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Bank Info for NB Charter 3447 (1886 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Central National Bank of
Ellsworth, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1886-1886 J. W. Powers G. W. Clawson
1887-1887 Edward H. Tenney G. W. Clawson
1888-1888 M. K. Brundage G. W. Clawson
1889-1890 Benjamin S. Westfall W. P. Westfall
1891-1893 Benjamin S. Westfall H. Rammelsburg
1894-1907 George T. Tremble Benjamin S. Westfall
1908-1908 Bert Leroy Gardanier George T. Tremble
1909-1909 Henry S. Buzick, Jr. George T. Tremble
1910-1915 Bert Leroy Gardanier George T. Tremble
1916-1931 William Homer Holt George T. Tremble
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 3x10-20 1 - 1987
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 450
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1801 - 4482
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 295
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 76
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 13, 1886
  • Chartered Feb 1, 1886
  • Succeeded Farmers & Merchants Bank
  • Receivership Mar 30, 1931
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Farmers and Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $134,852
High Bal (1919) $1,614,144
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1886) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $25,000
Total Out (1930) $25,000
# Large Notes 27,676
# Small Notes 2,226
# Total Notes 29,902
$ Large Size $345,950
$ Small Size $26,820
$ Total Issued $372,770
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-07-1886 $134,852.12 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $167,724.70 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $163,885.14 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $166,482.92 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $182,008.11 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $213,727.14 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $226,936.30 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $188,271.39 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $215,146.94 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $229,940.05 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $220,018.63 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $367,085.56 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $358,636.56 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $358,490.89 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $438,831.58 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $492,093.05 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $453,666.30 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $441,134.09 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $505,343.91 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $626,860.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $644,107.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $688,551.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $783,205.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $779,374.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $811,092.00 $24,300.00
Sep-01-1911 $833,658.00 $24,500.00
Sep-04-1912 $875,039.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $946,289.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,002,778.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,047,033.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,315,804.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,542,198.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,495,809.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,614,144.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,564,296.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,403,420.00 $24,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,273,332.00 $24,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,549,564.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,437,234.00 $24,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,581,435.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,460,113.00 $24,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,446,021.00 $24,500.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,541,557.00 $24,650.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,581,452.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,337,269.00 $25,000.00

 

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