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Bank Info for NB Charter 11109 (1917 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Bluefield National Bank
Bluefield, WV
2 The Flat Top National Bank of (5/2/1932)
Bluefield, WV
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1918-1918 Richard Burnett Parrish Jos. S. Gillespie
1919-1920 Richard Burnett Parrish William Leckie
1921-1921 J. C. Duncan Richard Burnett Parrish
1922-1922 P. S. McIlhany Richard Burnett Parrish
1923-1926 P. S. McIlhany D. E. French
1927-1927 E. G. Otey D. E. French
1928-1931 G. H. Lawhead D. E. French
1932-1935 L. C. Fowlkes Laurence Edward Tierney, Jr.
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: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 33684
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 19197
1: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 6160
1: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 3060
1: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 868
2: 1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 726
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 368
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 160
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 11618
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 6965
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 2100
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 27, 1917
  • Chartered Dec 8, 1917
  • 1: Assumed 6674 and its circulation by consolidation May 2, 1932 with title change (Flat Top National Bank, Bluefield, WV)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Bluefield Bank, Bluefield, W. Va.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1918) $615,564
High Bal (1932) $2,364,144
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1925) $15,000
High Bal (1924) $233,500
Total Out (1934) $150,000
# Large Notes 211,524
# Small Notes 88,735
# Total Notes 300,259
$ Large Size $1,633,530
$ Small Size $705,360
$ Total Issued $2,338,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-31-1918 $615,564.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $758,148.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,082,821.00 $96,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,267,289.00 $95,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,235,497.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,301,761.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,497,997.00 $233,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,468,514.00 $15,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,724,814.00 $144,500.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,317,588.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,268,666.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,447,130.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,333,897.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,226,120.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,364,144.00 $150,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,180,465.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,228,452.00 $150,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,296,313.00 $0.00

 

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