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Bank Info for NB Charter 1736 (1870 - 1983)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The City National Bank of
Selma, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1870-1871 William Park Armstrong, (Sr.) Maj. James Rowan Isbell
1871-1871 John Walter Love Maj. James Rowan Isbell
1872-1877 John Walter Love William Park Armstrong, (Sr.)
1878-1900 Albert Garrett Parrish William Park Armstrong, (Sr.)
1901-1916 Houston Isbell Shelley Albert Garrett Parrish
1917-1931 Houston Isbell Shelley Houston Churchwell Armstrong
1932-1932 James Ernest Carter Houston Churchwell Armstrong
1933-1933 James Ernest Carter * none *
1934-1935 Claude Lawrence Cobb Horace Glenn Boyd
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
Original Series 4x5 1 - 2500
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 5500
Original Series 50-100 1 - 634
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 185
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 3300
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 4563
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 9700
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 12128
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 6160
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1541
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 19000
1902 Date Back 4x10 1 - 15250
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1000
1902 Plain Back 4x5 19001 - 73479
1902 Plain Back 4x10 15251 - 78149
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 24590
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 46223
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Nov 12, 1870
  • Chartered Nov 22, 1870
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into AmSouth Bank, NA in Birmingham, AL Nov 11, 1983
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Selma Fire and Marine Insurabce Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1871) $337,650
High Bal (1920) $3,561,342
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1871) $90,000
High Bal (1901) $400,000
Total Out (1934) $396,800
# Large Notes 757,624
# Small Notes 193,763
# Total Notes 951,387
$ Large Size $8,486,340
$ Small Size $1,937,630
$ Total Issued $10,423,970
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1871 $337,649.95 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $641,006.72 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $714,643.01 $225,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $880,800.54 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $872,192.98 $270,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $816,685.94 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $729,752.65 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1878 $1,008,606.57 $269,100.00
Oct-02-1879 $1,139,416.00 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,169,255.76 $270,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,325,409.66 $268,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,227,333.85 $264,950.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,093,487.70 $262,650.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,174,710.78 $269,900.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,436,882.65 $359,300.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,479,367.88 $358,350.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,157,371.73 $90,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,569,854.66 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,814,857.53 $135,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $2,239,679.53 $327,150.00
Sep-25-1891 $2,031,485.66 $332,100.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,867,504.13 $339,300.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,681,138.82 $339,300.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,643,233.84 $339,300.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,606,584.77 $347,850.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,810,960.33 $356,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,839,144.47 $355,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,542,917.75 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,059,318.81 $360,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,090,215.07 $384,300.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,383,442.27 $400,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,315,781.25 $394,300.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,255,488.88 $384,100.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,421,153.57 $400,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,299,392.00 $400,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $2,535,304.00 $395,650.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,302,848.00 $393,700.00
Sep-23-1908 $2,267,571.00 $382,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $2,109,717.00 $379,497.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,186,179.00 $382,797.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,193,816.00 $394,397.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,435,373.00 $375,198.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,310,377.00 $394,297.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,438,359.00 $397,497.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,243,022.00 $399,997.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,443,982.00 $382,997.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,701,503.00 $399,998.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,200,156.00 $396,497.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,533,519.00 $399,997.00
Sep-12-1920 $3,561,342.00 $382,298.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,748,455.00 $377,797.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,950,044.00 $393,397.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,182,288.00 $399,998.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,048,798.00 $397,698.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,211,935.00 $382,197.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,964,633.00 $382,598.00
Oct-10-1927 $3,167,939.00 $382,997.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,796,547.00 $394,397.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,966,731.00 $385,780.00
Dec-31-1930 $2,473,844.00 $393,760.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,224,305.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,041,763.00 $400,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,053,332.00 $400,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,344,787.00 $396,800.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,017,994.00 $0.00

 

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