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Bank Info for NB Charter 4017 (1889 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Beaumont, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1889 J. P. Alvey V. Wiess
1890-1891 W. S. Davidson W. A. Fletcher
1892-1894 W. S. Davidson John N. Gilbert
1895-1909 Frank Alvey W. S. Davidson
1910-1912 Francis Marion Law Sr. W. S. Davidson
1913-1914 Francis Marion Law Sr. John C. Ward
1915-1918 Walter Lewis Pondrom John C. Ward
1919-1928 L. Paul Tullos Preston Beverly Doty
1929-1935 H. A. Dodd Preston Beverly Doty
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 - 13250
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 14300
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 14301 - 54802
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2810
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 706
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2914
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 835
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Apr 16, 1889
  • Chartered Apr 23, 1889
  • Succeeded V. Weiss
  • Assumed 6338 by consolidation Jul 16, 1919 (Gulf National Bank, Beaumont, TX)
  • Assumed its circulation
  • Absorbed 12138 May 24, 1932 (Texas National Bank (No Issue), Beaumont, TX)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded V. Wiess
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1889) $225,251
High Bal (1935) $15,935,260
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1896) $22,100
High Bal (1919) $349,995
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 272,208
# Small Notes 24,845
# Total Notes 297,053
$ Large Size $3,402,600
$ Small Size $299,160
$ Total Issued $3,701,760
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $225,250.86 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1890 $319,679.62 $22,500.00
Sep-25-1891 $278,989.27 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $300,715.07 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $276,035.40 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $314,439.25 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $369,734.52 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $342,165.92 $22,100.00
Oct-05-1897 $415,300.10 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $573,294.48 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $588,057.33 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $676,794.63 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $2,056,464.77 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $1,949,022.62 $100,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $1,581,005.89 $100,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $1,722,075.11 $200,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $1,765,866.00 $196,700.00
Sep-04-1906 $1,911,788.00 $197,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $2,268,347.00 $200,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $1,675,782.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $1,681,956.00 $198,100.00
Sep-01-1910 $1,929,826.00 $200,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $2,193,252.00 $200,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $2,950,258.00 $198,750.00
Aug-09-1913 $2,717,130.00 $197,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $2,713,471.00 $199,095.00
Sep-02-1915 $2,587,175.00 $197,695.00
Sep-12-1916 $2,779,645.00 $197,395.00
Sep-11-1917 $3,201,045.00 $199,995.00
Aug-31-1918 $3,425,060.00 $195,395.00
Sep-12-1919 $4,620,728.00 $349,995.00
Sep-12-1920 $7,847,934.00 $349,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $6,537,385.00 $338,500.00
Sep-15-1922 $7,194,420.00 $345,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $8,448,238.00 $345,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $7,250,874.00 $345,300.00
Sep-28-1925 $7,489,714.00 $200,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $9,552,800.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $12,524,254.00 $98,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $13,266,478.00 $98,100.00
Dec-31-1929 $11,793,328.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $10,626,692.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $8,607,161.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $10,314,041.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $9,861,309.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $10,683,809.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $15,935,260.00 $0.00

 

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