Knoxville-Citizens NB & TC, Knoxville, IA (Charter 12849)

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Knoxville-Citizens NB & TC, Knoxville, IA (Chartered 1925 - Receivership 1933)

Town History

Knoxville is located in Marion County in south central Iowa some 25 miles southeast of Des Moines.

Knoxville was founded in 1845 when Joseph Robinson and James Montgomery, Commissioners from Scott and Wapello County, selected the site for Knoxville and designated it as the county seat. They named Knoxville in honor of General Henry Knox, hero of the Revolutionary War.

Knoxville was duly incorporated as a City in 1855.

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Knoxville was 4,697 in 1930. It's highest population was 8,232 in 1990, and the current population is estimated at 7,204 (2018).

For more information on the town of Knoxville, see their Wikipedia page.

Bank History

Photo of the old Knoxville-Citizens NB & TC building 2018. Courtesy of Google Maps.
  • Chartered Nov 14, 1925
  • 2: Succeeded 1871 (Knoxville National Bank, Knoxville, IA)
  • 2: Absorbed 4633 Jan 21, 1932 (Citizens National Bank, Knoxville, IA)
  • 2: Assumed circulation of 4633
  • 2: Conservatorship Mar 14, 1933
  • 2: Receivership Oct 10, 1933
1929 Type 1 $10 small size bank note with engraved signatures of Joy Cload Collins, Cashier and Eldon Lloyd Job, President

Official Bank Title(s)

1: 1st title not used on notes: The Knoxville National Bank and Trust Company

2: Knoxville-Citizens National Bank & Trust Company (2/8/1932)

Bank Note Types Issued

A total of $50,160 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1925 and 1933. This consisted of a total of 4,266 notes (0 large size and 4,266 small size notes).


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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 586
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 125

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Knoxville-Citizens National Bank & Trust Company Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1925 - 1933):

Presidents:

  • John B. Elliott, 1925-1926
  • Orian Milton Bundy, 1926-1928
  • Elmo Ray Jordan, 1929-1929
  • C. C. Cooper, 1930-1931
  • Eldon Lloyd Job, 1932-1932

Cashiers:

  • John J. Roberts, 1925-1927
  • Simon Leroy Walker, 1928-1928
  • Edwin Martin Butterfield, 1929-1931
  • Joy Cload Collins, 1932-1932

Other Bank Note Signers

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

References

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