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Bank Info for NB Charter 2957 (1883 - 1931)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Meridian, MS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1883-1891 C. W. Robinson Charles A. Lyerly
1892-1894 C. W. Robinson W. W. George
1895-1901 Edwin McMorries W. W. George
1902-1908 H. L. Bardwell Edwin McMorries
1909-1909 Walker Broach Edwin McMorries
1910-1918 A. D. Simpson Edwin McMorries
1919-1919 A. D. Simpson L. Rothenberg
1920-1927 Lew Carter L. Rothenberg
1928-1930 F. Y. Whitfield A. D. Simpson
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 4x5 1 - 9676
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 3477
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 10100
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 19800
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 19801 - 32577
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1298
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 362
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized May 3, 1883
  • Chartered May 22, 1883
  • Receivership Jan 26, 1931
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1883) $208,881
High Bal (1927) $7,504,088
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1885) $22,500
High Bal (1906) $260,000
Total Out (1930) $100,000
# Large Notes 223,320
# Small Notes 9,960
# Total Notes 233,280
$ Large Size $2,501,220
$ Small Size $121,320
$ Total Issued $2,622,540
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1883 $208,880.58 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $266,765.60 $44,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $337,417.94 $22,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $323,731.27 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $462,884.16 $27,320.00
Oct-04-1888 $563,972.44 $28,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $518,189.03 $29,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $617,370.35 $29,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $538,479.23 $29,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $552,263.16 $29,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $489,707.38 $29,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $554,166.90 $29,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $607,119.16 $29,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $669,498.11 $29,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $722,339.33 $28,850.00
Sep-20-1898 $714,047.39 $29,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $795,024.55 $29,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,119,741.79 $129,990.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,028,865.20 $129,990.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,310,844.98 $129,990.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,504,850.47 $129,990.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,704,958.92 $127,990.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,695,424.00 $129,990.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,732,479.00 $260,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $1,862,808.00 $260,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,761,600.00 $260,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,898,555.00 $260,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $2,142,685.00 $260,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,318,832.00 $260,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,569,586.00 $260,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,940,378.00 $256,700.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,806,310.00 $260,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,604,364.00 $260,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,797,309.00 $60,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,521,666.00 $60,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,439,445.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,704,708.00 $60,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $5,163,723.00 $98,900.00
Sep-06-1921 $4,963,363.00 $97,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $5,386,852.00 $98,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $5,515,599.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $6,670,785.00 $97,700.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,313,103.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $6,730,067.00 $97,900.00
Oct-10-1927 $7,504,088.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $7,204,832.00 $97,500.00
Dec-31-1929 $6,727,633.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $5,431,025.00 $100,000.00

 

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