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 | Orion | Poor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10114 | Fentress | 1919 | 1920 | Box 28 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | O. A. | Powers | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Davidson | 1919 | Box 28 | Violation of “Bone Dry” Law | |||||
| View Entry | Owen | Reddick | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12137 | Crockett | 1922 | 1923 | Box 30 | Wife Desertion | ||
| View Entry | Oscar | Rideout | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9110 | Davidson | 1917 | 1919 | Box 30 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Odis | Robinson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10346 | Crockett | 1919 | 1922 | Box 31 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Otis | Rodgers | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9168 | Hickman | 1917 | 1918 | Box 31 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Osacr | Rollins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1919 | 1919 | Box 31 | burglary | |||
| View Entry | O. H. | Rude | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10898 | Shelby | 1920 | 1924 | Box 31 | Receiving Stolen Property | ||
| View Entry | Oscar | Ryan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11973 | Wilson | 1921 | 1923 | Box 31 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Oliver | Snow | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7485 | Hamilton | 1913 | 1919 | Box 33 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Otha | Webb | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12196 | Sevier | 1922 | 1923 | Box 38 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Oren | Wood | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pickett | 1922 | Box 39 | Carrying a Pistol | |||||
| View Entry | Peter | Beets | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 6630 | Knox | 1912 | 1921 | State Penitentiary | Box 2 | murder |
Final discharge 1/3 1/1922 |
| View Entry | Pearl | Black | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9573 | Roane | 1916 | 1918 | Branch | Box 3 | malicious stabbing |
Parole # 1321 |
| View Entry | Phillip | Bowen | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10743 | Fayette | 1920 | Box 3 | Murder in 1st Degree |
Eligible for parole in 21 years; died 9/21/1922 |
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| View Entry | Primus | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 5138 | Madison | 1910 | 1917 | Branch | Box 4 | Housebreaking & Larceny |
3 cases housebreaking and Larceny; Parole # 632 |
| View Entry | Pope | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11288 | Marion | 1921 | 1923 | Box 4 | murder | ||
| View Entry | Perry | Buckley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 2602 | Shelby | 1905 | 1916 | Main | Box 5 | Murder in 1st Degree |
Parole # 520 |
| View Entry | Poly | Burns | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Benton | 1921 | Box 5 | Carrying Liquor |
includes letter regarding a reunion of WWI soldiers. |
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| View Entry | Porter | Burnsides | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12352 | Davidson | 1923 | 1924 | State Penn | Box 5 | Housebreaking & Larceny | |
| View Entry | Preston | Caldwell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12149 | Haywood | 1922 | 1923 | Box 6 | Petty Larceny |
parole Dec. 1923, d. Jan. 1924. |
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| View Entry | Paul | Cash | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 7016 | Hamilton | 1913 | TN State Penn. | Box 6 | burglary | |||
| View Entry | Patrick | Chaffin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11818 | Jackson | 1922 | 1922 | Box 18 | manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Pete | Chatman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9478 | Shelby | 1918 | 1920 | Main | Box 7 | Assault to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter | |
| View Entry | Percy | Clark | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11248 | Robertson | 1921 | 1923 | TN State Penn. | Box 7 | Assault to Commit Murder |
Petition |
| View Entry | Porter | Davis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10661 | Davidson | 1921 | 1922 | Box 9 | |||
| View Entry | Percy | Dempson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8165 | Shelby | 1915 | 1969 | Box 9 | murder |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Phillip | Easterly | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8292 | Greene | 1915 | 1918 | Box 11 | forgery |
Parole #1136 |
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| View Entry | Palestine | Eldridge | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8808 | Giles | 1916 | 1921 | Box 11 | Housebreaking & Grand Larceny, Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Phillip | Enochs | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8486 | Lake | 1915 | 1917 | Box 11 | murder |
Parole #869 |
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| View Entry | Pearl Asa | Fowlkes | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 1932 | Dyer | 1917 | 1918 | Box 12 | Assault to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter |
Parole #1091 |
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| View Entry | Pauline | Frasier | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8361 | Davidson | 1915 | 1920 | Box 12 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
killed Ed Jacobs |
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| View Entry | Parrish | Fuller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8785 | Shelby | 1916 | 1922 | Box 12 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Pink | Gibson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Sevier | 1921 | Box 15 | Making Whiskey |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Paul | Glover | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11310 | Sullivan | 1921 | 1922 | Box 15 | Burglary & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Pete | Harden | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Coffee | 1923 | Box 2 | larceny |
With record for Bean, Aud. |
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| View Entry | Pete | Harden | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Coffee | 1921 | Box 13 |
Petition. With record for Beau Harden |
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| View Entry | Percy | Harris | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10518 | Unicoi | 1920 | 1922 | Box 13 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Peter | Hines | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 3282 | Lauderdale | 1906 | 1919 | Box 14 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Percy | Hughes | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Carroll | 1922 | Box 16 | Petty Larceny |
2 files; Petition |
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| View Entry | P. H. | Hyatt | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10824 | Sullivan | 1920 | Box 16 | murder |
died 3-1-22 |
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| View Entry | P. J. | Jackson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9740 | Grainger | 1917 | 1919 | Box 17 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Peter | Jackson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10454 | Hamilton | 1919 | 1921 | Box 17 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Perry | Jackson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8406 | Shelby | 1915 | 1917 | Box 17 | Petty Larceny |
Parole # 589 |
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| View Entry | Pat | Kennedy | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 13110 | Knox | 1924 | Box 19 | Petty Larceny | ||||
| View Entry | P. T. | Mallory | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10434 | Davidson | 1919 | 1920 | Box 21 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Pearl | Mashburn | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Polk | 1922 | Box 21 | larceny | |||||
| View Entry | P. T. | McClain | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Rutherford | 1920 | 1922 | Box 22 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | P. B. | Miller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11730 | Shelby | 1922 | 1923 | Box 23 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Pete | More | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 12740 | Sullivan | 1923 | Box 24 | Transporting Whiskey |
Petition |
