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Bank Info for NB Charter 5604 (1900 - 1995)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The Hereford National Bank
Hereford, TX
2 The First National Bank of (2/17/1906)
Hereford, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1902 Fagan J. Clinkinbeard John Edward Ferguson
1902-1902 Francis Bartow Fuller John Edward Ferguson
1902-1902 * none * John Edward Ferguson
1902-1904 Cavitt Watson Dodson John Edward Ferguson
1905-1908 Cavitt Watson Dodson John Lee Fuqua
1909-1910 * none * John Lee Fuqua
1911-1912 James Joseph Gallaher William Summa Higgins
1913-1916 Ellis Benton Posey William Summa Higgins
1917-1917 Absalom Stovall "Abbie" Fuqua William Summa Higgins
1918-1935 Ellis Benton Posey George Leith Muse
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 3x10-20 1 - 335
2: 1882 Brown Back 3x10-20 1 - 1700
2: 1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3700
2: 1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3701 - 5819
2: 1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 6282
2: 1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1640
2: 1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 378
2: 1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1505
2: 1929 Type 2 20 1 - 423
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 29, 1900
  • Chartered Oct 23, 1900
  • Opened for business Nov 1, 1900
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into FirstBank Southwest, NA, Amarillo,TX Aug 25,1995
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $148,760
High Bal (1929) $773,414
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1901) $6,250
High Bal (1906) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 56,544
# Small Notes 14,036
# Total Notes 70,580
$ Large Size $706,800
$ Small Size $167,270
$ Total Issued $874,070
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $148,759.79 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1902 $247,972.09 $6,250.00
Sep-09-1903 $210,123.22 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1904 $168,155.37 $6,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $159,681.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $489,671.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $436,167.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $405,173.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $542,435.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $479,124.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $266,569.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $246,134.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $220,522.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $229,936.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $277,351.00 $49,100.00
Sep-12-1916 $282,182.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $351,990.00 $49,200.00
Aug-31-1918 $419,120.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $488,537.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $516,589.00 $48,350.00
Sep-06-1921 $397,989.00 $48,800.00
Sep-15-1922 $400,507.00 $49,300.00
Sep-14-1923 $398,544.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $372,460.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $385,267.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $486,853.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $540,393.00 $48,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $620,633.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $773,414.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $565,569.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $449,926.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $397,481.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $426,998.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $429,374.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $403,511.00 $0.00

 

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