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Bank Info for NB Charter 206 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Elkhart, IN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1866 Silas Baldwin Philo Morehous
1867-1868 John Cook Philo Morehous
1869-1879 John Cook Benjamin L. Davenport
1880-1885 John Cook James Rufus Beardsley
1886-1886 William Herrick Knickerbocker James Rufus Beardsley
1887-1916 William Herrick Knickerbocker Charles Henry Winchester
1917-1917 William Herrick Knickerbocker * none *
1918-1930 Francis E . Berton William Herrick Knickerbocker
1931-1935 Coryn Barnett Wright Francis E . Berton
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 3x1-2 1 - 630
Original Series 4x5 1 - 4250
Original Series 4x5 4501 - 9000
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 6498
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 12606
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 769
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1367
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 800
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1370
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1371 - 1778
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3256
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1546
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 388
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 2310
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1383
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 466
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Jan 19, 1864
  • Succeeded Bank of Elkhart
  • 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 (1864) $138,478
High Bal (1929) $5,899,861
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $33,300
High Bal (1903) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $99,600
# Large Notes 128,458
# Small Notes 35,299
# Total Notes 163,757
$ Large Size $1,368,230
$ Small Size $271,700
$ Total Issued $1,639,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $138,478.19 $54,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $223,748.76 $88,150.00
Oct-01-1866 $210,486.67 $88,150.00
Oct-07-1867 $240,774.84 $87,631.00
Oct-05-1868 $230,079.54 $86,645.00
Oct-09-1869 $236,704.96 $86,016.00
Oct-08-1870 $236,514.69 $87,475.00
Oct-02-1871 $266,733.50 $88,130.00
Oct-03-1872 $274,227.70 $83,056.00
Sep-12-1873 $369,398.56 $87,130.00
Oct-02-1874 $277,480.76 $89,990.00
Oct-01-1875 $280,635.40 $89,990.00
Oct-02-1876 $290,234.31 $89,990.00
Oct-01-1877 $285,610.75 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $278,374.65 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $316,405.07 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $340,223.10 $86,900.00
Oct-01-1881 $366,825.64 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $366,130.05 $88,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $410,310.15 $86,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $351,204.92 $86,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $359,587.57 $88,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $353,287.32 $33,300.00
Oct-05-1887 $397,400.16 $42,300.00
Oct-04-1888 $359,439.04 $42,300.00
Sep-30-1889 $390,000.93 $42,300.00
Oct-02-1890 $420,692.89 $42,300.00
Sep-25-1891 $436,999.18 $42,300.00
Sep-30-1892 $424,577.63 $42,300.00
Oct-03-1893 $363,894.47 $42,300.00
Oct-02-1894 $350,592.10 $42,300.00
Sep-28-1895 $335,084.52 $42,300.00
Oct-06-1896 $305,396.45 $42,300.00
Oct-05-1897 $351,358.73 $42,300.00
Sep-20-1898 $398,219.95 $51,740.00
Sep-07-1899 $452,160.65 $51,740.00
Sep-05-1900 $445,748.94 $57,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $475,217.51 $57,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $498,818.22 $57,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $548,227.26 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $777,375.98 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $819,113.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $793,651.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $774,866.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $712,661.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $745,918.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $713,485.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $675,282.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $678,306.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $611,339.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $660,518.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $723,929.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $789,935.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,114,184.00 $98,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,690,643.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $2,334,184.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,884,145.00 $98,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,174,929.00 $99,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $3,584,814.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,050,442.00 $99,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,372,700.00 $99,750.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,066,940.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,157,257.00 $99,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,418,160.00 $99,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,603,668.00 $99,750.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,899,861.00 $99,990.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,754,499.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $5,203,380.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $4,393,568.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $4,344,426.00 $99,400.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,638,682.00 $99,600.00
Dec-31-1935 $5,429,744.00 $0.00

 

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