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Bank Info for NB Charter 7397 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of Franklin County at
Decherd, TN
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1909 William H. Featherston Lewis Beauguard Davidson
1910-1918 William H. Featherston Dr. William Frank Smith
1919-1922 Robert Lee Looney Dr. William Frank Smith
1923-1935 George Neal Bass Toliver Kirkpatrick Williams
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 - 550
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 2210
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 2211 - 9369
1929 Type 1 6x5 1 - 1664
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 1214
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 286
1929 Type 2 5 1 - 3698
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2054
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 563
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Aug 30, 1904
  • Chartered Sep 12, 1904
  • Opened for business Sep 30, 1904
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds The Bank of Decherd
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1905) $132,189
High Bal (1928) $672,980
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1905) $10,000
High Bal (1923) $50,000
Total Out (1934) $50,000
# Large Notes 39,676
# Small Notes 25,299
# Total Notes 64,975
$ Large Size $495,950
$ Small Size $207,370
$ Total Issued $703,320
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $132,189.00 $10,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $136,766.00 $10,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $180,213.00 $10,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $163,121.00 $10,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $197,402.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $199,421.00 $25,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $236,610.00 $25,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $230,974.00 $25,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $257,966.00 $24,600.00
Sep-12-1914 $270,407.00 $25,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $267,023.00 $24,700.00
Sep-12-1916 $366,346.00 $24,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $372,720.00 $24,700.00
Aug-31-1918 $401,524.00 $24,600.00
Sep-12-1919 $433,760.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $429,093.00 $25,000.00
Sep-06-1921 $409,132.00 $24,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $395,102.00 $25,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $608,476.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $560,181.00 $50,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $567,283.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $612,436.00 $50,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $643,567.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $672,980.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $661,787.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $633,321.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $591,013.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $511,994.00 $50,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $507,917.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $508,264.00 $50,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $458,832.00 $0.00

 

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