This index refers to files housed at the State Library and Archives. Known as Record Group 261, the Pardons and Paroles records are extensive. The 2,339 files for this period of the early 20th century typically contain the letter or petition submitted by the inmate, along with a copy of their discharge papers and the certificate of pardon or parole.
Use quotes for an exact search. ex. "J. W."
| View Entry | Name(s) | Last Name | Database - TN Research | Parole or Pardon | Prisoner # | County of Trial | Year Recd at Prison | Year of Pardon or Parole | Penitentiary | Box # | Crime | Notes |
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| View Entry | Arthur | Anderson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8097 | Shelby | 1914 | 1919 | Main | Box 1 | Breaking and Larceny ## | |
| View Entry | A. L. | Austin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7808 | Crockett | 1914 | 1919 | Main | Box 1 | incest |
Parole # 1452 |
| View Entry | Ada | Bird | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8494 | Hamilton | 1915 | 1919 | Main | Box 3 | burglary |
Parole # 1511 |
| View Entry | Abraham | Boyd | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8986 | Shelby | 1916 | 1919 | Box 3 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Aaron | Burke | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 4929 | Hamilton | 1909 | 1919 | Brush | Box 5 | Burglary & Larceny | |
| View Entry | Aaron | Burks | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 4929 | Hamilton | 1909 | 1919 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 5 | Burglary & Larceny | |
| View Entry | Abe | Caldwell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9042 | Coffee | 1917 | 1919 | TN State Penn. | Box 6 | Abduction of Female for Purposes of Prostitution | |
| View Entry | Arch | Cam bell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Maury | 1918 | 1919 | Box 6 | Attempted Larceny | |||
| View Entry | Agg | Cato | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 1743 | Davidson | 1904 | 1919 | Main | Box 6 | Murder in 1st Degree |
Petition |
| View Entry | Anderson | Ewing | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1918 | 1919 | Box 11 | Misdemeanor | |||
| View Entry | Asbury | Fields | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9338 | Bradley | 1917 | 1919 | Box 12 | Attempt to Commit Forgery | |||
| View Entry | Albert | Fowler | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9262 | Dyer | 1917 | 1919 | Box 12 | horse stealing |
conditionally pardoned; parole # 1450; |
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| View Entry | Albert | Graham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9451 | Campbell | 1918 | 1919 | Box 15 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Gull | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Gibson | 1918 | 1919 | Box 15 | Violated “Four-Mile” Law, Selling Whiskey | |||
| View Entry | A. C. | Hunt | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1918 | 1919 | Box 16 | Violation of “Bone Dry” Law | |||
| View Entry | Amos | Jordan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9696 | Hamilton | 1917 | 1919 | Box 18 | arson | ||
| View Entry | Arnett | Lewis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9086 | Davidson | 1917 | 1919 | Box 20 | Assault to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter |
2 cases of assault; Parole # 1447 |
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| View Entry | Albert | Lindsey | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10139 | Maury | 1919 | 1919 | Box 20 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Amos | McAnnally | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9546 | Roane | 1916 | 1919 | Box 22 | Petty Larceny |
Parole # 1421 |
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| View Entry | Alex | McDonald | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9473 | Overton | 1918 | 1919 | Box 22 | Assault to Commit Battery & Voluntary Manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Alex | Nettles | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9466 | Haywood | 1911 | 1919 | Box 25 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Anthony P. | Wolfe | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8042 | Shelby | 1915 | 1919 | Box 39 | incest | ||
| View Entry | Bud | Arnold | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8918 | Coffee | 1916 | 1919 | Main | Box 1 | Assault to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree | |
| View Entry | Ben | Batson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 6225 | Montgomery | 1912 | 1919 | Main | Box 2 | rape | |
| View Entry | Bob | Bright | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 275 | Coffee | 1899 | 1919 | Main | Box 3 | murder | |
| View Entry | Bob | Carroll | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8390 | Unicoi | 1915 | 1919 | Main | Box 6 | grand larceny |
parole # 1429 |
| View Entry | Bennie | Harris | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8413 | Robertson | 1915 | 1919 | Box 13 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Ben | Hightower | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9682 | Knox | 1916 | 1919 | Box 14 | Housebreaking & Larceny |
Parole # 1543 |
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| View Entry | Burrell | Kerr | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11005 | Montgomery | 1919 | 1919 | Box 19 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Buford | Lewis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 8031 | Carter | 1913 | 1919 | Box 20 | burglary | |||
| View Entry | Bernice | McLeroy | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Shelby | 1919 | 1919 | Box 22 | Misdemeanor | |||
| View Entry | Beverly | Moore | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9078 | Shelby | 1917 | 1919 | Box 24 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Boll | Pippin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Putnam | 1919 | 1919 | Box 28 | Public Drunkenness | |||
| View Entry | Bob | Shirks | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 2423 | Roane | 1905 | 1919 | Box 32 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Ben | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8438 | Hamilton | 1913 | 1919 | Box 32 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ben | Wallace | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9317 | Polk | 1916 | 1919 | Box 37 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bob | Whittenburg | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10112 | Fentress | 1919 | 1919 | Box 38 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Chey | Chumley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7667 | Wilson | 1914 | 1919 | Main | Box 7 | burglary |
Parole # 1510 |
| View Entry | Colons | Eaves | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8606 | Maury | 1916 | 1919 | Box 11 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Charles W. | Goodlake | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7425 | Meigs | 1913 | 1919 | Box 15 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Charlie | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9035 | Knox | 1915 | 1919 | Box 17 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | C. A. | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Putnam | 1919 | 1919 | Box 17 | Violated "Bone Dry" Law | |||
| View Entry | Charles | Jones | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8739 | Hardeman | 1916 | 1919 | Box 18 | Breaking into a Freight Car |
Parole # 1579 |
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| View Entry | Charles | Lewis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1919 | 1919 | Box 20 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | Charlie | Mann | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8538 | Lauderdale | 1915 | 1919 | Box 21 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | C. T. | Marshall | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9731 | Cocke | 1918 | 1919 | Box 21 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Carl | Patterson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Rutherford | 1919 | 1919 | Box 27 | Assault & Battery | |||
| View Entry | Charley | Perkins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8942 | Shelby | 1916 | 1919 | Box 27 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | C. A. | Purcell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9209 | Henry | 1917 | 1919 | Box 28 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Cora | Puryear | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9402 | Fayette | 1917 | 1919 | Box 28 | involuntary manslaughter |
