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Bank Info for NB Charter 10148 (1912 - 1997)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Groos National Bank of
San Antonio, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1912-1927 Carl Peter "Charles" Deussen Franz Carl Groos
1928-1934 Adolph Groos Franz Carl Groos
1935-1935 Henry Schiffers Franz Carl Groos
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 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7410
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 7420
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7411 - 43343
1902 Plain Back 4x10 7421 - 35091
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 15264
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 7520
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 26834
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 13400
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 31, 1912
  • Chartered Feb 26, 1912
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Norwest Bank Texas, N.A. in San Antonio, TX
  • on Oct 11, 1997
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds F. Groos & Co. Bankers, San Antonio
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1913) $1,029,226
High Bal (1935) $4,772,394
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1921) $145,800
High Bal (1929) $250,000
Total Out (1934) $250,000
# Large Notes 313,736
# Small Notes 176,938
# Total Notes 490,674
$ Large Size $2,270,500
$ Small Size $1,177,290
$ Total Issued $3,447,790
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-04-1912 $1,050,262.00 $150,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,029,226.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,105,938.00 $150,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,345,976.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,677,620.00 $147,400.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,102,440.00 $150,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,911,008.00 $148,200.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,932,975.00 $150,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,241,566.00 $146,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,043,424.00 $145,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,034,415.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,201,974.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $2,376,691.00 $150,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $2,289,026.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,452,601.00 $147,600.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,038,672.00 $247,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $3,102,970.00 $245,200.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,972,731.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,276,350.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,037,544.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,055,004.00 $250,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,356,124.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $4,312,789.00 $250,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $4,772,394.00 $0.00

 

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