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 | Ernest | Devasher | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10801 | Madison | 1920 | 1923 | Box 10 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Elmer | Dunagan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9498 | Gibson | 1918 | 1921 | Box 10 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Elmer | Ellis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9902 | Madison | 1921 | 1921 | Box 11 | attempted rape |
2 files |
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| View Entry | E. | Erickson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9491 | Fayette | 1918 | 1920 | Box 11 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ernest | Farmer | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9928 | Obion | 1918 | 1919 | Box 12 | felonious assault | ||
| View Entry | E. H. | Flannigan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11552 | Shelby | 1921 | 1922 | Box 12 | Attempt to Commit a Forgery | ||
| View Entry | Elbert | Fry | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Carter | 1922 | Box 12 |
Petition |
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| View Entry | Eck | Garrett | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9443 | Pickett | 1918 | 1920 | Box 15 | arson | ||
| View Entry | Eddie | Granberry | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11793 | Tipton | 1922 | Box 15 | involuntary manslaughter |
d.1923 |
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| View Entry | Enoch | Gray | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7475 | Shelby | 1914 | 1919 | Box 15 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Elizia | Grizzard | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11182 | Carroll | 1921 | 1922 | Box 15 | Robbery from Person | ||
| View Entry | Elias | Halfacre | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11136 | Lauderdale | 1921 | 1923 | Box 13 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Early B. | Hall | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11016 | Rutherford | 1921 | 1923 | Box 13 | voluntary manslaughter |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Ed | Harris | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7140 | Shelby | 1913 | 1921 | Box 13 | felonious assault | ||
| View Entry | Eugene | Higginbotham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8609 | Davidson | 1916 | 1924 | Box 14 | Murder in 1st Degree |
mitigating circumstances |
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| View Entry | Enoch | Houston | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9166 | Hamilton | 1915 | 1919 | Box 16 | Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree |
Parole # 1517 |
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| View Entry | Essic | Hulsey | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 8789 | Madison | 1916 | 1921 | Box 16 | grand larceny | |||
| View Entry | Eben A. | Human | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Morgan | 1920 | 1921 | Box 16 | Violated Liquor Laws | |||
| View Entry | Earnest | Ingle | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Madison | 1919 | 1919 | Box 17 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | E. H. | Isaacs | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10030 | Davidson | 1919 | 1920 | Box 17 | bigamy | ||
| View Entry | Elomore | Jackson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 5559 | Davidson | 1911 | 1918 | Box 17 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | Ernest | Jackson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9604 | Rhea | 1917 | 1923 | Box 17 | Housebreaking & Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ed | Jeams | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10372 | Lawrence | 1919 | 1920 | Box 17 | involuntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | E. A. | Jeter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11883 | Weakley | 1922 | 1922 | Box 17 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ed | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7598 | Clay | 1914 | 1923 | Box 17 | Murder in 1st Degree |
2 files |
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| View Entry | E. B. | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9706 | Hamilton | 1918 | 1919 | Box 17 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ed W. | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 6323 | Shelby | 1918 | 1922 | Box 17 | Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Eugene | Johnson | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 7618 | Shelby | 1914 | Box 17 | rape | ||||
| View Entry | Edgar | Jones | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11081 | Macon | 1922 | 1922 | Box 18 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Earnest | Jordan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 12972 | Cocke | 1924 | Box 18 | larceny | ||||
| View Entry | Ernest | Joyner | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10516 | Davidson | 1920 | 1922 | Box 18 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Earl | King | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8450 | Hamilton | 1915 | 1921 | Box 19 | burglary | ||
| View Entry | Elnora | Kinnard | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9154 | Davidson | 1917 | 1918 | Box 19 | Stealing Corn |
Parole # 1057 |
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| View Entry | Eugene | Kirby | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10819 | Shelby | 1920 | 1923 | Box 19 | Larceny from Person | ||
| View Entry | Erle | Lightfoot | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 9431 | Shelby | 1918 | 1923 | Box 20 | robbery |
Petitions; 2 files |
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| View Entry | Eugene | Littlepage | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 19775 | Montgomery | 1920 | 1922 | Box 20 | bigamy |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | E. F. | Long | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10441 | Shelby | 1919 | 1922 | Box 20 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ed | Lyle | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Box 20 | |||||||
| View Entry | Eugene | Martinelle | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10886 | Shelby | 1920 | 1922 | Box 21 | grand larceny |
2 files |
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| View Entry | Emmett | Mason | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9331 | Gibson | 1918 | 1918 | Box 21 | Selling Whiskey |
Parole # 1226 |
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| View Entry | Earnest | Mathis | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11308 | Lake | 1921 | 1923 | Box 21 | felonious assault | ||
| View Entry | Ed | McCadden | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Trousdale | 1919 | 1919 | Box 22 | Violation of “Bone Dry” Law | |||
| View Entry | Edd | McCarley | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Comm | 10116 | Fayette | 1919 | 1922 | Box 22 | felonious assault | ||
| View Entry | Ernest | McCoy | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10209 | Washington | 1919 | 1921 | Box 22 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Emmett | McCray | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10126 | Davidson | 1919 | 1921 | Box 22 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Edgar | McFarland | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 12292 | Davidson | 1922 | Box 22 | murder |
died 4-20-1924 |
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| View Entry | Emmanuel | Merriweather | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11061 | Shelby | Box 23 | Petty Larceny |
died 6-4-1922 |
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| View Entry | Ed | Miller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 12062 | Cocke | 1922 | 1922 | Box 23 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Ed | Miller | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7954 | Davidson | 1915 | 1919 | Box 23 | robbery |
Parole # 1483 |
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| View Entry | Ed | Mitchell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Scott | 1920 | 1920 | Box 23 | Disturbing Public Worship |
