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Bank Info for NB Charter 2994 (1883 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fairbury, NE
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1886 Daniel Burns Cropsey John A. Buckstaff
1887-1895 Elmer Ellsworth McDowell Daniel Burns Cropsey
1896-1901 Frank F. Gay Daniel Burns Cropsey
1902-1902 Stephen M. Bailey Daniel Burns Cropsey
1903-1903 Rush Holland Palmer Daniel Burns Cropsey
1904-1912 J. O. Evans Daniel Burns Cropsey
1913-1919 Luther Bonham Isaiah Bonham
1920-1925 J. O. Evans Luther Bonham
1926-1926 T. P. Conrad Luther Bonham
1927-1927 * none * Luther Bonham
1928-1935 Ray S. Wilfrey Luther Bonham
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 - 3487
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 410
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 655
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1430
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1431 - 1764
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1796
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 526
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2543
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 631
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 28, 1883
  • Chartered Jul 5, 1883
  • Succeeded Farmers & Merchants Bank
  • Assumed 8995 by consolidation Dec 2, 1912 (Bonham National Bank, Fairbury, NE)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Assumed The Harbine Bank of by consolidation Jun 6, 1930
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers and Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $85,692
High Bal (1930) $3,792,135
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1883) $9,000
High Bal (1913) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 23,734
# Small Notes 17,106
# Total Notes 40,840
$ Large Size $715,490
$ Small Size $208,930
$ Total Issued $924,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $85,692.32 $9,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $101,949.72 $11,240.00
Oct-01-1885 $119,693.71 $11,240.00
Oct-07-1886 $144,817.54 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $151,037.13 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $141,642.84 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $136,990.94 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $147,735.75 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $157,796.52 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $208,383.51 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $152,723.02 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $144,763.87 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $116,687.57 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $102,051.65 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $131,685.38 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $164,511.46 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $184,853.11 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $207,177.69 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $289,389.22 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $281,001.71 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $280,670.56 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $305,486.44 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $330,648.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $392,359.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $491,886.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $453,179.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $383,943.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $357,445.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $370,501.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $368,206.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $694,637.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $591,490.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $727,289.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $959,646.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,163,530.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,289,578.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,217,796.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,327,665.00 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,128,593.00 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,359,968.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,488,887.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,668,474.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,799,296.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,643,112.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,814,009.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,893,783.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,234,158.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,792,135.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,462,842.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,838,293.00 $98,140.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,751,576.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,244,113.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,194,914.00 $0.00

 

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