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Bank Info for NB Charter 2897 (1883 - 1934)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Aurora, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1886 William C. Wentz Thomas A. McKay
1887-1892 John Fordyce Houseman James Hanson Bell
1893-1895 John Fordyce Houseman William Glover
1896-1897 C. J. Farney William Glover
1898-1899 C. J. Farney G. W. Curry
1900-1907 Thomas E. Williams W. H. Streeter
1908-1908 W. C. Chambers Thomas E. Williams
1909-1909 * none * Thomas E. Williams
1910-1910 W. C. Chambers Thomas E. Williams
1911-1916 * none * Thomas E. Williams
1917-1918 Y. B. Huffman Eugene J. Hainer
1919-1924 J. J. Refshauge W. I. Farley
1925-1925 Leslie C. Opper W. I. Farley
1926-1926 A. Isaacson Leslie C. Opper
1927-1929 Leslie C. Opper F. C. Mather
1930-1932 Leslie C. Opper * none *
Other Known Bank Note Signers
Bank Note History Links
Bank Note Types Issued (VanBelkum)
Series/Type Sheet/Denoms Serial#s Sheet Comments
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 3385
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 212
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 630
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1150
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1151 - 2211
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 259
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 78
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 5, 1883
  • Chartered Mar 12, 1883
  • Consolidated with Hamilton County Bank 1899
  • Conservatorship Mar 17, 1933
  • Liquidated Apr 28, 1934
  • Succeeded by 14017 (First National Bank in (No Issue), Aurora, NE)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1896) $113,480
High Bal (1917) $914,457
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $11,240
High Bal (1900) $13,000
Total Out (1932) $13,000
# Large Notes 25,752
# Small Notes 2,022
# Total Notes 27,774
$ Large Size $220,350
$ Small Size $24,900
$ Total Issued $245,250
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $142,641.65 $11,240.00
Sep-30-1884 $162,553.88 $11,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $149,285.84 $11,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $141,858.07 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $144,885.77 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $161,496.59 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $185,810.60 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $157,223.85 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $148,137.81 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $163,084.75 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $128,800.30 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $130,285.92 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $126,162.75 $11,470.00
Oct-06-1896 $113,479.71 $11,470.00
Oct-05-1897 $115,098.21 $11,470.00
Sep-20-1898 $142,480.64 $11,700.00
Sep-07-1899 $145,741.29 $11,700.00
Sep-05-1900 $451,966.49 $13,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $547,065.62 $13,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $539,016.77 $13,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $569,289.43 $13,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $560,556.04 $13,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $571,189.00 $13,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $603,551.00 $13,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $612,245.00 $13,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $615,891.00 $13,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $715,673.00 $13,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $610,911.00 $13,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $583,201.00 $13,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $568,991.00 $13,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $542,562.00 $13,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $511,758.00 $13,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $507,127.00 $13,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $703,684.00 $13,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $914,457.00 $13,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $857,685.00 $13,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $640,590.00 $13,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $760,348.00 $13,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $609,092.00 $13,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $632,454.00 $13,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $656,227.00 $12,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $667,373.00 $13,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $555,188.00 $13,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $424,346.00 $13,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $384,684.00 $13,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $434,123.00 $13,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $409,593.00 $13,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $431,198.00 $13,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $356,850.00 $13,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $291,184.00 $13,000.00

 

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