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Bank Info for NB Charter 7725 (1905 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The German American National Bank of
Fort Wayne, IN
2 The Lincoln National Bank of (5/31/1918)
Fort Wayne, IN
3 Lincoln National Bank and Trust Company of (4/21/1928)
Fort Wayne, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1908 Henry C. Berghoff Samuel Monell Foster
1909-1922 Theodore Wentz Samuel Monell Foster
1923-1928 G. Waldschmidt Theodore Wentz
1929-1935 O. H. Bushing C. H. Buesching
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
1: 1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5410
1: 1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4522
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 15750
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 12100
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 15751 - 23750
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 12101 - 16700
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 36314
3: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 3471
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 30378
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 10110
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2121
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 430
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 24, 1904
  • Chartered May 4, 1905
  • Opened for business May 20, 1905
  • 2: Assumed The Lincoln Trust Company of by consolidation Apr 21, 1928 with title change
  • 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) $568,347
High Bal (1928) $17,243,002
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $50,000
High Bal (1930) $1,250,000
Total Out (1934) $500,000
# Large Notes 360,668
# Small Notes 245,479
# Total Notes 606,147
$ Large Size $3,633,550
$ Small Size $3,065,690
$ Total Issued $6,699,240
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $568,347.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,202,865.00 $115,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,718,170.00 $145,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,872,369.00 $175,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,250,341.00 $204,900.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,674,869.00 $246,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,752,962.00 $259,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,070,164.00 $259,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $3,247,372.00 $260,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $3,328,246.00 $260,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $3,579,951.00 $248,900.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,053,433.00 $252,800.00
Sep-11-1917 $4,828,773.00 $260,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $5,381,117.00 $247,300.00
Sep-12-1919 $5,702,358.00 $247,300.00
Sep-12-1920 $6,798,295.00 $254,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $5,544,050.00 $286,700.00
Sep-15-1922 $6,468,108.00 $295,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $6,805,057.00 $293,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,161,979.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,430,755.00 $295,200.00
Dec-31-1926 $8,259,414.00 $296,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $8,788,540.00 $295,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $17,243,002.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $16,879,240.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $16,641,685.00 $1,250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $15,162,601.00 $1,250,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $13,087,087.00 $1,250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $13,487,981.00 $1,250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $13,589,300.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $15,802,930.00 $0.00

 

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