Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 2890 (1883 - 1929)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Old National Bank of
Grand Rapids, MI
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1883 Harvey James Hollister Solomon Lewis Withey
1884-1894 Harvey James Hollister Martin Luther Sweet
1895-1902 Harvey James Hollister James Melanchthon Barnett
1903-1908 Clay Harvey Hollister James Melanchthon Barnett
1909-1910 Clay Harvey Hollister Willard Barnhart
1911-1914 George F. Mackenzie Willard Barnhart
1915-1922 George F. Mackenzie Clay Harvey Hollister
1923-1925 Eugene Richards Clay Harvey Hollister
1926-1928 John Clinton Bishop Clay Harvey Hollister
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
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 20853
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6853
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 31425
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 25230
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 52665
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 33834
1902 Plain Back 4x5 52666 - 179092
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 33835 - 112926
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 8, 1883
  • Chartered Feb 24, 1883
  • Succeeded 294 (First National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
  • Liquidated Apr 22, 1929
  • Absorbed by Kent State Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 294 (First National Bank, Grand Rapids, MI)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $2,281,142
High Bal (1926) $17,537,827
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $41,140
High Bal (1903) $800,000
Total Out (1928) $779,300
# Large Notes 1,505,516
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 1,505,516
$ Large Size $11,877,850
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $11,877,850
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $2,725,000.38 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $2,281,142.40 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $2,470,885.88 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $2,630,490.21 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $2,853,800.59 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $2,819,370.95 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $2,679,982.35 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,774,605.00 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $3,047,202.78 $41,140.00
Sep-30-1892 $3,423,666.85 $42,960.00
Oct-03-1893 $2,400,620.81 $44,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $2,725,642.41 $44,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $2,976,503.79 $44,260.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,902,126.17 $44,520.00
Oct-05-1897 $3,020,784.82 $41,940.00
Sep-20-1898 $3,468,494.74 $44,260.00
Sep-07-1899 $3,782,217.14 $87,740.00
Sep-05-1900 $4,145,337.56 $200,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,903,915.82 $200,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $5,584,638.29 $300,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $6,696,435.71 $800,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $6,293,153.19 $800,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $6,308,621.00 $800,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $7,300,493.00 $800,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $7,098,893.00 $800,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $6,977,907.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $7,098,080.00 $790,700.00
Sep-01-1910 $8,126,860.00 $800,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $8,337,920.00 $775,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $8,807,693.00 $779,700.00
Aug-09-1913 $8,637,486.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $8,953,380.00 $800,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $9,395,185.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,838,470.00 $800,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $12,217,273.00 $782,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $13,541,069.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $14,475,427.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $15,667,106.00 $786,200.00
Sep-06-1921 $13,539,777.00 $783,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $14,268,928.00 $800,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $14,318,998.00 $784,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $14,654,685.00 $782,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $16,201,207.00 $800,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $17,537,827.00 $786,200.00
Oct-10-1927 $16,134,239.00 $776,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $17,257,674.00 $779,300.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!