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Bank Info for NB Charter 5971 (1901 - 1924)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Center, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1901-1901 J. W. Saunders H. N. Runnels
1902-1902 J. W. Saunders Jas. T. Polley
1903-1903 J. W. Saunders R. L. Parker
1904-1904 A. Ford O. H. Polley
1905-1905 J. W. Saunders O. H. Polley
1906-1906 A. Ford O. H. Polley
1907-1907 T. T. Sanders R. L. Parker
1908-1909 John S. Kennedy A. R. Fox
1910-1910 John S. Kennedy * none *
1911-1913 Joe Smith John S. Kennedy
1914-1914 * none * John S. Kennedy
1915-1915 John S. Kennedy A. R. Fox
1916-1922 John S. Kennedy E. S. Carroll
1923-1924 John S. Kennedy O. H. Polley
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 - 3160
1882 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 3900
1882 Value Back 3x10-20 3901 - 6666
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 2248
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Sep 10, 1901
  • Chartered Sep 20, 1901
  • Receivership Dec 3, 1924
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1901) $51,166
High Bal (1923) $465,352
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $30,000
High Bal (1904) $50,000
Total Out (1924) $50,000
# Large Notes 48,296
# Small Notes 0
# Total Notes 48,296
$ Large Size $603,700
$ Small Size $0
$ Total Issued $603,700
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-30-1901 $51,165.52 $0.00
Sep-15-1902 $132,580.20 $30,000.00
Sep-09-1903 $157,592.25 $30,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $171,134.94 $50,000.00
Aug-25-1905 $209,750.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $181,539.00 $50,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $236,347.00 $50,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $183,508.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $214,165.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $267,119.00 $50,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $251,223.00 $50,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $234,894.00 $50,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $284,583.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $244,132.00 $50,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $217,927.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $228,329.00 $50,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $316,088.00 $50,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $369,066.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $388,936.00 $50,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $440,954.00 $49,500.00
Sep-06-1921 $367,140.00 $49,400.00
Sep-15-1922 $397,989.00 $50,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $465,352.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $381,942.00 $50,000.00

 

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