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 | Bud | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9362 | Lincoln | 1917 | 1922 | Box 32 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Beaty | Spralding | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 12369 | Scott | 1922 | 1924 | Box 33 | involuntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Ben | Steele | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10851 | Blount | 1920 | 1922 | Box 33 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bobby | Steele | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Franklin | 1920 | 1920 | Box 33 | Operating a Distillery |
With record of Harvey Gifford |
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| View Entry | B. M. | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9533 | Gibson | 1916 | 1922 | Box 34 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Billie | Thompson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Putnam | 1922 | 1923 | Box 34 | Violation of “Bone Dry” Law | |||
| View Entry | Bob | Thompson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8222 | Shelby | 1915 | 1917 | Box 34 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Bathel | Trammell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8011 | Montgomery | 1920 | 1923 | Box 35 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Ben | Wallace | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9317 | Polk | 1916 | 1919 | Box 37 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bob | Washington | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 6137 | Davidson | 1911 | 1921 | Box 37 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bryan | Wesley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11638 | McMinn | 1921 | 1924 | Box 38 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Bill | West | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9836 | Hamilton | 1915 | Box 38 | burglary | ||||
| View Entry | Barney | White | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10497 | Davidson | 1920 | 1922 | Box 38 | attempted murder | ||
| View Entry | Brosia | White | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11461 | Haywood | 1921 | 1923 | Box 38 | Attempted Felony | ||
| View Entry | Bob | Whittenburg | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10112 | Fentress | 1919 | 1919 | Box 38 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Bill | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Rhea | Box 39 | Violated Age of Consent | ||||||
| View Entry | Ben | Williams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10406 | Shelby | 1919 | 1920 | Box 39 | Attempt to Commit a Felony | ||
| View Entry | Bob | Wilson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10477 | Hamilton | 1920 | 1920 | Box 39 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Boyd | Wright | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Roane | 1919 | 1920 | Box 40 | Murder in 2nd Degree | |||
| View Entry | Charles | Adams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7457 | Shelby | 1914 | 1916 | Main | Box 1 | Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree |
Parole # 578 |
| View Entry | Charles | Adams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8787 | Shelby | 1916 | 1920 | Branch # 9398 | Box 1 | Larceny & Receiving Stolen Property | |
| View Entry | Charles | Arms | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Rhea | Box 1 | Transporting Whiskey |
$50 fine & 60 days in jail |
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| View Entry | Clint | Arnold | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Shelby | Box 1 | Petty Larceny |
confined to Shelby Co. workhouse |
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| View Entry | C. F. | Baker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10595 | Hamilton | 1920 | 1923 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 2 | burglary | |
| View Entry | Charles | Baker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Protest | Hamilton | Box 2 | Transporting Whiskey | |||||
| View Entry | Calvin | Bass | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8332 | Smith | 1915 | 1918 | Main | Box 2 | Assault to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree |
2 counts of charge; Parole 1053; Final discharge 7/7/20 |
| View Entry | Cass | Bawley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7859 | Hamilton | 1913 | 1921 | Tn State Penitentiary | Box 2 | ||
| View Entry | Carl Robert | Blackwell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9511 | Davidson | 1918 | 1920 | Box 3 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Carl | Brooks | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9582 | Grainger | 1922 | Box 4 | attempted rape | ||||
| View Entry | Clarence | Brooks | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11455 | Shelby | Box 4 | Embezzlement | |||||
| View Entry | Charles | Brown | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9272 | Shelby | 1917 | 1921 | Box 4 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Cordella | Brownlee | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Shelby | Box 4 | Petty Larceny |
11 months & 29 days |
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| View Entry | Charles | Bryant | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 10526 | White | 1920 | Box 4 | voluntary manslaughter | ||||
| View Entry | Clay | Bush | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9441 | Robertson | 1918 | 1924 | Box 5 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Charlie | Butler | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10833 | Blount | 1920 | 1923 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 5 | Larceny and Stole Jelly | |
| View Entry | C. W. | Cagle | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Shelby | 1921 | 1922 | TN State Penn. | Box 6 | robbery | ||
| 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 | Charles | Cash | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10645 | Knox | 1920 | 1923 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 6 | Felony, Jail Delivery |
Two files |
| View Entry | Charles | Chalk | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12106 | Shelby | 1922 | 1923 | Box 38 | receiving stolen goods |
With record of Morris Wheaton |
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| View Entry | Charkey | Chatham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11187 | Crockett | 1921 | 1922 | Box 7 | Aiding Escape |
application for parole; letter; 2 files |
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| View Entry | Camp | Chick | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9601 | Hamilton | 1918 | 1921 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 7 | larceny |
Letter from St Sen Eugene Bryant of Chattanooga |
| View Entry | Cy | Chrisman | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10045 | Davidson | 1919 | 1923 | Box 7 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Chey | Chumley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7667 | Wilson | 1914 | 1919 | Main | Box 7 | burglary |
Parole # 1510 |
| View Entry | Charles | Claiborne | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8950 | Haywood | 1916 | 1918 | Box 7 | Cutting Timber from Land of Other |
Parole # 1005 |
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| View Entry | Cal | Clark | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8060 | Lincoln | 1915 | 1920 | TN State Prison | Box 7 | murder | |
| View Entry | Cleve | Clinard | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1916 | 1920 | Box 7 | Violation of Liquor Laws | |||
| View Entry | Cleve | Clinard | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Davidson | 1916 | 1920 | Box 7 | Violation of Liquor Laws |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Charles | Conley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10205 | Davidson | 1919 | 1922 | TN State Penn. | Box 7 | Assault to Commit Murder | |
| View Entry | Clarence K. | Conner | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12010 | Knox | 1922 | 1922 | Brushy Mtn. | Box 7 | bigamy |
2 files |
| View Entry | Carlie | Craig | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11521 | Sullivan | 1923 | TN State Penn. | Box 8 | forgery |
