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Bank Info for NB Charter 7972 (1905 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Fairfax, OK
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1906-1908 Raymond Harvey Hoss Louis A. ("Lew") Wismeyer
1909-1909 Julius Frederick Rochau Louis A. ("Lew") Wismeyer
1910-1911 James Henry Ward Louis A. ("Lew") Wismeyer
1912-1912 James Henry Ward James Clayton Stribling
1913-1915 Jesse Liberty Hudson James Clayton Stribling
1916-1922 Charles Earl Ashbrook James Clayton Stribling
1923-1931 Charles Earl Ashbrook Thomas Homer Huffaker
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
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 187 Territory, Oklahoma
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1320
1902 DB/PB 3x10-20 1321 - 1440 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1441 - 3327
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 274
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 69

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Oct 27, 1905
  • Chartered Nov 8, 1905
  • Opened for business Nov 13, 1905
  • Receivership Apr 12, 1932
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1906) $69,221
High Bal (1924) $1,265,473
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1906) $6,250
High Bal (1909) $12,500
Total Out (1931) $12,500
# Large Notes 14,456
# Small Notes 2,058
# Total Notes 16,514
$ Large Size $180,700
$ Small Size $24,720
$ Total Issued $205,420
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1906 $69,221.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $149,068.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $168,314.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $239,154.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $160,270.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $143,428.00 $11,900.00
Sep-04-1912 $159,449.00 $12,100.00
Aug-09-1913 $135,756.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1914 $152,113.00 $12,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $164,605.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1916 $217,142.00 $12,500.00
Sep-11-1917 $326,545.00 $12,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $350,128.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $355,250.00 $12,500.00
Sep-12-1920 $372,485.00 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $354,553.00 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $447,268.00 $12,500.00
Sep-14-1923 $803,100.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,265,473.00 $11,400.00
Sep-28-1925 $825,899.00 $12,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $835,290.00 $12,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $792,038.00 $12,200.00
Dec-31-1928 $694,975.00 $12,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $464,724.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1930 $457,349.00 $12,500.00
Dec-31-1931 $352,760.00 $12,500.00

 

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