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Bank Info for NB Charter 6140 (1902 - 1988)

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Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Mesquite, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1902-1905 Joseph Kimbrough Robert Snead Kimbrough, (Sr.)
1906-1906 Frank Ellis Loyal S. Darling
1907-1919 Robert Snead Kimbrough, (Jr.) Joseph Columbus Rugel
1920-1922 Joe H. Rugel Joseph Columbus Rugel
1923-1923 Ninus Eugene Shands, Jr. Joseph Columbus Rugel
1924-1930 Ninus Eugene Shands, Jr. C. A. Tosch
1931-1931 E. S. McKenzie J. D. Bruton
1932-1935 E. S. McKenzie Ninus Eugene Shands, Jr.
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
1902 Red Seal 4x5 1 - 790
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 584
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 2725
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2060
1902 Plain Back 4x5 2726 - 4215 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2061 - 2931 Plate dated 1902
1902 Plain Back 4x5 1 - 3039 Plate dated 1922
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1 - 1892 Plate dated 1922
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1000
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 544
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 160
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 1770
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1202
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 285
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Feb 21, 1902
  • Chartered Feb 27, 1902
  • Opened for business Mar 5, 1902
  • Succeeded Mesquite Bank
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into First Interstate Bank of Texas, NA, Houston, TX
  • on Dec 12, 1988
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds the Mesquite Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1902) $104,561
High Bal (1925) $386,608
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1902) $7,500
High Bal (1911) $25,000
Total Out (1934) $25,000
# Large Notes 53,804
# Small Notes 13,481
# Total Notes 67,285
$ Large Size $431,230
$ Small Size $108,410
$ Total Issued $539,640
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-15-1902 $104,560.64 $7,500.00
Sep-09-1903 $153,113.91 $12,500.00
Sep-06-1904 $187,956.60 $12,500.00
Aug-25-1905 $197,668.00 $12,500.00
Sep-04-1906 $157,432.00 $12,500.00
Aug-22-1907 $137,623.00 $12,500.00
Sep-23-1908 $167,572.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1909 $159,463.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1910 $144,782.00 $12,500.00
Sep-01-1911 $179,940.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $168,929.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $210,246.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $201,405.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $193,223.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $255,995.00 $25,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $301,388.00 $25,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $362,568.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $304,399.00 $24,400.00
Sep-12-1920 $369,594.00 $23,750.00
Sep-06-1921 $282,089.00 $24,150.00
Sep-15-1922 $299,372.00 $24,100.00
Sep-14-1923 $328,441.00 $24,400.00
Oct-10-1924 $376,781.00 $25,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $386,608.00 $24,500.00
Dec-31-1926 $280,703.00 $24,400.00
Oct-10-1927 $259,872.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $284,346.00 $24,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $322,240.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $294,188.00 $24,220.00
Dec-31-1931 $255,065.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $201,413.00 $25,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $196,910.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $233,007.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $211,919.00 $0.00

 

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