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Bank Info for NB Charter 1066 (1865 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Columbus, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1865-1865 John V. Story Randolph Griffith
1866-1873 Francis M. Banfill Randolph Griffith
1874-1879 Francis M. Banfill James E. Mooney
1880-1880 William J. Lucas Francis J. Crump, (1)
1881-1881 George Pence Hezekiah Griffith
1882-1882 George Pence William J. Lucas
1883-1900 Lewis K. Ong William J. Lucas
1901-1902 Lewis K. Ong Francis T. Crump
1903-1916 Frank Griffith Francis T. Crump
1917-1920 Chas. F. Dehmer Hezekiah Griffith
1921-1926 Chas. F. Dehmer Francis J. Crump, (2)
1927-1931 Chas. F. Dehmer Elizabeth (Crump) Lucas
1932-1935 W. G. Wissman Chas. F. Dehmer
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1000
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2550
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 1475
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 1648
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1469
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 534
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 500
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1140
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1141 - 1235
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 121
1929 Type 1 6x50 179 - 220
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 13
1929 Type 1 6x100 65 - 70
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 23, 1865
  • Chartered Apr 27, 1865
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1865) $185,700
High Bal (1928) $1,570,912
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1893) $44,300
High Bal (1922) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 36,638
# Small Notes 1,092
# Total Notes 37,730
$ Large Size $943,600
$ Small Size $60,300
$ Total Issued $1,003,900
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1865 $185,700.16 $53,965.00
Oct-01-1866 $247,610.70 $90,000.00
Oct-07-1867 $260,846.94 $90,000.00
Oct-05-1868 $253,353.12 $90,000.00
Oct-09-1869 $262,304.12 $90,000.00
Oct-08-1870 $292,639.67 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1871 $311,867.51 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $400,877.12 $90,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $440,030.33 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $320,255.74 $88,900.00
Oct-01-1875 $368,790.56 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $329,876.15 $89,300.00
Oct-01-1877 $385,559.97 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $356,800.92 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $355,805.77 $89,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $399,263.91 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $419,299.52 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $407,687.93 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $345,734.68 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $367,197.79 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $302,936.29 $44,400.00
Oct-07-1886 $346,205.91 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $399,467.42 $44,450.00
Oct-04-1888 $375,201.30 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $489,907.41 $44,550.00
Oct-02-1890 $529,129.48 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $512,505.48 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $604,967.53 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $457,377.91 $44,300.00
Oct-02-1894 $467,188.27 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $422,861.77 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $442,513.85 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $501,862.28 $44,550.00
Sep-20-1898 $575,254.83 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $643,890.64 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $667,214.73 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $749,544.79 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $803,520.49 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $781,867.54 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $708,041.15 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $720,440.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $761,606.00 $49,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $884,925.00 $49,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $796,297.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $805,130.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $817,875.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $818,857.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $801,182.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $805,471.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $815,911.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $890,017.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $941,968.00 $49,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,103,121.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,231,494.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,313,126.00 $96,750.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,309,234.00 $99,550.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,126,607.00 $99,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,149,337.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,253,618.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,146,996.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,195,300.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,377,740.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,441,353.00 $49,750.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,570,912.00 $49,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,466,224.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,363,452.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,178,948.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,109,309.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $968,263.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,078,922.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,137,348.00 $0.00

 

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