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Bank Info for NB Charter 4016 (1889 - 1926)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Meridian, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1895 J. W. Rudasill Chas. C. Blanton
1896-1898 J. W. Rudasill G. W. Parker
1899-1911 C. W. Tidwell J. W. Rudasill
1912-1912 Ernest Muirhead J. W. Rudasill
1913-1913 Ernest Muirhead C. W. Tidwell
1914-1914 B. V. Ferguson C. W. Tidwell
1915-1917 R. V. Ferguson C. W. Tidwell
1918-1923 J. T. McConnell C. W. Tidwell
1924-1924 J. T. McConnell W. A. York
1925-1925 V. M. Sutphen W. A. York
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 50-100 1 - 562
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2200 2169 Not issued
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2201 - 2799
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 15, 1889
  • Chartered Apr 22, 1889
  • Succeeded Bosque County Bank
  • Liquidated Apr 24, 1926
  • Absorbed by 9148 (First National Bank, Valley Mills, TX)
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bosque County Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $142,678
High Bal (1920) $368,459
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1894) $13,050
High Bal (1900) $15,000
Total Out (1925) $15,000
# Large Notes 12,320
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 12,320
$ Large Size $224,200
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $224,200
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $159,325.47 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $178,372.30 $13,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $169,637.31 $13,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $176,488.61 $13,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $142,678.05 $13,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $155,732.28 $13,050.00
Sep-28-1895 $188,655.19 $13,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $146,930.56 $13,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $192,218.92 $13,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $197,971.23 $13,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $189,865.66 $13,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $172,034.73 $15,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $212,272.32 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $184,857.38 $15,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $178,796.40 $15,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $186,692.58 $15,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $205,654.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $194,979.00 $15,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $244,851.00 $15,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $184,940.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $182,736.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $188,158.00 $15,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $165,175.00 $15,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $203,372.00 $15,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $251,195.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $185,759.00 $15,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $219,786.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $268,362.00 $15,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $269,504.00 $14,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $300,873.00 $14,700.00
Sep-12-1919 $353,420.00 $15,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $368,459.00 $14,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $258,541.00 $15,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $291,002.00 $15,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $264,617.00 $14,700.00
Oct-10-1924 $241,772.00 $15,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $192,770.00 $15,000.00

 

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