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Bank Info for NB Charter 9365 (1909 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The American National Bank of
Bowling Green, KY
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1909-1914 Samuel Micajah Matlock Jerome Whitfield Potter
1915-1922 Garland David Sledge Jerome Whitfield Potter
1923-1923 Roy Goode Cooksey Samuel Micajah Matlock
1924-1934 Roy Goode Cooksey Garland David Sledge
1935-1935 E. M. Sledge Garland David Sledge
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 11700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 11701 - 31612
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3504
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 998
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 5119
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1404
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 17, 1909
  • Chartered Mar 19, 1909
  • Opened for business Apr 1, 1909
  • Absorbed 10448 Apr 15, 1915 (Warren National Bank, Bowling Green, KY)
  • Absorbed 11589 Jan 31, 1924 (Liberty National Bank, Bowling Green, KY)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Potter-Matlock Bank and Trust Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1909) $645,846
High Bal (1920) $2,453,641
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1909) $100,000
High Bal (1910) $125,000
Total Out (1934) $125,000
# Large Notes 126,448
# Small Notes 33,535
# Total Notes 159,983
$ Large Size $1,580,600
$ Small Size $409,270
$ Total Issued $1,989,870
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-01-1909 $645,846.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $702,656.00 $125,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $724,788.00 $125,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $793,343.00 $125,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $808,465.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $807,794.00 $125,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $869,272.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $927,536.00 $123,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,197,210.00 $125,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,370,078.00 $122,100.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,902,479.00 $125,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,453,641.00 $122,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,908,588.00 $121,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,683,773.00 $125,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,735,421.00 $123,200.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,870,487.00 $125,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,000,421.00 $123,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,948,919.00 $125,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,977,567.00 $122,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,418,669.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,172,036.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,975,580.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,793,339.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,500,172.00 $125,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,340,052.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,646,677.00 $125,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,940,948.00 $0.00

 

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