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 | Thomas | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Cocke | Box 32 | Transporting Liquor | ||||||
| View Entry | Tip | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8619 | Cannon | 1916 | 1919 | Box 34 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9230 | Shelby | 1917 | 1918 | Box 34 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Thompson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7937 | Smith | 1914 | 1918 | Box 34 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Truett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12131 | Williamson | 1922 | 1924 | Box 35 | murder | ||
| View Entry | Tim | Turner | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 6743 | Shelby | 1912 | 1922 | Box 35 | Murder in 1st Degree |
2 files |
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| View Entry | Tom | Tyson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9328 | Montgomery | 1917 | 1923 | Box 35 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Terry | Verable | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12048 | Putnam | 1922 | 1924 | Box 36 | Violation of Age of Consent | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Warren | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7519 | Robertson | 1914 | 1920 | Box 37 | bigamy | ||
| View Entry | Todd | Watkins | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7045 | Fayette | 1913 | 1922 | Box 37 | murder | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Whiting | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11571 | Davidson | 1921 | 1922 | Box 38 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Tom | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11770 | Shelby | 1923 | 1924 | Box 39 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Theodore | Wilson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9717 | Cocke | 1917 | 1919 | Box 39 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Victor | Barton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Macon | 1920 | Box 2 | Carrying a Pistol | ||||
| View Entry | Vonnie | Belyew | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Benton | Box 2 | Disturbing Public Worship | ||||||
| View Entry | Virgil | Bentley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10670 | Sumner | 1920 | 1921 | TN Penitentiary | Box 2 | Petty Larceny |
Final discharge 1/3 1/1922 |
| View Entry | Vick | Bond | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10625 | Gibson | 1920 | 1921 | Box 3 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Virgil | Bryant | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 5151 | Shelby | 1917 | 1919 | Box 4 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
Parole # 895 |
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| View Entry | V. O. | Butler | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 13608 | Shelby | 1924 | Main | Box 5 | attempted murder |
2 cases of Attempted Murder. Transported to Central Hospital for Insane 2/5/25 |
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| View Entry | Virgil | Butts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9129 | Sumner | 1917 | 1922 | Box 5 | Murder in 1st Degree |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Vida | Campbell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9093 | Hamilton | 1917 | 1919 | Main | Box 6 | Assault to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter |
parole # 1113 |
| View Entry | Virgil | Davis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9906 | Hamilton | 1918 | 1920 | Box 9 | Assault to Commit Murder | ||
| View Entry | Vernon | Duncan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8480 | Henry | 1915 | 1918 | Box 10 | Petty Larceny & Aiding Jail Delivery | ||
| View Entry | Virgil | Hodges | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12554 | Sumner | 1923 | 1924 | Box 16 | grand larceny |
letters |
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| View Entry | V. K. | Holland | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11465 | Robertson | 1921 | 1923 | Box 16 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Virgie | Hooper | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10786 | Gibson | 1920 | 1921 | Box 16 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Valma | Jamison | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12187 | Shelby | 1922 | 1923 | Box 17 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Vernon | Jones | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1919 | 1919 | Box 18 | Petty Larceny |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Virgil | Jones | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11186 | Dyer | 1921 | 1923 | Box 18 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Victor | Law | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11323 | Macon | 1921 | 1923 | Box 20 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Vaus | Mahan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 6518 | Madison | 1912 | 1920 | Box 21 | Murder in 2nd Degree | |||
| View Entry | Van | Matlock | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10098 | Shelby | 1919 | 1922 | Box 21 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Velmus | McNeil | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7931 | Fayette | 1914 | 1919 | Box 22 | horse stealing | ||
| View Entry | Vaughn | Plummer | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8621 | Stewart | 1916 | 1918 | Box 28 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Vance | Roberts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10684 | Bledsoe | 1920 | 1922 | Box 31 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Virgil | Simmons | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Davidson | 1919 | Box 32 | Bootlegging | |||||
| View Entry | Virgil | Williford | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Benton | 1922 | Box 39 | Possessed Knucks | |||||
| View Entry | Van | Wods | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Jackson | 1921 | Box 39 | Carrying a Pistol & Public Drunkenness | |||||
| View Entry | Will | Adams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 19B3 ? | Bradley | 1915 | 1918 | Branch | Box 1 | malicious stabbing |
Parole # 1003; Register # 9133 |
| View Entry | Will | Allen | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8182 | Lawrence | 1915 | 1917 | Main | Box 1 | larceny | |
| View Entry | Will | Atkinson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Wilson | Box 1 | larceny | ||||||
| View Entry | W. M. | Atkinson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11974 | Wilson | 1922 | State Penitentiary | Box 1 | theft |
3 to 10 years |
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| View Entry | Walter | Barnett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8972 | Johnson | 1916 | 1919 | Main | Box 2 | Petty Larceny |
Parole # 911; Final discharge 12/1/19 |
| View Entry | Walter H. | Bates | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10911 | Hamilton | 1920 | 1922 | Box 2 | grand larceny |
Commutation 2/11/22; Final discharge 2/19/1923 |
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| View Entry | Woodridge | Baxter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Shelby | 1920 | County Jail | Box 2 | involuntary manslaughter | |||
| View Entry | W. C. | Beardon | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Marshall | 1920 | Box 2 | involuntary manslaughter | ||||
| View Entry | William | Bibey | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10509 | Smith | 1920 | 1922 | Box 3 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Walter | Bird | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11513 | Sevier | 1921 | 1924 | Brush Mtn. | Box 3 | forgery | |
| View Entry | Walter | Blevens | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12197 | Washington | 1922 | 1925 | Box 3 | Conspiracy to Murder | ||
| View Entry | Will | Boggart | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10025 | Hamilton | 1919 | 1919 | Main | Box 3 | larceny |
