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Bank Info for NB Charter 9003 (1908 - 1984)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Merchants National Bank of
Watertown, WI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1909 Chas. E. Frey W. D. Sproesser
1910-1917 Max Rohr W. D. Sproesser
1918-1919 Max Rohr John Samuel Habhegger
1920-1928 J. W. Sproesser Chas. E. Frey
1929-1935 J. W. Sproesser Max Rohr
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 4x5 1 - 1500
1902 Red Seal 4x10 1 - 1500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 11500
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 10750
1902 Plain Back 4x5 11501 - 40281
1902 Plain Back 4x10 10751 - 33324
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 8424
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 4910
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 9460
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4237
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 13, 1908
  • Chartered Jan 25, 1908
  • Opened for business Jan 27, 1908
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed Name to Marine Bank Watertown, N.A. Jan 1, 1979
  • Merged into Marine Bank West, Delafield, WI Jun 1, 1984
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Merchants Bank of Watertown
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $701,379
High Bal (1928) $1,899,735
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $50,000
High Bal (1912) $200,000
Total Out (1934) $200,000
# Large Notes 306,420
# Small Notes 93,701
# Total Notes 400,121
$ Large Size $2,228,580
$ Small Size $636,990
$ Total Issued $2,865,570
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $701,379.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $875,514.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $988,757.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,148,280.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,245,569.00 $200,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,235,581.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,282,343.00 $198,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,295,606.00 $196,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,374,761.00 $196,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,441,849.00 $200,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,484,484.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,654,946.00 $200,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,798,925.00 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,592,942.00 $197,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,565,514.00 $200,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,681,484.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,735,227.00 $200,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,834,873.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,793,747.00 $200,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,886,417.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,899,735.00 $196,400.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,856,964.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,842,243.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,823,594.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,576,745.00 $200,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,534,816.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,629,888.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,592,344.00 $0.00

 

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