Mills County National Bank, Glenwood, IA (Charter 1862)

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Postcard of the Mills County National Bank buildings: old (left) new (right) ca. 1920.

Mills County National Bank, Glenwood, IA (Chartered 1871 - Receivership 1932)

Town History

Photo of the location of the Mills County National Bank in 2014.

Glenwood is located in Mills County in southwest Iowa. Glenwood was established by Mormons in 1848 as Coonsville. It prospered during the California Gold Rush largely due to the grain mill on Keg Creek. Coonsville was the scene of anti-Mormon mob violence. It became the county seat of Mills County in 1851. In 1852, after most Mormons left for Utah, it was renamed Glenwood after a Presbyterian minister, Glenn Wood.

During the National Bank Note Era, the population of Glenwood was 1,291 in 1870, jumping to 3,040 in 1900, and increasing to 4,269 in 1930. It's highest population was 5,358 in 2000, and the current population is estimated at 5,316 (2018).

Glenwood had 1 National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

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

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Bank History

  • Organized Jul 28, 1871
  • Chartered Aug 16, 1871
  • Succeeded W.H. Anderson
  • Receivership Dec 27, 1932

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The Mills County National Bank of Glenwood, IA

Bank Note Types Issued

1882 Brown Back $20 bank note with pen signatures of Alfred Dexter French, Cashier and David L. Heinsheimer, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com
1929 Type 1 $100 bank note with printed signatures of Herbert Alfred French, Cashier and William Clyde Rathke, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, http://www.ha.com

A total of $676,470 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1871 and 1932. This consisted of a total of 64,972 notes (64,228 large size and 744 small size notes).

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

Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 1800
Original Series 4x5 1 - 3975
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5051
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3510
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 801
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 750
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 751 - 920
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 110
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 14

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Mills County National Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1871 - 1932):

Presidents:

  • Joseph Vincent Hinchman, 1871-1881
  • Benjamin Franklin Buffington, 1882-1893
  • George Mickelwait, 1894-1897
  • David L. Heinsheimer, 1898-1911
  • Anthony J. Gettler, 1912-1914
  • Harrison Hinkson Cheyney, 1915-1927
  • William Clyde Rathke, 1928-1929
  • Charles Rollin Buffington, 1930-1931

Cashiers:

  • William H. Anderson, 1871-1890
  • Arthur Cornelius Sabin, 1891-1898
  • Alfred Dexter French, 1899-1909
  • Herbert Alfred French, 1910-1931

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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