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 | A. W. | Morris | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9495 | Shelby | 1918 | 1921 | Box 24 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Albert | Murphy | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8749 | Lauderdale | 1916 | 1918 | Box 24 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Murray | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9458 | Rutherford | 1918 | 1922 | Box 24 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | Alex | Nettles | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9466 | Haywood | 1911 | 1919 | Box 25 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Azalie | Nichols | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11392 | Knox | 1921 | 1924 | Box 25 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | A. Wesley | Nichols | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9798 | Knox | 1918 | 1921 | Box 25 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Allen | O’Connor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9213 | White | 1917 | 1924 | Box 26 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | Arlie | Ogle | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8045 | Sevier | 1914 | 1921 | Box 26 | arson | ||
| View Entry | A. T. | Osteen | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11263 | Davidson | 1921 | 1923 | Box 26 | Attempt to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Page | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9871 | Henderson | 1918 | Box 27 | Murder in 2nd Degree |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Andrew | Parham | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9936 | Knox | 1918 | 1921 | Box 27 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Alvin S. | Partlow | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9111 | Davidson | 1921 | 1921 | Box 27 | robbery | ||
| View Entry | Alex | Patton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10362 | Shelby | 1919 | 1922 | Box 27 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Alf | Payne | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11470 | Robertson | 1921 | Box 27 | Petty Larceny |
died 1922 |
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| View Entry | A. H. | Pierce | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11676 | Shelby | 1922 | 1923 | Box 28 | Attempted Felony | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Pitts | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9720 | Hamilton | 1917 | 1920 | Box 28 | grand larceny |
2 files |
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| View Entry | Arthur | Porter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8302 | Hamilton | 1914 | 1921 | Box 28 | Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Andy | Porter | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10634 | McMinn | 1920 | 1921 | Box 28 | false pretense | ||
| View Entry | Albert | Powell | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9388 | Madison | 1914 | 1918 | Box 28 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Arlie | Raines | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9962 | Sevier | 1918 | 1921 | Box 30 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Aring | Rice | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 13447 | Unicoi | 1924 | Box 30 | voluntary manslaughter | ||||
| View Entry | Avery | Ridgeway | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11082 | Lawrence | 1920 | 1921 | Box 30 | Attempted Manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Rose | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11545 | Shelby | 1921 | 1923 | Box 31 | Using Auto Without Consent | ||
| View Entry | A. V. | Sanders | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Fayette | 1922 | Box 32 | Manufacturing Whiskey | |||||
| View Entry | Arch | Sanders | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Hamilton | 1918 | 1920 | Box 32 | Petty Larceny | |||
| View Entry | Albert | Sharpe | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7622 | Shelby | 1914 | 1917 | Box 32 | Assault to Commit Murder in 1st Degree | ||
| View Entry | Albert | Simonton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9054 | Lawrence | 1916 | 1918 | Box 32 | Petty Larceny | ||
| View Entry | Andrew | Sloan | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 4955 | Smith | 1909 | 1921 | Box 32 | Assault & Battery to Commit Rape |
2 files |
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| View Entry | Alonzo | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7735 | Benton | 1914 | 1921 | Box 32 | murder |
Petitions |
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| View Entry | Avie | Smith | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10725 | Knox | 1920 | 1922 | Box 32 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Adam | Snyder | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8456 | Carroll | 1915 | 1920 | Box 33 | Housebreaking | ||
| View Entry | Anderson | Stacks | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Hardeman | 1922 | Box 33 | Transporting Liquor | |||||
| View Entry | Alvin | Stamus | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Greene | 1922 | Box 33 | Selling Whiskey |
protest letter |
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| View Entry | Allen | Steel | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10757 | Wayne | 1920 | 1921 | Box 33 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Alroy | Stewart | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 10224 | Davidson | 1919 | 1921 | Box 33 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Andrew | Suggars | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Shelby | 1922 | Box 33 | Carrying a Pistol | |||||
| View Entry | A. H. | Sutton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10480 | Crockett | 1920 | 1920 | Box 33 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | A. G. | Swanny | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9774 | Greene | 1917 | 1921 | Box 33 | forgery | ||
| View Entry | Annie | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 7697 | Davidson | 1914 | 1918 | Box 34 | grand larceny | ||
| View Entry | Abe | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 11139 | Lauderdale | 1921 | Box 34 | Assault to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree |
died 5-3-1922 |
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| View Entry | Alf | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10847 | Rutherford | 1920 | 1921 | Box 34 | Assault to Commit Murder in 2nd Degree | ||
| View Entry | Arthur | Taylor | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | 9412 | Shelby | 1917 | Box 34 | grand larceny | ||||
| View Entry | A. N. | Thornton | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9901 | Polk | 1918 | 1920 | Box 34 | attempted rape | ||
| View Entry | Arthur L. | Tolbert | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 11787 | Rutherford | 1921 | 1922 | Box 34 | Violation of Age of Consent | ||
| View Entry | Arlone | Tumblin | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | 10519 | Knox | 1919 | 1920 | Box 35 | voluntary manslaughter | ||
| View Entry | Alvin | Turner | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 8821 | Obion | 1916 | 1916 | Box 35 | larceny | ||
| View Entry | Attie | Van Dyke | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 9532 | Henry | 1916 | 1918 | Box 36 | Assault & Battery to Commit Rape | ||
| View Entry | Alex | Van Hoosier | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Sequatchie | 1922 | Box 36 | ||||||
| View Entry | A. F. | Vess | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Pardon | Sullivan | 1923 | Box 36 | Violation of “Bone Dry” Law | ||||
| View Entry | Annie | Walker | Pardons and Paroles 1904-1925 | Parole | 11276 | Hamilton | 1921 | 1924 | Box 37 | Attempt to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter |
