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Bank Info for NB Charter 4923 (1893 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Farmer's National Bank of
Ephrata, PA
2 The Farmers National Bank of [1929]
Ephrata, PA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1893-1898 Henry M. Shnavely Henry J. Meixell
1899-1904 Henry M. Shnavely Adam Geist
1905-1922 Henry M. Shnavely John Franklin Mentzer, MD
1923-1935 Harry R. Mohler John Franklin Mentzer, MD
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9590
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3124
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 4015
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3024
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2175
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1740
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 2176 - 16640
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1741 - 10796
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3194
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1540
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 474
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 4048
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2363
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 554
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 27, 1893
  • Chartered Jul 13, 1893
  • Bank was Open past 1935
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $98,962
High Bal (1930) $1,744,332
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $11,250
High Bal (1912) $75,000
Total Out (1934) $74,998
# Large Notes 188,756
# Small Notes 38,213
# Total Notes 226,969
$ Large Size $1,452,100
$ Small Size $300,050
$ Total Issued $1,752,150
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-03-1893 $98,962.00 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $137,460.90 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $158,658.47 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $224,129.58 $44,700.00
Oct-05-1897 $212,922.30 $44,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $205,860.84 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $174,668.12 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $205,851.21 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $222,694.14 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $221,844.61 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $252,204.62 $49,590.00
Sep-06-1904 $249,798.52 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $288,300.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $313,545.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $394,708.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $452,841.00 $49,595.00
Sep-01-1909 $531,333.00 $74,690.00
Sep-01-1910 $500,205.00 $73,970.00
Sep-01-1911 $526,593.00 $74,385.00
Sep-04-1912 $531,461.00 $75,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $585,825.00 $72,430.00
Sep-12-1914 $634,496.00 $74,400.00
Sep-02-1915 $617,184.00 $73,885.00
Sep-12-1916 $652,734.00 $73,910.00
Sep-11-1917 $757,076.00 $70,400.00
Aug-31-1918 $844,935.00 $70,687.00
Sep-12-1919 $932,178.00 $68,657.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,038,754.00 $73,498.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,104,830.00 $73,497.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,158,946.00 $74,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,243,054.00 $73,798.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,326,190.00 $74,998.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,388,455.00 $74,997.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,463,939.00 $73,298.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,653,507.00 $74,997.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,698,470.00 $73,798.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,730,788.00 $74,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,744,332.00 $74,997.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,672,193.00 $74,998.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,401,048.00 $74,998.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,336,442.00 $74,997.00
Dec-31-1934 $1,314,229.00 $74,998.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,246,983.00 $0.00

 

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