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Bank Info for NB Charter 2127 (1873 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The State National Bank of
Memphis, TN
2 The Central-State National Bank of (5/1/1912)
Memphis, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1874-1874 John J. Freeman Richard C. Daniel
1875-1875 Joel Addison Hayes, Jr. Richard C. Daniel
1876-1883 Joel Addison Hayes, Jr. Amos Woodruff
1884-1884 M. Sherman Buckingham Amos Woodruff
1885-1892 M. Sherman Buckingham William Decatur Bethell
1893-1897 M. Sherman Buckingham Andrew Dunn Gwynne
1898-1910 Henry Joiner Lenow M. Sherman Buckingham
1911-1911 Miles Gifford Buckingham George Roosa James
1912-1913 Robert Thomas Crenshaw Newton Cannon Perkins, (Sr.)
1914-1921 Robert Thomas Crenshaw Samuel Evan Ragland
1922-1924 Samuel Preston Fortune Samuel Evan Ragland
1925-1925 Sydney Clarke Shepherd Samuel Evan Ragland
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: Original Series 4x5 1 - 6150
1: Original Series 2x20-50-100 1 - 300
1: Series 1875 4x5 1 - 5155
1: Series 1875 2x20-50-100 1 - 1483
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 27300
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 12300
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 9590
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5569
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3216
2: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 15000
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 15001 - 24324
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 26, 1873
  • Chartered Aug 27, 1873
  • 1: Succeeded Jackson Insurance Company
  • 1: Assumed 1407 by consolidation Aug 30, 1873 (Merchants National Bank, Memphis, TN)
  • 2: Closed Jul 3, 1926
  • 2: Consolidated with 336 Jul 3, 1926 (First National Bank, Memphis, TN)
  • 2: Circulation assumed by 36 (FNB/American-First NB, Findlay, OH)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Note: This Bank to take the place of "The Mchts National" and to have $100,000 circulation.
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants National Bank (Charter No. 1407); Jackson Insurance Company
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1876) $531,754
High Bal (1925) $12,320,451
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1897) $43,778
High Bal (1904) $250,000
Total Out (1925) $150,000
# Large Notes 381,548
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 381,548
$ Large Size $3,573,120
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $3,573,120
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1874 $642,084.38 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $583,663.47 $108,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $531,754.15 $108,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $638,615.23 $106,090.00
Oct-01-1878 $740,305.02 $223,120.00
Oct-02-1879 $798,396.38 $224,500.00
Oct-01-1880 $1,123,884.15 $225,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $1,165,869.44 $222,700.00
Oct-03-1882 $1,041,354.04 $224,980.00
Oct-02-1883 $1,114,182.33 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $1,053,628.21 $45,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $1,279,859.67 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $1,343,299.77 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $1,929,455.29 $45,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $1,777,655.63 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $1,874,791.30 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,583,932.66 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,629,553.12 $44,950.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,727,080.21 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,478,608.61 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,811,912.86 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,765,782.46 $43,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $2,350,261.24 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,949,129.34 $43,777.50
Sep-20-1898 $2,548,359.95 $224,400.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,928,559.93 $216,080.00
Sep-05-1900 $3,417,323.37 $246,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $4,006,703.07 $247,750.00
Sep-15-1902 $3,683,662.32 $243,700.00
Sep-09-1903 $5,006,439.84 $249,997.50
Sep-06-1904 $5,184,695.17 $250,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $5,222,365.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,287,284.00 $246,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,834,535.00 $250,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,578,246.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $3,689,960.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $3,914,034.00 $250,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $3,152,487.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $3,043,915.00 $250,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,331,169.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $4,915,939.00 $250,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $4,243,957.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $4,987,265.00 $200,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $5,589,492.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $6,500,379.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,185,993.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $9,270,038.00 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,441,891.00 $144,300.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,378,415.00 $150,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,525,149.00 $150,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,922,771.00 $150,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $12,320,451.00 $150,000.00

 

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