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 | Sam | Poss | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9214 | White | 1917 | 1921 | Box 28 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | Savannah | Price | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11723 | Shelby | 1922 | 1924 | Box 28 | Attempted Murder in 2nd Degree |
2 files |
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| View Entry | Sam | Reed | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9051 | Franklin | 1917 | 1920 | Box 30 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sammie | Rollins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1921 | Box 31 | Petty Larceny | ||||
| View Entry | Sam | Rucker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11101 | Knox | 1921 | 1923 | Box 31 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Sims | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9818 | Hamilton | 1917 | 1920 | Box 32 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Solinski | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12008 | Hamilton | 1922 | 1923 | Box 33 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Selmar | Strickland | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11056 | Shelby | 1921 | 1922 | Box 33 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sop | Talley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11273 | Dyer | 1921 | 1923 | Box 34 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Solen | Terry | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11196 | Bedford | 1921 | 1923 | Box 34 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sane | Thurman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Marshall | 1920 | 1921 | Box 34 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | S. B. | Tucker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9770 | Hamilton | 1916 | 1919 | Box 35 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Tyas | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10773 | Lauderdale | 1920 | 1922 | Box 35 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Vaughn | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10120 | Trousdale | 1919 | 1921 | Box 36 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sebs | Walker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9969 | Carroll | 1918 | 1921 | Box 37 | Assault to Commit Manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Washington | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8622 | Hamilton | 1916 | 1924 | Box 37 | Robbery, Larceny, Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8187 | Madison | 1915 | 1918 | Box 39 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sherman | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9324 | Montgomery | 1917 | 1923 | Box 39 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Sherman | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Montgomery | 1921 | 1922 | Box 39 | ||||
| View Entry | Sam | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8053 | Shelby | 1915 | 1918 | Box 39 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sam | Wright | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7079 | Davidson | 1913 | 1919 | Box 40 | murder | ||
| View Entry | Sipe | Wyatt | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8402 | Shelby | 1915 | 1920 | Box 40 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sandy | Yarbrough | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9493 | Dyer | 1916 | 1918 | Box 40 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Sherman | Young | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Jackson | 1921 | Box 40 | Violation of Age of Consent | ||||
| View Entry | Tom | Archie | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Shelby | 1918 | 1920 | Main | Box 1 | Larceny & Receiving Stolen Property | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Archie | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9516 | Shelby | 1918 | 1919 | Box 1 | Larceny & Receiving Stolen Property | ||
| View Entry | Tess | Babb | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9968 | Robertson | 1918 | 1921 | Main | Box 2 | Petty Larceny |
Circuit Court |
| View Entry | Tom | Bowling | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 3893 | Scott | 1907 | 1916 | Main | Box 3 | murder |
Paroled 7/6/1916 |
| View Entry | Teddy | Boyd | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10178 | Tipton | 1919 | 1919 | Box 3 | Attempt to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Britton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9583 | McMinn | 1917 | 1921 | Box 3 | incest | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Britton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7333 | McMinn | 1913 | 1924 | Box 3 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 6380 | Davidson | 1912 | 1917 | Branch | Box 4 | Larceny & Receiving Stolen Property |
Parole # 777 |
| View Entry | Thomas | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Jackson | 1921 | Box 4 | murder | ||||
| View Entry | Tom | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Jackson | 1921 | Box 4 | murder | ||||
| View Entry | Tom | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 8680 | Jackson | 1916 | 1921 | Box 4 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
10 to 20 years |
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| View Entry | Tobe | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9039 | Morgan | 1915 | 1917 | Branch | Box 4 | voluntary manslaughter |
Parole # 879 |
| View Entry | Tom | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10329 | Wayne | 1919 | 1922 | Box 4 | grand larceny | |||
| View Entry | Thomas | Buckingham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10682 | Montgomery | 1920 | 1921 | Box 5 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Thomas H. Reed | Burnett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10302 | Hamilton | 1919 | 1922 | Box 5 | Robbery & Larceny |
Communtation, alias was Charles Reed |
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| View Entry | Tom | Burnett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9575 | Knox | 1916 | 1921 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 5 | felonious assault | |
| View Entry | Tom | Bushley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11532 | Carroll | 1921 | 1924 | Box 5 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Thomas | Butcher | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10752 | Hamilton | 1920 | 1922 | Box 5 | grand larceny |
Commutation |
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| View Entry | Tom | Bynum | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | Maury | 1921 | 1921 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 5 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Two Brothers | Cardin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Monroe | Box 6 |
Letters, brothers of J. O. Cardin |
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| View Entry | Tom | Carter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11758 | Roane | 1922 | 1923 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 6 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
Two files |
| View Entry | Thomas | Chism | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9111 | Hamilton | 1915 | 1919 | Branch | Box 7 | burglary |
Parole # 1424 |
| View Entry | Tobe | Crump | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7038 | Shelby | 1913 | 1920 | Main | Box 8 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
Petition |
| View Entry | Tom | Dismukes | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9044 | Gibson | 1918 | 1919 | Box 10 | |||
| View Entry | Tom | Dixon | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12250 | Blount | 1922 | 1925 | Box 10 | Assault to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Tom | Ellis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9922 | McMinn | 1918 | 1920 | Box 11 | Petty Larceny |
