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Bank Info for NB Charter 4377 (1890 - 1935)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Gastonia, NC
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1890 Laban Lineberger Jenkins J. H. Craig
1891-1891 Laban Lineberger Jenkins George Washington Ragan
1892-1892 Laban Lineberger Jenkins J. D. Moore
1893-1893 Laban Lineberger Jenkins Thomas Chalmers Pegram
1894-1894 J. D. Moore Thomas Chalmers Pegram
1895-1896 Earle Stowe Pegram Laban Lineberger Jenkins
1897-1899 J. D. Moore Laban Lineberger Jenkins
1900-1922 S. N. Boyce Laban Lineberger Jenkins
1923-1929 S. N. Boyce J. L. W. Robinson
1931-1932 W. S. Morris S. N. Boyce
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 4x5 1 - 3000
1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 6520
1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2045
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 667
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7750
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5600
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7751 - 83809
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5601 - 55678
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 21734
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 11060
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 3096
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 24964
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 12860
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 3652
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 8, 1890
  • Chartered Jul 23, 1890
  • Receivership Dec 20, 1930
  • Restored Mar 12, 1931
  • Conservatorship Mar 15, 1933
  • Licensed in 1934 (date unknown)
  • Liquidated Jan 25, 1935
  • Succeeded by 14291 (NB of Commerce (No Issue), Gastonia, NC)
  • Info from National Currency and Bond Ledgers (PH-3/10/2020):
  • Liquidated Feb 2, 1935 - annual report says Jan 25, 1935,
  • which is typical. Nothing about Conservatorship or Licensing
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $74,324
High Bal (1927) $5,723,151
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1890) $11,250
High Bal (1929) $500,000
Total Out (1932) $497,120
# Large Notes 606,876
# Small Notes 256,816
# Total Notes 863,692
$ Large Size $4,920,330
$ Small Size $2,013,600
$ Total Issued $6,933,930
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $74,323.70 $11,250.00
Sep-25-1891 $111,465.36 $11,250.00
Sep-30-1892 $131,384.49 $11,250.00
Oct-03-1893 $154,726.42 $45,000.00
Oct-02-1894 $135,819.93 $11,250.00
Sep-28-1895 $269,337.80 $11,250.00
Oct-06-1896 $235,698.06 $11,250.00
Oct-05-1897 $246,355.90 $11,250.00
Sep-20-1898 $227,010.93 $11,250.00
Sep-07-1899 $216,431.75 $11,250.00
Sep-05-1900 $243,068.31 $12,500.00
Sep-30-1901 $301,290.22 $12,500.00
Sep-15-1902 $258,947.82 $12,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $349,950.22 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $409,387.76 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $700,793.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $724,997.00 $100,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $638,440.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $711,020.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $676,818.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $796,192.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $751,327.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $800,283.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $908,823.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $1,240,402.00 $185,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $1,085,208.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $1,522,270.00 $100,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $2,098,729.00 $100,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $2,450,816.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $3,450,371.00 $250,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $4,368,245.00 $241,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $3,603,156.00 $250,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $4,441,805.00 $250,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $4,588,625.00 $241,900.00
Oct-10-1924 $4,412,712.00 $245,600.00
Sep-28-1925 $5,210,263.00 $481,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $5,380,286.00 $493,100.00
Oct-10-1927 $5,723,151.00 $487,700.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,137,569.00 $488,150.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,194,366.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,092,011.00 $500,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $2,823,039.00 $497,120.00

 

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