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Bank Info for NB Charter 3687 (1887 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Norton, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1887 Elhanon V. Peterson Aaron S. Raymond
1888-1891 Chas. Manville Sawyer Elhanon V. Peterson
1892-1892 Chas. Manville Sawyer Elmer Ellsworth Ames
1893-1896 F. S. Hazelton Elmer Ellsworth Ames
1897-1897 * none * Elmer Ellsworth Ames
1898-1903 Clark Jerome Shimeall Chas. Manville Sawyer
1904-1905 Fagan J. Clinkinbeard Chas. Manville Sawyer
1906-1914 Chas. W. Campbell Chas. Manville Sawyer
1915-1925 Chas. W. Campbell Elmer Ellsworth Ames
1926-1935 C. W. Smiley Chas. W. Campbell
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 - 3575
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 462
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3640
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3641 - 9558
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1358
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 328
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1243
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 366
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 15, 1887
  • Chartered Apr 30, 1887
  • 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 (1887) $83,148
High Bal (1920) $1,525,849
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1887) $11,240
High Bal (1904) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 55,456
# Small Notes 11,725
# Total Notes 67,181
$ Large Size $643,700
$ Small Size $140,590
$ Total Issued $784,290
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $83,148.24 $11,240.00
Oct-04-1888 $104,054.11 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $102,418.12 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $120,747.67 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $127,907.57 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $139,122.44 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $137,087.44 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $135,793.35 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $121,322.33 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $122,303.47 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $168,221.39 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $223,241.51 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $236,978.18 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $280,865.44 $12,450.00
Sep-30-1901 $245,712.23 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $273,076.72 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $294,091.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $370,475.36 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $500,120.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $561,028.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $657,280.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $501,543.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $435,695.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $509,326.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $478,800.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $418,899.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $448,470.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $471,203.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $534,472.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $897,725.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $982,076.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $868,412.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,107,802.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,525,849.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,343,616.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,265,037.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,251,048.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,429,298.00 $49,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,396,279.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,238,034.00 $49,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,137,408.00 $49,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,233,455.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,173,935.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,191,392.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $985,975.00 $49,580.00
Dec-31-1932 $932,596.00 $49,520.00
Dec-30-1933 $879,696.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,035,150.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $946,932.00 $0.00

 

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