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Bank Info for NB Charter 9077 (1908 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmers and Merchants National Bank of
Fort Branch, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1912 S. H. West W. L. West
1913-1915 H. G. Graper S. H. West
1916-1924 H. F. Graper S. H. West
1925-1928 A. B. Hickrod Gerhard Sollman
1929-1935 A. B. Hickrod Isaac Newton Epperson
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 3x10-20 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 1805
1902 DB/PB 4x5 1806 - 1905 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1906 - 6290
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1340
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1341 - 4072
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 858
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 442
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 130
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1008
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 598
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 135

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 2, 1908
  • Chartered Mar 21, 1908
  • Opened for business Mar 25, 1908
  • Succeeded Farmers & Merchants Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Fort Branch
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $176,775
High Bal (1935) $611,028
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1908) $12,000
High Bal (1910) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $24,800
# Large Notes 42,648
# Small Notes 10,321
# Total Notes 52,969
$ Large Size $344,400
$ Small Size $81,580
$ Total Issued $425,980
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $176,775.00 $12,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $213,769.00 $19,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $219,804.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $235,654.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $227,780.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $218,911.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $212,811.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $222,190.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $228,571.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $280,094.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $366,799.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $415,604.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $354,439.00 $24,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $337,008.00 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $350,115.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $379,356.00 $24,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $340,074.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $367,525.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $437,997.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $425,481.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $482,375.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $447,031.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $432,494.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $451,173.00 $24,640.00
Dec-31-1932 $447,022.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $412,610.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $568,351.00 $24,800.00
Dec-31-1935 $611,028.00 $0.00

 

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