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Bank Info for NB Charter 7378 (1904 - 1930)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Merit, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1904-1904 J. Frank Potts K. M. Moore
1905-1929 J. D. Leatherwood K. M. Moore
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 3x10-20 1 - 360
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 920
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 921 - 1706
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 59
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 6
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 16, 1904
  • Chartered Aug 29, 1904
  • Liquidated Apr 15, 1930
  • Absorbed by Citizens State Bank of Greenville
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1904) $18,849
High Bal (1918) $240,918
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1924) $5,750
High Bal (1905) $6,250
Total Out (1929) $6,250
# Large Notes 8,264
# Small Notes 390
# Total Notes 8,654
$ Large Size $103,300
$ Small Size $4,260
$ Total Issued $107,560
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-06-1904 $18,849.41 $0.00
Aug-25-1905 $62,635.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1906 $62,319.00 $6,250.00
Aug-22-1907 $75,762.00 $6,250.00
Sep-23-1908 $75,190.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1909 $82,976.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1910 $82,761.00 $6,250.00
Sep-01-1911 $84,878.00 $6,250.00
Sep-04-1912 $91,898.00 $6,250.00
Aug-09-1913 $109,733.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1914 $97,626.00 $6,250.00
Sep-02-1915 $87,813.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1916 $153,271.00 $6,250.00
Sep-11-1917 $173,461.00 $6,250.00
Aug-31-1918 $240,918.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1919 $229,380.00 $6,250.00
Sep-12-1920 $187,444.00 $6,250.00
Sep-06-1921 $126,455.00 $6,250.00
Sep-15-1922 $150,727.00 $6,250.00
Sep-14-1923 $219,401.00 $6,250.00
Oct-10-1924 $169,431.00 $5,750.00
Sep-28-1925 $168,494.00 $6,250.00
Dec-31-1926 $122,682.00 $6,250.00
Oct-10-1927 $107,049.00 $6,250.00
Dec-31-1928 $147,101.00 $6,250.00
Dec-31-1929 $139,677.00 $6,250.00

 

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