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Bank Info for NB Charter 9237 (1908 - 1935)

Official Bank Title(s) (Huntoon)
# Bank Title (Change Date) Bank Town
1 The First National Bank of
De Ridder, LA
Bank Officer Pairs (OCC/Pollock)
Years Cashier President
1908-1911 J. H. McMahon A. I. Shaw
1912-1916 D. E. Shaw A. I. Shaw
1917-1917 Thos. Bedsole A. I. Shaw
1918-1920 Ken R. Cagle J. H. McMahon
1921-1932 J. C. Nichols J. H. McMahon
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 Date Back 3x10-20 1 - 1820
1902 Plain Back 3x10-20 1821 - 12794
1929 Type 1 6x10 1 - 2992
1929 Type 1 6x20 1 - 720
1929 Type 2 10 1 - 2043
1929 Type 2 20 1 - 392
Smithsonian NBN Proof Links (Huntoon Index)
Bank History Summary (VanBelkum/Huntoon/Pollock)
  • Organized Jul 18, 1908
  • Chartered Sep 16, 1908
  • Opened for business Sep 17, 1908
  • Conservatorship Mar 21, 1933
  • Liquidated Aug 26, 1935
  • Succeeded by 14168 (First National Bank in, De Ridder, LA)
  • Notation on Organization Report:
  • Conversion of The Merchants & Farmers Bank
  • Bankers Magazine Succession Info (1863-1909):
  • Succeeded Merchants and Farmers Bank
Bank Balance Summaries (Huntoon/Pollock)
Total Resources Summary
Low Bal (1908) $71,546
High Bal (1926) $1,838,734
Circulation Summary
Low Bal (1911) $5,050
High Bal (1922) $100,000
Total Out (1932) $100,000
# Large Notes 51,176
# Small Notes 24,707
# Total Notes 75,883
$ Large Size $639,700
$ Small Size $294,190
$ Total Issued $933,890
OCC Annual Bank Balances (Pollock)
Report Date Total Resources Circulation
Sep-23-1908 $71,546.00 $0.00
Sep-01-1909 $144,457.00 $5,950.00
Sep-01-1910 $171,546.00 $5,350.00
Sep-01-1911 $178,299.00 $5,050.00
Sep-04-1912 $228,217.00 $22,800.00
Aug-09-1913 $254,494.00 $23,100.00
Sep-12-1914 $284,043.00 $24,550.00
Sep-02-1915 $269,213.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1916 $242,977.00 $24,600.00
Sep-11-1917 $268,319.00 $24,100.00
Aug-31-1918 $655,327.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1919 $883,398.00 $25,000.00
Sep-12-1920 $1,241,686.00 $24,700.00
Sep-06-1921 $1,049,443.00 $97,100.00
Sep-15-1922 $1,163,419.00 $100,000.00
Sep-14-1923 $1,267,842.00 $98,100.00
Oct-10-1924 $1,676,850.00 $100,000.00
Sep-28-1925 $1,583,189.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1926 $1,838,734.00 $24,700.00
Oct-10-1927 $1,399,495.00 $25,000.00
Dec-31-1928 $1,338,464.00 $24,300.00
Dec-31-1929 $1,279,726.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1930 $1,701,974.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1931 $1,066,540.00 $100,000.00
Dec-31-1932 $1,137,971.00 $100,000.00

 

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