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Bank Info for NB Charter 4418 (1890 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Beckham National Bank of
Graham, TX
2 First National Bank in (1/19/1921)
Graham, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1890-1890 Edmund Brooks Norman William Pickett Beckham Sr.
1891-1891 William Pickett Beckham Sr. William Caswell Beckham
1892-1892 Edmund Brooks Norman William Caswell Beckham
1893-1894 Edmund Brooks Norman Judge Robert Frederick Arnold Sr.
1895-1896 Willis Taylor Stewart Edmund Brooks Norman
1897-1901 William Drummond Craig Edmund Brooks Norman
1902-1903 John Munson Norman Edmund Brooks Norman
1904-1904 William Drummond Craig Col. Silas Robert Crawford
1905-1909 John Munson Norman Col. Silas Robert Crawford
1910-1916 Robert Edmund Lynch Sr. Col. Silas Robert Crawford
1917-1922 Paul Kindred Deats Sr. Robert Edmund Lynch Sr.
1923-1926 Graham Preston Stewart Edwin Smith Graham Sr.
1927-1931 Claude Cleborne Bloodworth Sr. Graham Preston Stewart
1932-1935 James Guy Staples Graham Preston Stewart
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
1: 1882 Brown Back 4x5 1 - 1575
1: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 2490
1: 1882 Date Back 4x5 1 - 427
1: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 286
1: 1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2425
1: 1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1940
1: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 2426 - 2975
1: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1941 - 2280
2: 1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 3679
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2182
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 708
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 240
2: 1929 Type 2 5 1 - 30128
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 636
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 132
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 4, 1890
  • Chartered Sep 19, 1890
  • 1: Succeeded W. C. Beckham & Sons
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded W.C. Beckham & Sons
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1890) $94,786
High Bal (1927) $1,694,676
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1891) $22,500
High Bal (1934) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 63,576
# Small Notes 36,584
# Total Notes 100,160
$ Large Size $535,020
$ Small Size $230,920
$ Total Issued $765,940
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Oct-02-1890 $94,786.48 $0.00
Sep-25-1891 $194,367.53 $22,500.00
Sep-30-1892 $212,669.84 $22,500.00
Oct-03-1893 $194,092.99 $22,500.00
Oct-02-1894 $238,936.40 $22,500.00
Sep-28-1895 $272,551.65 $22,500.00
Oct-06-1896 $225,775.97 $22,500.00
Oct-05-1897 $273,957.11 $22,500.00
Sep-20-1898 $274,863.06 $22,500.00
Sep-07-1899 $308,060.56 $22,500.00
Sep-05-1900 $281,769.64 $25,000.00
Sep-30-1901 $357,902.90 $25,000.00
Sep-15-1902 $317,350.96 $25,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $341,622.51 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $325,022.92 $25,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $309,780.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $385,070.00 $25,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $508,220.00 $25,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $390,656.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $454,521.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $424,514.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $423,290.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $298,679.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $426,558.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $412,816.00 $24,500.00
Sep-02-1915 $427,267.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $536,542.00 $24,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $586,985.00 $24,600.00
Aug-31-1918 $640,623.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,091,043.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,188,991.00 $24,600.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,086,239.00 $24,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,234,203.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $898,979.00 $25,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $901,171.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $969,170.00 $24,400.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,045,670.00 $24,300.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,694,676.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,531,064.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,241,887.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,071,457.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $855,484.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $732,703.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $733,690.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $928,883.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $1,078,744.00 $0.00

 

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