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Bank Info for NB Charter 8983 (1908 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elm Grove, WV
2 First National Bank and Trust Company of (7/29/1920)
Elm Grove, WV
3 The First National Bank and Trust Company of [1929]
Elm Grove, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1915 Chas. C. Woods James B. Chambers
1916-1928 Geo. H. Grodhaus James B. Chambers
1929-1932 Samuel Cracraft Kittle James B. Chambers
1933-1935 Samuel Cracraft Kittle J. S. McGill
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 - 200
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2600
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2601 - 3820
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 13735
3: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2986
3: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 890
3: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 3095
3: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 794
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 28, 1907
  • Chartered Jan 2, 1908
  • Opened for business Jan 2, 1908
  • 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) $102,852
High Bal (1925) $1,343,017
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $23,900
High Bal (1924) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 71,020
# Small Notes 27,145
# Total Notes 98,165
$ Large Size $887,750
$ Small Size $332,790
$ Total Issued $1,220,540
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $102,852.00 $24,950.00
Sep-01-1909 $155,010.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $162,373.00 $24,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $194,422.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $218,814.00 $24,940.00
Aug-09-1913 $246,679.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $265,979.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $323,998.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $378,259.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $586,731.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $588,766.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $612,414.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $762,220.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $923,036.00 $23,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $984,221.00 $99,400.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,188,774.00 $97,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,258,999.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,343,017.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,287,536.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,310,241.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,287,341.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,292,452.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,228,720.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,153,562.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,021,133.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $912,873.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,071,107.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,179,889.00 $0.00

 

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