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 | Andrew | Baugh | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8369 | Davidson | 1915 | 1924 | Main | Box 2 | Housebreaking & Larceny |
Parole # 1344; Final discharge 1/10/1924 |
| View Entry | A. B. | Boone | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12195 | Campbell | 1922 | 1924 | Box 3 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Andrew | Gantt | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11970 | Henderson | 1922 | 1924 | Box 15 | Receiving Stolen Property | ||
| View Entry | Andrew | Herness | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 12918 | Scott | 1924 | 1924 | Box 14 | Petty Larceny |
served out sentence |
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| View Entry | Anthony | Jefferson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7363 | Shelby | 1913 | 1924 | Box 17 | Robbery & Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Alfred | Jenkins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 12091 | Madison | 1922 | 1924 | Box 17 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | Arthur | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12050 | Jackson | 1922 | 1924 | Box 17 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Archie | Lee | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11400 | Shelby | 1921 | 1924 | Box 20 | Receiving Stolen Property | ||
| View Entry | Addie | McNairy | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11830 | Davidson | 1922 | 1924 | Box 22 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | Azalie | Nichols | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11392 | Knox | 1921 | 1924 | Box 25 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Allen | O’Connor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9213 | White | 1917 | 1924 | Box 26 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | Annie | Walker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11276 | Hamilton | 1921 | 1924 | Box 37 | Attempt to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Bayne | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 13032 | 1924 | Tn Penitentiary | Box 2 | ||||
| View Entry | Ben | Fuller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11052 | Giles | 1920 | 1924 | Box 12 | Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Owensby | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11333 | Hamblen | 1921 | 1924 | Box 26 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bernard | Phillips | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11864 | Shelby | 1924 | 1924 | Box 28 |
newspaper clipping |
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| View Entry | Beaty | Spralding | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12369 | Scott | 1922 | 1924 | Box 33 | involuntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Bryan | Wesley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11638 | McMinn | 1921 | 1924 | Box 38 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Clay | Bush | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9441 | Robertson | 1918 | 1924 | Box 5 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Charles | Caldwell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8632 | Robertson | 1916 | 1924 | TN State Penn. | Box 6 | Grand Larceny and Housebreaking | |
| View Entry | C. R. | Crossby | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11981 | Gibson | 1922 | 1924 | TN St Penn. | Box 8 | grand larceny | |
| View Entry | Clarence | Helms | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10237 | Dyer | 1919 | 1924 | Box 14 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | C. H. | Howard | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11919 | Hamilton | 1922 | 1924 | Box 16 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Chester | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11821 | Maury | 1922 | 1924 | Box 17 | Attempted Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Charlie | Jones | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7991 | Macon | 1915 | 1924 | Box 18 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Charley | Lee | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11444 | Shelby | 1921 | 1924 | Box 20 | Attempt to Commit a Felony | ||
| View Entry | Clarence | Miller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11384 | Hamilton | 1921 | 1924 | Box 23 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Charles | Miller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9205 | Shelby | 1917 | 1924 | Box 23 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Clate | Parsons | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12064 | Johnson | 1922 | 1924 | Box 27 | murder | ||
| View Entry | Charlie | Queener | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11000 | Campbell | 1921 | 1924 | Box 29 | bigamy | ||
| View Entry | Costella | Ridley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10701 | Carroll | 1920 | 1924 | Box 30 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Clarence | Rowlett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11706 | Madison | 1922 | 1924 | Box 31 | bigamy | ||
| View Entry | Carl R. | White | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12591 | McMinn | 1921 | 1924 | Box 38 | Automobile Theft | ||
| View Entry | Charles | Wilson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12019 | Dyer | 1923 | 1924 | Box 39 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Charles V. | Yancy | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11121 | Knox | 1921 | 1924 | Box 40 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Clarence | Young | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11590 | Washington | 1921 | 1924 | Box 40 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Dewey | Miller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12275 | Knox | 1922 | 1924 | Box 23 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Dave | Wolfenberger | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10506 | Grainger | 1920 | 1924 | Box 39 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Earl | Benson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11120 | Knox | 1924 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 2 | Housebreaking & Larceny |
Final discharge 12/20/1924 |
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| View Entry | Elbert | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11637 | McMinn | 1921 | 1924 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 4 | grand larceny | |
| View Entry | Enola | Croft | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12422 | Blount | 1923 | 1924 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 8 | felonious assault | |
| View Entry | Eugene | Higginbotham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8609 | Davidson | 1916 | 1924 | Box 14 | Murder in 1st Degree |
mitigating circumstances |
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| View Entry | Ernest | O’Dear | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12544 | Grundy | 1923 | 1924 | Box 26 | voluntary manslaughter |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Elizabeth | O’Neal | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12047 | Hamilton | 1922 | 1924 | Box 26 | Receiving Stolen Property | ||
| View Entry | Ed | Randolph | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11547 | Shelby | 1921 | 1924 | Box 30 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Earl | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8035 | Giles | 1915 | 1924 | Box 32 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Evelyn | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12058 | Hamilton | 1923 | 1924 | Box 32 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ethel | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11831 | Davidson | 1922 | 1924 | Box 39 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Earl | Wilson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12188 | Shelby | 1922 | 1924 | Box 39 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Frank | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12092 | Hamilton | 1922 | 1924 | Box 4 | larceny |
