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Bank Info for NB Charter 5549 (1900 - 1921)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Venus, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1903 C. C. Marshall J. C. Smyth
1904-1913 L. L. Shackelford J. C. Smyth
1914-1915 R. E. Mitchell L. L. Shackelford
1916-1918 A. J. Neece L. L. Shackelford
1919-1920 G. C. Barton Brook Thompson
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 - 500
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 700
1882 DB/VB 3x10-20 701 - 1000 Type uncertain

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Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 23, 1900
  • Chartered Aug 23, 1900
  • Closed Jun 16, 1921
  • Consolidated with 7798 Jun 16, 1921 (Farmers and Merchants NB, Venus, TX)
  • Circulation assumed by 7798 (Farmers and Merchants NB, Venus, TX)
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $64,875
High Bal (1918) $276,656
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1920) $5,950
High Bal (1901) $6,250
Total Out (1920) $5,950
# Large Notes 6,000
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 6,000
$ Large Size $75,000
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $75,000
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $88,791.16 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1902 $72,494.16 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $64,875.27 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $95,080.70 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $96,666.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $101,308.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $110,318.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $81,667.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $81,112.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1910 $83,255.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $115,928.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $117,521.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $110,837.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $106,228.00 $6,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $98,266.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $149,051.00 $6,250.00
Sep-11-1917 $177,590.00 $6,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $276,656.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $183,818.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1920 $178,851.00 $5,950.00

 

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