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Bank Info for NB Charter 2532 (1881 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
El Paso, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1881-1883 John William Zollars Jefferson Raynolds
1884-1890 H. S. Kaufman Jefferson Raynolds
1891-1894 H. S. Beattie Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1895-1901 Ulysses Serber Stewart Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1902-1907 J. F. Williams Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1908-1908 John Madison "Jack" Raynolds Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1909-1915 Edgar W. Kayser Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1916-1917 Edgar W. Kayser James Graham McNary
1918-1919 J. E. Benton James Graham McNary
1920-1921 W. C. Haden James Graham McNary
1922-1924 J. E. Benton James Graham McNary
1925-1925 H. C. Dunbar Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1926-1929 J. E. Benton Joshua Saxton Raynolds
1930-1930 J. E. Benton Frank M. Murchison
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
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 6226
1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 7500
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6431
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 2473
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 50000
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 29800
1882 Date Back 50-100 1 - 1400
1882 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1440
1882 Value Back 4x5 50001 - 91000
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 29801 - 55600
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 79655
1902 Plain Back 4x10 1 - 37918
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 34768
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 18926
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 8920
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 2748
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 28, 1881
  • Chartered Jun 6, 1881
  • Assumed 9155 by consolidation Jul 15, 1910 (National Bank of Commerce, El Paso, TX)
  • Assumed 7530 by consolidation Dec 31, 1912 (American National Bank, El Paso, TX)
  • Receivership Sep 4, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1881) $165,162
High Bal (1920) $18,257,898
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1881) $27,000
High Bal (1912) $800,000
Total Out (1930) $683,140
# Large Notes 1,289,898
# Small Notes 183,564
# Total Notes 1,473,462
$ Large Size $11,172,020
$ Small Size $1,432,740
$ Total Issued $12,604,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-01-1881 $165,162.23 $27,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $315,695.08 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $285,518.24 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $329,798.07 $27,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $283,179.67 $27,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $446,747.93 $27,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $473,496.94 $27,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $431,882.57 $27,000.00
Sep-30-1889 $512,237.57 $27,000.00
Oct-02-1890 $449,844.91 $27,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $566,018.25 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $625,167.31 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $382,384.92 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $451,787.91 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $701,979.03 $89,100.00
Oct-06-1896 $694,993.62 $89,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $819,682.54 $89,100.00
Sep-20-1898 $901,886.55 $90,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,069,855.77 $90,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,170,320.91 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,523,317.03 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,018,532.57 $137,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,342,564.83 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,412,747.64 $280,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,240,738.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,481,695.00 $300,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $3,791,946.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,336,291.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,368,813.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,920,270.00 $600,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $5,613,475.00 $600,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $7,026,878.00 $800,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $7,882,048.00 $800,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $8,766,771.00 $790,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $8,987,752.00 $785,400.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,548,038.00 $675,300.00
Sep-11-1917 $12,014,950.00 $700,500.00
Aug-31-1918 $11,146,586.00 $700,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $12,107,121.00 $700,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $18,257,898.00 $675,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $14,107,281.00 $682,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $14,452,122.00 $700,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $15,003,528.00 $700,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $16,109,048.00 $688,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $14,257,086.00 $700,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $12,741,100.00 $700,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,788,466.00 $688,600.00
Dec-31-1928 $16,911,138.00 $687,950.00
Dec-31-1929 $15,839,052.00 $700,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $13,982,194.00 $683,140.00

 

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