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Bank Info for NB Charter 3638 (1887 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Paris, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1887-1889 William Johnson McDonald George F. Hicks
1890-1893 J. T. McDonald George F. Hicks
1894-1897 John F. McReynolds George F. Hicks
1898-1906 John F. McReynolds William Johnson McDonald
1907-1911 Augustus Griffin Hubbard Rufus Fenner Scott
1912-1928 James A. Smith Rufus Fenner Scott
1929-1931 J. M. Caviness Rufus Fenner Scott
1932-1935 J. M. Caviness W. Milling
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 - 3682
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 5000
1902 Red Seal 50-100 1 - 1420
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 22250
1902 Date Back 50-100 1 - 2600
1902 Date Back 3x50-100 1 - 3108
1902 Plain Back 4x5 22251 - 108672
1902 Plain Back 3x50-100 3109 - 3964
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 16216
1929 Type 1 6x50 1 - 550
1929 Type 1 6x100 1 - 212
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 32152
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jan 10, 1887
  • Chartered Feb 19, 1887
  • Assumed 5079 by consolidation Mar 13, 1907 (Paris National Bank, Paris, TX)
  • 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 (1887) $126,737
High Bal (1928) $4,569,951
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1898) $7,690
High Bal (1909) $300,000
Total Out (1934) $300,000
# Large Notes 493,312
# Small Notes 134,020
# Total Notes 627,332
$ Large Size $4,051,540
$ Small Size $939,440
$ Total Issued $4,990,980
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-05-1887 $126,736.73 $11,000.00
Oct-04-1888 $158,294.41 $10,700.00
Sep-30-1889 $222,763.14 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1890 $357,996.67 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $339,228.33 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $375,286.35 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $376,231.14 $11,250.00
Oct-02-1894 $490,323.28 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $612,721.60 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $625,448.84 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $711,830.04 $10,850.00
Sep-20-1898 $781,239.62 $7,690.00
Sep-07-1899 $900,379.14 $9,850.00
Sep-05-1900 $1,186,633.70 $50,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $1,610,492.33 $50,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,398,762.05 $50,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,230,436.74 $50,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,257,295.22 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,485,576.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,439,569.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,178,758.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,882,951.00 $222,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,713,049.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,720,378.00 $300,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $1,786,324.00 $300,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $1,736,328.00 $300,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $1,973,395.00 $292,200.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,044,026.00 $299,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,833,233.00 $300,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,434,062.00 $300,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,254,631.00 $300,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,906,086.00 $296,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,558,167.00 $294,750.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,067,996.00 $298,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,773,175.00 $286,322.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,992,585.00 $299,997.00
Sep-14-1923 $3,069,962.00 $299,997.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,282,825.00 $300,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $3,403,747.00 $292,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $2,853,878.00 $300,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,848,629.00 $296,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $4,569,951.00 $290,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $3,806,919.00 $299,998.00
Dec-31-1930 $3,178,578.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $2,996,236.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,990,609.00 $300,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $2,695,526.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,078,027.00 $300,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,865,121.00 $0.00

 

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