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Bank Info for NB Charter 4067 (1889 - 1985)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Huntsville, AL
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1889-1895 Joseph Martin James Richardson Stevens
1896-1898 Oliver Beirne Patton, (Sr.) James Richardson Stevens
1899-1908 Oliver Beirne Patton, (Sr.) William Holding Echols, (Sr.)
1909-1910 Cyrus Frank Sugg Robert Elias Spragins
1911-1915 Robert Strong Pulley Robert Elias Spragins
1916-1916 Raphael Semmes, Jr. Robert Elias Spragins
1916-1916 * none * Robert Elias Spragins
1917-1928 Raphael Semmes, Jr. Robert Elias Spragins
1929-1934 Harry Coltart Landman Robert Elias Spragins
1935-1935 Harry Coltart Landman Marion Bierne Spragins
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 - 3817
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 5000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 7900
1902 Plain Back 4x5 5001 - 18697
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 7901 - 17101
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 5256
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2762
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 642
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 8162
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 4570
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 1392
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jun 22, 1889
  • Chartered Jul 3, 1889
  • Succeeded 1560 (National Bank, Huntsville, AL)
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Changed name to First Alabama Bank of Huntsville, NA in 1975
  • Merged into First Alabama Bank, Birmingham, AL Mar 22, 1985
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded 1560 (National Bank, Huntsville, AL)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1893) $263,181
High Bal (1929) $2,205,200
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1907) $25,800
High Bal (1912) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 158,460
# Small Notes 66,084
# Total Notes 224,544
$ Large Size $1,419,840
$ Small Size $514,790
$ Total Issued $1,934,630
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1889 $297,465.14 $28,800.00
Oct-02-1890 $337,727.87 $28,300.00
Sep-25-1891 $323,313.47 $27,950.00
Sep-30-1892 $299,097.64 $28,300.00
Oct-03-1893 $263,181.40 $28,800.00
Oct-02-1894 $275,698.28 $28,800.00
Sep-28-1895 $288,818.67 $28,800.00
Oct-06-1896 $287,731.13 $28,800.00
Oct-05-1897 $279,684.30 $28,800.00
Sep-20-1898 $273,235.00 $28,800.00
Sep-07-1899 $375,053.40 $28,800.00
Sep-05-1900 $335,610.56 $32,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $322,750.81 $32,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $380,770.78 $32,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $379,329.73 $32,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $418,110.56 $32,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $410,533.00 $32,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $403,935.00 $30,100.00
Aug-22-1907 $412,724.00 $25,800.00
Sep-23-1908 $388,211.00 $32,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $415,580.00 $32,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $399,089.00 $32,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $471,659.00 $32,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $559,194.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $626,002.00 $97,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $635,186.00 $99,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $626,569.00 $98,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $698,014.00 $99,998.00
Sep-11-1917 $801,544.00 $98,498.00
Aug-31-1918 $838,352.00 $99,998.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,054,488.00 $99,997.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,216,421.00 $96,697.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,256,269.00 $97,900.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,188,582.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,354,662.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,414,646.00 $98,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,729,995.00 $98,800.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,804,444.00 $100,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $2,120,038.00 $98,400.00
Dec-31-1928 $2,159,983.00 $96,900.00
Dec-31-1929 $2,205,200.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,738,894.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,321,765.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,319,355.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $1,563,578.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $2,021,032.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $2,109,783.00 $0.00

 

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