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Bank Info for NB Charter 7728 (1905 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The National Bank of
Benld, IL
2 The First National Bank of (7/3/1923)
Benld, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1905 C. L. Hamilton R. E. Dorsey
1906-1908 C. R. Eagle R. E. Dorsey
1909-1915 C. R. Eagle F. W. Edwards
1916-1920 Herman N. Rizzie F. W. Edwards
1921-1932 Herman N. Rizzie Joseph William Rizzie
1933-1934 * none * Joseph William Rizzie
1935-1935 E. G. Rahm Joseph William Rizzie
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 3x10-20 1 - 1000
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1660
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1661 - 3840
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1945
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 652
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 178
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 480
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 105
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 2, 1905
  • Chartered May 6, 1905
  • Opened for business May 15, 1905
  • 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) $48,174
High Bal (1931) $1,353,591
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $5,950
High Bal (1911) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 27,140
# Small Notes 5,565
# Total Notes 32,705
$ Large Size $339,250
$ Small Size $67,380
$ Total Issued $406,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $48,174.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $76,410.00 $5,950.00
Aug-22-1907 $90,848.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $93,825.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $110,019.00 $24,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $124,581.00 $24,600.00
Sep-01-1911 $148,175.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $149,359.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $173,249.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $178,029.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $185,622.00 $24,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $242,246.00 $24,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $299,931.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $376,915.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $388,892.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $548,787.00 $24,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $727,672.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $698,558.00 $24,800.00
Sep-14-1923 $875,510.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $905,095.00 $24,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $981,219.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,318,417.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,116,404.00 $24,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,285,752.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,251,408.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,225,365.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,353,591.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,234,551.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,199,155.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,250,161.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,143,213.00 $0.00

 

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