small Size $69,970
$ Total Issued $369,920
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $54,694.00 $6,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $72,757.00 $6,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $80,953.00 $6,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $86,185.00 $6,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $115,739.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $135,430.00 $24,400.00
Sep-01-1911 $143,535.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $189,236.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $182,325.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $206,699.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $210,341.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $228,499.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $258,128.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $345,182.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $400,949.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $438,195.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $410,969.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $386,029.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $399,044.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $419,595.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $455,191.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $530,036.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $594,484.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $600,867.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $567,304.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $532,560.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $414,301.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $403,997.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $228,349.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $272,980.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $327,125.00 $0.00

 

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