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 | Hosea | Lee | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10789 | Dyer | 1920 | 1924 | Box 20 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Lewis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 12898 | Knox | 1923 | 1924 | Box 20 | larceny | |||
| View Entry | Harry | Lewis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8079 | Shelby | 1915 | 1916 | Box 20 | grand larceny |
conditionally pardoned to Brooklyn, NY |
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| View Entry | H. S. | Lindsley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11464 | Robertson | 1921 | 1924 | Box 20 | grand larceny |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | H. A. | Long | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10331 | Madison | 1919 | 1921 | Box 20 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Mackey | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9492 | Shelby | 1918 | 1919 | Box 21 | involuntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | H. N. | Mann | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11176 | Hamilton | 1921 | 1921 | Box 21 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Hugh J. | Marcum | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8663 | Dickson | 1915 | 1924 | Box 21 | Assault to Commit Carnal Knowledge | ||
| View Entry | Howard | Marshall | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12063 | Cocke | 1922 | 1923 | Box 21 | rape | ||
| View Entry | Homer | Martin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1919 | 1919 | Box 21 | forgery | |||
| View Entry | Harry | Martin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10318 | Roane | 1919 | 1922 | Box 21 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Harry | Matthews | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11902 | Shelby | 1922 | 1922 | Box 21 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Mays | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7823 | Shelby | 1914 | 1923 | Box 21 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | H. J. | McCreary | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12186 | Shelby | 1922 | 1924 | Box 22 | attempted murder | ||
| View Entry | Henry | McKnight | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11244 | Chester | 1921 | Box 22 | arson |
died 9-10-1924 |
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| View Entry | Henry | McMullen | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11546 | Shelby | 1921 | 1921 | Box 22 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Howard | Meadows | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8762 | White | 1916 | 1919 | Box 23 | burglary | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Meridith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10072 | Hamilton | 1918 | Box 23 | Murder in 1st Degree |
died 1923 |
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| View Entry | H. C. | Monk | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8062 | Davidson | 1915 | 1917 | Box 24 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | H. F. | Moore | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 7939 | Davidson | 1914 | 1919 | Box 24 | Assault to Commit Robbery | |||
| View Entry | Henry | Moore | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10517 | Lake | 1919 | 1920 | Box 24 | Assault to Commit Robbery | ||
| View Entry | H. J. | Moore | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10127 | Shelby | 1919 | 1921 | Box 24 | Attempt to Commit a Felony | ||
| View Entry | Hal | Morris | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9914 | Shelby | 1918 | 1920 | Box 24 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Neiman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7599 | Lawrence | 1914 | 1922 | Box 25 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Nelson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12014 | Dyer | 1922 | 1924 | Box 25 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | H. P. | Norris | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10603 | Shelby | 1920 | 1921 | Box 25 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Officer | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 1963 | White | 1904 | 1923 | Box 26 | murder | ||
| View Entry | Hix | Oscar | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Jackson | 1922 | Box 26 |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Hays | Parker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10472 | Bradley | 1920 | 1922 | Box 27 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Harry | Penn | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 7936 | Haywood | 1914 | Box 27 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||||
| View Entry | Henry | Perisot | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11227 | Shelby | 1921 | Box 27 | Larceny & Receiving Stolen Goods | ||||
| View Entry | Herlin | Price | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10640 | Wilson | 1920 | 1924 | Box 28 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Homer | Pride | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10277 | Knox | 1919 | 1920 | Box 28 | Assault to Commit Rape | |||
| View Entry | Harry | Pulliam | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10105 | Hamilton | 1919 | Box 28 | larceny | ||||
| View Entry | Harvey | Puryear | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9031 | Lauderdale | 1916 | 1917 | Box 28 | Assault to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Hardy | Queen | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Monroe | 1921 | Box 29 | Carrying a Pistol | |||||
| View Entry | Hays | Rays | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8342 | Shelby | 1915 | 1917 | Box 30 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Reed | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10808 | Weakley | 1921 | 1924 | Box 30 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Herbert | Reynolds | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10683 | Montgomery | 1920 | 1921 | Box 30 | forgery |
Petition |
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| View Entry | H. B. | Roark | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Macon | 1916 | 1919 | Box 31 | Public Drunkenness | |||
| View Entry | Hubert | Roberge | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12698 | Shelby | 1923 | 1924 | Box 31 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Roberts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 8555 | Fayette | 1916 | 1918 | Box 31 | murder |
killed by officer 4-16-1919 |
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| View Entry | Hobart | Roberts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10476 | Putnam | 1920 | 1923 | Box 31 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Herman | Roberts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | White | 1916 | 1920 | Box 31 | Manufacturing Liquor | |||
| View Entry | Henry | Robinson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 1562 | Madison | 1911 | 1919 | Box 31 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Henry | Rogers | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 8797 | Henderson | 1916 | Box 31 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Hobert | Royster | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11391 | Weakley | 1921 | 1923 | Box 31 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Howard | Russell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9786 | Knox | 1915 | 1924 | Box 31 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | H. M. | Sikes | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10412 | Overton | 1921 | Box 32 | |||||
| View Entry | H. O. | Smiley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8142 | Davidson | 1915 | 1918 | Box 32 | forgery |
