 The
first bank was the First National Bank, which opened for business on
June 2, 1890. Scott S Duman was the first president. Dixie D. Thompson
was the cashier and Louis A. Cartwright was the bookkeeper.
C. C. Walsh opened the second bank, Farmers National Bank, in 1903. Walsh was president. G. W. Hays was the cashier and Louis A. Cartwright was the bookkeeper. The bank became Continental State Bank. It was sold to the Continental Bank and Trust Company in Fort Worth. In 1930 it was, again, sold to the First National Bank.  The building above is located on Marshall Street. It once housed the old Continental Bank. April 13, 1936 Grayson County Bank, Bankers  First National Bank of Van Alstyne Left: J. L. Greening, assistant cashier Right: Spencer Taylor, vice president and cashier  Van Alstyne History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |