Davidson County, TN Bank Note History

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1861 $1 Obsolete bank note issued by Bank of Tennessee, Nashville (payable at Knoxville branch), signed by M.B. McMahon, Cashier and J.G.M. Ramsey, President

The Banks, Bankers and Bank Notes of Davidson County, TN (1807-1935)

'Hometown' Bank Notes showing the bank's name, and signed by local bank officers, were issued by most National Banks during the National Bank Note Era (1863-1935), and by most Obsolete Banks during the TN Obsolete Bank Note Era (1807-1866). Davidson county had 15 National Banks in operation between 1863 and 1935, and 13 of those banks issued National Bank Notes. Davidson county also had 15 Obsolete Banks that issued Obsolete Bank Notes between 1807 and 1866.

Banks of Davidson County

ca.2019 photo of the old Broadway National Bank building

Nashville Obsolete Banks

  • Nashville Bank (Haxby TN-180) (1807-1827) (Failed)
  • Bank of the State of TN (1st) at Nashville (Haxby TN-75) (1811-1830) (Fate Unknown)
  • Farmers & Mechanics Bank of Nashville (Haxby TN-165) (1817-1819) (Closed)
  • Bank of the State of Tennessee (2nd) (Haxby TN-190) (1820-1835) (Closed)
  • Bank of the U.S. (2nd) - Nashville (Haxby US-2) (1827-1835) (Closed)
  • Union Bank of Tennessee (Haxby TN-210) (1833-1865) (Closed)
  • Planters Bank of Tennessee (Haxby TN-185) (1834-1865) (Closed)
  • Bank of Tennessee (Haxby TN-195) (1838-1866) (Closed)
  • Bank of Nashville (Haxby TN-175) (1853-1859) (Failed)
  • Bank of Commerce (Haxby TN-155) (1855-1859) (Closed)
  • Central Bank of Tennessee (Haxby TN-140) (1855-1858) (Fate Unknown)
  • City Bank (Haxby TN-150) (1855-1864) (Closed)
  • Traders Bank of Tennessee (Haxby TN-200) (1855-1862) (Closed)
  • Merchants Bank (Haxby TN-170) (1855-1861) (Unknown)
  • Bank of the Union (Haxby TN-205) (1856-1869) (Fate Unknown)

Nashville National Banks

  • First National Bank (Charter 150) (1863-1912) (Liquidated/Consolidated with 1669)
–> Fourth National Bank/Fourth and First NB (Charter 1669) (1867-1927) (Retook Charter 150)
–> Fourth and First National Bank (Charter 150) (1927-1930) (Liquidated/Absorbed by 3032)
  • Second National Bank (Charter 771) (1865-1874) (Liquidated)
  • Third National Bank (Charter 1296) (1865-1884) (Liquidated/Absorbed by 3032)
  • Mechanics National Bank (Charter 2200) (1874-1880) (Liquidated/Succeeded by 150)
  • Merchants National Bank (Charter 2513) (1881-1883) (Liquidated)
  • American National Bank (Charter 3032) (1883-1936+) (Open past 1935)
  • Commercial National Bank (Charter 3228) (1884-1893) (Receivership/Mismanagement)
  • Merchants National Bank (Charter 6729) (1903-1906) (Liquidated/Succeeded by 150)
  • Hermitage National Bank/Tennessee-Hermitage NB (Charter 9532) (1909-1930) (Absorbed by Commerce Union Bank of Nashville)
  • Cumberland Valley NB (Charter 9659) (1910-1921) (Closed/Succeeded by 3032)
  • Broadway National Bank (Charter 9774) (1910-1936+) (Open past 1935)
  • Tennessee National Bank (Charter 10622) (1914-1915) (Liquidated/Succeeded by 9532)
Tennessee National Bank (Charter 10622) did not issue National Bank Notes.
  • Central National Bank (Charter 12276) (1922-1927) (Liquidated/Succeeded by 1669)
Central National Bank (Charter 12276) did not issue National Bank Notes.
  • Third National Bank in (Charter 13103) (1927-1936+) (Open past 1935)

Prominent Bankers

Bank Notes

Original Series $20 bank note with pen signatures of John Porterfield, Cashier and James Whitworth, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com
Series 1875 $5 bank note with pen signatures of Edgar Jones, Cashier and John Kirkman, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Currency Auctions, www.lynknight.com
Series 1902 Date Back $5 note with printed signatures of N.F. Cheairs, Cashier and Frank Dibrell, President. (NBNCensus.com)
Series1929 Type 1 $100 bank note with printed signatures of M.E Barr, Cashier and Paul M. Davis, President. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions, www.ha.com

Bank Ephemera

1887 Commercial National Bank, Nashville, bank letter, F. Porterfield cashier.

Wiki Links

References

  • Tennessee State Historical Society website, https://tennesseehistory.org/
  • Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
  • Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
  • Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://bbdata.banknotehistory.com
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