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

Bank Info for NB Charter 3881 (1888 - 1928)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Watkins National Bank of
Lawrence, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1888-1899 Paul Richmond Brooks Jabez Bunting Watkins
1900-1920 Charles H. Tucker Jabez Bunting Watkins
1921-1923 D. C. Asher Charles H. Tucker
1924-1924 L. C. Stevenson Charles H. Tucker
1925-1926 D. Williams Charles H. Tucker
1927-1927 E. F. Huddleston Charles H. Tucker
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 - 7789
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2000
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6350
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3160
1902 Plain Back 4x5 6351 - 20405
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 3161 - 12339
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 23, 1888
  • Chartered May 8, 1888
  • Liquidated Dec 12, 1928
  • Absorbed by 3849 (Douglas County NB/Lawrence NB, Lawrence, KS)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1888) $234,860
High Bal (1924) $1,615,150
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1888) $32,750
High Bal (1902) $100,000
Total Out (1927) $98,600
# Large Notes 170,132
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 170,132
$ Large Size $1,514,500
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $1,514,500
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-04-1888 $234,859.53 $32,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $360,034.54 $33,720.00
Oct-02-1890 $404,124.71 $33,750.00
Sep-25-1891 $392,489.26 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1892 $394,167.17 $33,750.00
Oct-03-1893 $322,968.24 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1894 $351,405.92 $33,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $382,071.84 $33,350.00
Oct-06-1896 $351,848.44 $33,050.00
Oct-05-1897 $382,624.22 $33,750.00
Sep-20-1898 $446,988.07 $33,750.00
Sep-07-1899 $331,792.21 $33,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $477,169.77 $49,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $534,939.19 $99,100.00
Sep-15-1902 $541,442.95 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $591,851.29 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $591,278.33 $100,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $703,737.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $751,904.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $787,687.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $836,551.00 $97,300.00
Sep-01-1909 $809,164.00 $98,400.00
Sep-01-1910 $869,660.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $975,983.00 $98,300.00
Sep-04-1912 $996,365.00 $96,900.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,034,183.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,002,857.00 $100,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $999,232.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,122,338.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,297,069.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,421,207.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,462,404.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,490,856.00 $98,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,338,746.00 $97,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,359,790.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,429,556.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,615,150.00 $98,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,452,766.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,293,820.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,272,049.00 $98,600.00

 

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!