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Bank Info for NB Charter 7524 (1904 - 1936+)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
Bells, TX
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1905-1905 Samuel Dixon Simpson W. B. Blanton
1906-1908 W. B. Blanton C. R. Badgett
1909-1915 W. B. Blanton W. P. Ferguson
1916-1919 W. B. Blanton N. C. Ferguson
1920-1922 Jos. Hughes N. C. Ferguson
1923-1929 Jos. Hughes C. R. Badgett
1930-1932 Jos. Hughes G. D. F. Whiting
1933-1935 P. H. Wilson T. P. Wells
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 - 1000
1902 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1720
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1721 - 5288
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 630
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 170
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 1230
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 366
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Dec 13, 1904
  • Chartered Dec 24, 1904
  • Opened for business Jan 2, 1905
  • Bank was Open past 1935
  • For Bank History after 1935 see:
  • FDIC Bank History website
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Succeeds Farmers & Merchants Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1912) $104,138
High Bal (1925) $287,842
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1918) $19,500
High Bal (1905) $20,000
Total Out (1934) $20,000
# Large Notes 25,152
# Small Notes 6,396
# Total Notes 31,548
$ Large Size $314,400
$ Small Size $77,820
$ Total Issued $392,220
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Aug-25-1905 $135,991.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1906 $105,985.00 $20,000.00
Aug-22-1907 $114,000.00 $20,000.00
Sep-23-1908 $112,094.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1909 $104,937.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1910 $104,767.00 $20,000.00
Sep-01-1911 $105,017.00 $20,000.00
Sep-04-1912 $104,138.00 $20,000.00
Aug-09-1913 $133,048.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1914 $124,885.00 $20,000.00
Sep-02-1915 $112,487.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $146,285.00 $20,000.00
Sep-11-1917 $145,703.00 $20,000.00
Aug-31-1918 $212,126.00 $19,500.00
Sep-12-1919 $214,635.00 $20,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $236,507.00 $19,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $178,997.00 $20,000.00
Sep-15-1922 $192,541.00 $20,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $217,255.00 $20,000.00
Oct-10-1924 $270,772.00 $20,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $287,842.00 $19,700.00
Dec-31-1926 $199,581.00 $20,000.00
Oct-10-1927 $212,160.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $210,900.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1929 $190,879.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $153,935.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $125,400.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $110,312.00 $20,000.00
Dec-30-1933 $128,408.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1934 $133,933.00 $20,000.00
Dec-31-1935 $126,434.00 $0.00

 

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