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Bank Info for NB Charter 8740 (1907 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Geneva, IL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1918 A. R. Dow Henry Bond Fargo
1919-1919 A. R. Dow F. A. Burgess
1920-1920 A. R. Dow Oscar B. Nelson
1921-1921 A. R. Dow Stewart Watson
1922-1922 A. R. Dow Oscar B. Nelson
1923-1924 A. R. Dow M. A. Joshel
1925-1935 W. C. Wood M. A. Joshel
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 4x10 1 - 234
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 825
1902 Plain Back 4x10 826 - 3242
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1090
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1523
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 7, 1907
  • Chartered Jun 13, 1907
  • Opened for business Sep 9, 1907
  • 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 (1908) $78,745
High Bal (1928) $693,916
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $6,050
High Bal (1928) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 13,904
# Small Notes 8,063
# Total Notes 21,967
$ Large Size $139,040
$ Small Size $80,630
$ Total Issued $219,670
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $78,745.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $128,293.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1910 $90,279.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $129,139.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $123,876.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $179,675.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $184,499.00 $6,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $141,859.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $159,633.00 $6,250.00
Sep-11-1917 $149,993.00 $6,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $172,168.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $240,455.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1920 $292,552.00 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1921 $253,841.00 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $363,319.00 $6,250.00
Sep-14-1923 $371,518.00 $6,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $403,260.00 $6,250.00
Sep-28-1925 $317,990.00 $6,050.00
Dec-31-1926 $432,174.00 $6,050.00
Oct-10-1927 $456,049.00 $24,800.00
Dec-31-1928 $693,916.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $629,758.00 $23,200.00
Dec-31-1930 $561,551.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $581,120.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $472,937.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $512,474.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $518,187.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $596,459.00 $0.00

 

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