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Bank Info for NB Charter 2940 (1883 - 1932)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Decatur, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1883 J. W. Walden J. L. Ullman
1884-1885 L. C. Mayes John Glenn Halsell
1886-1888 L. C. Mayes D. Waggoner
1889-1898 Ben. F. Allen D. Waggoner
1899-1899 C. W. Martin D. Waggoner
1900-1901 Thomas Bell Yarbrough Jr. D. Waggoner
1902-1903 Thomas Bell Yarbrough Jr. William Thomas Waggoner
1904-1916 W. L. Rush William Thomas Waggoner
1917-1918 C. E. Martin William Thomas Waggoner
1919-1931 E. P. Gibson William Thomas Waggoner
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
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2551
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 2500
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 4700
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 4701 - 13583
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1355
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 364
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 14, 1883
  • Chartered Apr 30, 1883
  • Succeeded Decatur Bank
  • Absorbed 5665 Feb 19, 1929 (City National Bank, Decatur, TX)
  • Absorbed 12416 Mar 9, 1932 (First National Bank (No Issue), Paradise, TX)
  • Liquidated Sep 13, 1932
  • Succeeded by 13623 which assumed its circulation (First National Bank, Decatur, TX)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Decatur Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1886) $139,545
High Bal (1919) $969,313
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1889) $10,750
High Bal (1900) $50,000
Total Out (1931) $50,000
# Large Notes 74,536
# Small Notes 10,314
# Total Notes 84,850
$ Large Size $931,700
$ Small Size $124,980
$ Total Issued $1,056,680
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $247,262.47 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1884 $212,218.65 $11,250.00
Oct-01-1885 $164,747.01 $11,250.00
Oct-07-1886 $139,544.96 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1887 $149,947.40 $11,250.00
Oct-04-1888 $191,248.76 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1889 $207,827.21 $10,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $201,889.68 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $189,226.18 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $171,444.46 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $163,898.05 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $178,630.50 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $226,103.70 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $198,872.66 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $318,986.25 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $341,700.31 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $287,738.80 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $389,714.23 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $505,262.71 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $418,490.83 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $388,261.02 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $489,229.68 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $461,382.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $387,912.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $362,950.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $294,848.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $321,913.00 $48,850.00
Sep-01-1910 $315,179.00 $49,200.00
Sep-01-1911 $354,890.00 $49,800.00
Sep-04-1912 $344,236.00 $46,500.00
Aug-09-1913 $372,500.00 $47,900.00
Sep-12-1914 $422,256.00 $49,600.00
Sep-02-1915 $375,309.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $418,916.00 $49,290.00
Sep-11-1917 $514,519.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $636,126.00 $48,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $969,313.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $866,624.00 $48,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $657,398.00 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $672,023.00 $48,200.00
Sep-14-1923 $667,270.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $796,746.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $742,306.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $668,451.00 $48,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $637,559.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $897,412.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $740,782.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $602,453.00 $48,620.00
Dec-31-1931 $536,459.00 $50,000.00

 

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