Lookup  U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935)
Sponsored by the Society of Paper Money Collectors (Join SPMC)

Bank Info for NB Charter 6681 (1903 - 1983)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Laurel, MS
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1903-1904 George Bacon Wallace Brown Rogers
1905-1923 George Bacon Frank George Wisner
1924-1928 James Francis Calhoun Frank George Wisner
1929-1935 McWhorter Beers Frank George Wisner
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 - 2750
1902 Red Seal 3x10-20 1 - 4225
1902 Date Back 4x5 1 - 7400
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 5240
1902 Plain Back 4x5 7401 - 25120
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 5241 - 17238
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 3978
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2206
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 512
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 5544
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2928
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 948
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Mar 6, 1903
  • Chartered Mar 20, 1903
  • Opened for business Mar 24, 1903
  • Succeeded Bank of Laurel
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Merged into Deposit Guaranty NB in Jackson, MS Aug 1, 1983
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Bank of Laurel
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Bank of Laurel
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1903) $393,979
High Bal (1928) $5,344,858
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1903) $25,000
High Bal (1907) $100,000
Total Out (1934) $100,000
# Large Notes 197,332
# Small Notes 49,596
# Total Notes 246,928
$ Large Size $1,630,550
$ Small Size $389,100
$ Total Issued $2,019,650
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-09-1903 $393,979.44 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1904 $562,600.61 $84,250.00
Aug-25-1905 $503,491.00 $98,050.00
Sep-04-1906 $658,222.00 $98,600.00
Aug-22-1907 $969,632.00 $100,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $581,070.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $592,939.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $589,759.00 $100,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $677,822.00 $100,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $767,216.00 $100,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $843,077.00 $98,300.00
Sep-12-1914 $911,839.00 $98,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $888,825.00 $98,600.00
Sep-12-1916 $948,177.00 $93,700.00
Sep-11-1917 $1,304,933.00 $95,300.00
Aug-31-1918 $1,445,582.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $1,823,415.00 $100,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $2,584,078.00 $98,400.00
Sep-06-1921 $2,134,262.00 $95,600.00
Sep-15-1922 $2,436,173.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $2,766,423.00 $97,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $3,451,136.00 $97,500.00
Sep-28-1925 $4,155,869.00 $95,600.00
Dec-31-1926 $4,157,067.00 $93,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $4,786,254.00 $92,900.00
Dec-31-1928 $5,344,858.00 $97,950.00
Dec-31-1929 $5,111,677.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $4,607,909.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $3,763,017.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $3,165,444.00 $100,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $3,066,367.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $3,234,952.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $3,604,670.00 $0.00

 

See National Bank Lookup website Overview for help. For additional bank & banker info including advanced Bank Officer Search, see the SPMC Bank Note History Project home page. For more information on the National Bank Notes issued by these banks, see Collecting U.S. National Bank Notes on SPMC's Collecting Paper Money website. Join SPMC!