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Bank Info for NB Charter 4642 (1891 - 1934)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Oberlin National Bank
Oberlin, KS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1892-1895 Otis L. Benton Judson J. Foltz
1896-1897 Otis L. Benton C. S. Morey
1898-1901 Otis L. Benton J. J. Durkee
1902-1904 I. W. Zimmerman J. J. Durkee
1905-1905 I. W. Zimmerman Otis L. Benton
1906-1906 H. O. Douglas Otis L. Benton
1907-1910 L. S. Munger Lew E. Darrow
1911-1911 F. O. Dort Lew E. Darrow
1912-1913 H. O. Douglas Lew E. Darrow
1914-1916 F. E. Benton Otis L. Benton
1917-1919 H. O. Douglas Otis L. Benton
1920-1921 Chris G. Jorn Otis L. Benton
1922-1932 Chris G. Jorn H. O. Benton
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 - 3840
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1172
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2100
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2101 - 8277
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1154
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 308
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 807
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 136
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 26, 1891
  • Chartered Oct 9, 1891
  • Succeeded Oberlin Loaon, Trust and Banking Company
  • Conservatorship Mar 20, 1933
  • Liquidated Oct 30, 1934
  • Absorbed by 8290 (FNB/Decatur County NB, Norcatur, KS)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Oberlin Loan, Trust and Banking Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1892) $90,817
High Bal (1920) $1,039,601
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1892) $11,250
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1932) $50,000
# Large Notes 53,156
# Small Notes 9,715
# Total Notes 62,871
$ Large Size $664,450
$ Small Size $116,990
$ Total Issued $781,440
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1892 $90,816.54 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $91,313.14 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $98,318.92 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $98,939.44 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $96,558.42 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $128,242.52 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $124,045.66 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $137,183.43 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $187,409.68 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $191,531.34 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $199,253.64 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $234,366.98 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $241,655.61 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $319,944.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $391,338.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $356,867.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $317,022.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $286,024.00 $48,950.00
Sep-01-1910 $269,376.00 $48,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $244,490.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $243,927.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $236,800.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $334,443.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $396,665.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $548,902.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $637,906.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $568,258.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $691,299.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,039,601.00 $49,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,007,414.00 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $884,444.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $821,630.00 $49,600.00
Oct-10-1924 $803,623.00 $49,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $874,054.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $773,998.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $723,895.00 $49,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $907,299.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $710,300.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $646,992.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $585,142.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $515,521.00 $50,000.00

 

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