Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 is an index to over 3,200 names that appear in the records of the Tennessee State Penitentiary. These records consist of entries made into a simple ledger, kept by the prison administration.
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View Entry | First & Middle Name(s) | Last Name | Year | County | Race | Age | Crime | Database - TN Research |
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View Entry | Edmund G. | Thompson | 1855 | Hardeman | (not given) | 44 | murder | Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 |
View Entry | James | Mitchell | Hardeman | (not given) | 30 | murder | Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 | |
View Entry | John | Pryer | 1869 | Hardeman | W | 18 | murder | Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 |
View Entry | Thomas L. | Duncan | 1857 | Hardeman | (not given) | 23 | murder | Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 |
View Entry | William | Adams | 1866 | Hardeman | W | 25 | murder | Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870 |