First National Bank, Grant City, MO (Charter 3380)

ca.1914 photo of the First National Bank.

First National Bank, Grant City, MO (Chartered 1885 - Liquidated 1922)

Town History

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Grant City is the county seat of Worth County in north western Missouri. The town was laid out in 1864, and was named after General Ulysses S. Grant. A Grant City Post Office has been in operation since 1864.

During the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), the population of Grant City was 493 in 1880. It grew rapidly to its highest population of 1,406 in 1900, and then dropped to 1,126 in 1930. The current population is estimated at 791 (2019).

Grant City had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

• Organized Aug 10, 1885
• Chartered Aug 20, 1885
• Succeeded Worth County Bank
• Liquidated Jul 1, 1922
• Succeeded by Farmers Trust Company of Grant City

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Grant City, MO

Bank Note Types Issued

Series 1902 Date Back $20 bank note with pen signatures of E.A. Robertson, Cashier and John F. Robertson, President. Provided by Dan Dieter.

A total of $381,500 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1885 and 1922. This consisted of a total of 30,520 notes (30,520 large size and No small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back	3x10-20	1 - 4070
1902 Red Seal	3x10-20	1 - 700
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 1460
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	1461 - 2860

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

First National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1885 - 1922):

Presidents:

• Calvin Tilton, 1885-1888
• Erdley Orville Sayle, 1889-1914
• John Fletcher Robertson, 1915-1922

Cashiers:

• Erdley Orville Sayle, 1885-1888
• John Fletcher Robertson, 1889-1914
• Erdley Allan Robertson, 1915-1922

Other Bank Note Signers

• There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

Wiki Links

• Missouri Bank Note History
• General information on Grant City (Wikipedia)
• General information on Worth County (Wikipedia)
• General information on Missouri (Wikipedia)

Sources

• Grant City, MO, on Wikipedia
• Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
• Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
• Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com