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Bank Info for NB Charter 336 (1864 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Memphis, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1864-1864 Isaac Compton Elston Frank Spalding Davis
1865-1867 Charles P. Norris Frank Spalding Davis
1868-1868 Truman W. Johnston (Asst) Frank Spalding Davis
1869-1881 William Whitlock Thacher Frank Spalding Davis
1882-1893 Charles William Schulte Nathaniel M. Jones
1894-1896 * none * Charles William Schulte
1897-1906 Charles Quintard Harris Charles William Schulte
1907-1917 Charles Quintard Harris James Adolphus Omberg
1918-1919 Charles Harvey Craig James Adolphus Omberg
1920-1925 Joseph Andrew Denton Presley Strange Smithwick
1926-1928 Sydney Clarke Shepherd Samuel Evan Ragland
1929-1931 Joseph Rufus Craig Samuel Evan Ragland
1932-1935 Frank Earl Maxwell 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
Original Series 3x1-2 1 - 3300
Original Series 4x5 1 - 1750
Original Series 3x10-20 1 - 2480
Original Series 50-100 1 - 990
Series 1875 3x1-2 1 - 1156
Series 1875 4x5 1 - 360
Series 1875 3x10-20 1 - 532
Series 1875 50-100 1 - 344
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 5112
1882 Brown Back 50-100 1 - 1428
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 10000
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 3400
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 3533
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 36750
1902 DB/PB 4x5 36751 - 38750 Type uncertain
1902 Plain Back 4x5 38751 - 89850
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 22700
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 300
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 1690
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 22701 - 53144
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 12514
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 4144
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 632
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 224
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 27135
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 7376

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Chartered Mar 25, 1864
  • Absorbed German Bank Mar 1897
  • Assumed 2127 and its circulation by consolidation Jul 3, 1926 (State NB/Central-State NB, Memphis, TN)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1879) $487,180
High Bal (1935) $41,532,095
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1864) $30,000
High Bal (1933) $1,000,000
Total Out (1934) $1,000,000
# Large Notes 704,286
# Small Notes 139,595
# Total Notes 843,881
$ Large Size $6,706,630
$ Small Size $1,990,990
$ Total Issued $8,697,620
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Nov-25-1864 $527,025.99 $30,000.00
Oct-02-1865 $1,506,732.18 $73,500.00
Oct-01-1866 $1,107,054.95 $174,500.00
Oct-07-1867 $884,805.56 $174,750.00
Oct-05-1868 $838,129.74 $174,750.00
Oct-09-1869 $1,035,748.20 $174,750.00
Oct-08-1870 $894,234.68 $174,750.00
Oct-02-1871 $1,023,037.00 $180,000.00
Oct-03-1872 $1,014,043.53 $180,000.00
Sep-12-1873 $976,237.65 $180,000.00
Oct-02-1874 $717,108.47 $180,000.00
Oct-01-1875 $634,308.82 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1876 $602,835.70 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1877 $616,226.67 $89,970.00
Oct-01-1878 $672,395.44 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1879 $487,180.09 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1880 $641,352.50 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1881 $686,168.80 $90,000.00
Oct-03-1882 $607,376.75 $90,000.00
Oct-02-1883 $659,230.77 $90,000.00
Sep-30-1884 $681,190.13 $90,000.00
Oct-01-1885 $644,213.05 $45,000.00
Oct-07-1886 $944,248.95 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1887 $856,396.37 $33,750.00
Oct-04-1888 $903,503.83 $33,750.00
Sep-30-1889 $965,679.62 $33,750.00
Oct-02-1890 $1,513,401.83 $45,000.00
Sep-25-1891 $1,404,139.02 $45,000.00
Sep-30-1892 $1,246,088.65 $45,000.00
Oct-03-1893 $1,079,973.71 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $1,266,764.77 $45,000.00
Sep-28-1895 $1,106,220.82 $45,000.00
Oct-06-1896 $1,279,316.30 $45,000.00
Oct-05-1897 $1,748,012.13 $45,000.00
Sep-20-1898 $1,840,581.18 $45,000.00
Sep-07-1899 $2,049,410.83 $45,000.00
Sep-05-1900 $2,177,852.80 $61,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,077,552.84 $250,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $2,385,829.57 $250,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $2,719,052.08 $250,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $2,983,342.83 $204,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $2,764,656.00 $250,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $3,220,406.00 $250,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $4,392,181.00 $500,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $4,367,488.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $4,367,557.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $4,558,430.00 $500,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $4,599,343.00 $500,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $4,790,614.00 $500,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $4,916,069.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $5,441,855.00 $668,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $5,000,802.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $5,734,104.00 $500,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $6,705,592.00 $500,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $7,505,460.00 $499,997.00
Sep-12-1919 $7,193,370.00 $500,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $8,390,651.00 $488,800.00
Sep-06-1921 $7,247,108.00 $489,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,001,015.00 $500,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $7,689,640.00 $500,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $9,051,208.00 $500,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $10,532,123.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $20,956,632.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $24,969,502.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $27,556,429.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $27,005,832.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $24,764,354.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $24,273,971.00 $399,980.00
Dec-31-1932 $25,016,759.00 $750,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $32,114,025.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $36,528,520.00 $1,000,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $41,532,095.00 $0.00

 

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