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Bank Info for NB Charter 3131 (1884 - 1989)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Fort Worth National Bank
Fort Worth, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1884-1905 Noah Harding Maj Khleber Miller Van Zandt Sr.
1906-1908 Oscar D. Wells Maj Khleber Miller Van Zandt Sr.
1909-1914 Elmo Sledd Maj Khleber Miller Van Zandt Sr.
1915-1918 William Munford Massie Maj Khleber Miller Van Zandt Sr.
1919-1926 Robert William Fender Maj Khleber Miller Van Zandt Sr.
1927-1929 Elmer Renfro Maj Khleber Miller Van Zandt Sr.
1930-1935 Elmer Renfro Robert Ellison Harding
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 - 1075
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 8468
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 7000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 8500
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 39000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 28900
1902 Plain Back 4x5 39001 - 215990
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 28901 - 136328
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 1 - 3188
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 68694
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 36392
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 9750
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 2196
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 712
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 28152
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 12937
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3255
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 31, 1883
  • Chartered Mar 4, 1884
  • Absorbed 3221 Mar 3, 1914 (State National Bank, Fort Worth, TX)
  • Assumed 4004 by consolidation which included circulation of 4848 Feb 2, 1927 (Farmers and Mechanics NB, Fort Worth, TX)
  • Absorbed 6822 Dec 31, 1934 (Stockyards National Bank, Fort Worth, TX)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Failed July 20, 1989. Merged with government financial
  • assistance into Texas American Bridge Bank,NA, Fort Worth,TX
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Tidball, Van Zandt & Co.
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1884) $324,071
High Bal (1929) $47,832,104
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1884) $31,500
High Bal (1929) $2,000,000
Total Out (1934) $1,229,730
# Large Notes 1,522,196
# Small Notes 750,808
# Total Notes 2,273,004
$ Large Size $12,943,100
$ Small Size $6,835,570
$ Total Issued $19,778,670
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1884 $324,071.15 $31,500.00
Oct-01-1885 $394,995.70 $31,500.00
Oct-07-1886 $442,755.71 $31,500.00
Oct-05-1887 $558,778.72 $31,500.00
Oct-04-1888 $557,368.67 $31,500.00
Sep-30-1889 $602,597.30 $31,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,201,720.83 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,067,755.38 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,274,712.28 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,141,484.40 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,242,683.38 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,442,895.26 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,462,666.80 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,438,595.58 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,570,308.22 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $1,641,457.26 $36,770.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,778,788.08 $100,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,181,887.40 $100,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,165,403.86 $74,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,510,972.03 $200,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,850,794.39 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $3,060,818.00 $299,995.00
Sep-04-1906 $4,200,855.00 $299,995.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,269,536.00 $300,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $3,978,627.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,638,734.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,611,087.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,824,909.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $5,216,478.00 $294,300.00
Aug-09-1913 $6,092,221.00 $494,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $6,927,518.00 $495,700.00
Sep-02-1915 $7,330,996.00 $427,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $10,222,850.00 $445,100.00
Sep-11-1917 $11,489,097.00 $437,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $13,267,408.00 $600,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $19,258,131.00 $600,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $19,603,777.00 $577,100.00
Sep-06-1921 $15,759,000.00 $576,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $17,200,499.00 $590,600.00
Sep-14-1923 $17,498,321.00 $591,500.00
Oct-10-1924 $18,303,567.00 $600,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $17,822,594.00 $590,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $22,889,821.00 $600,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $38,658,639.00 $1,967,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $45,518,394.00 $1,961,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $47,832,104.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $43,737,952.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $35,681,544.00 $1,989,020.00
Dec-31-1932 $32,564,133.00 $2,000,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $34,078,132.00 $1,500,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $39,232,516.00 $1,229,730.00
Dec-31-1935 $13,922,638.00 $0.00

 

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